Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Europe
Europe: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen was 12.88 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Europe recorded 12.88 million t for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Europe peaked at 22.43 million t in 1988 and was at its lowest, 4.56 million t, in 1961.
That places Europe 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.56 million t | — |
| 1962 | 5.05 million t | +10.6% |
| 1963 | 5.57 million t | +10.4% |
| 1964 | 6.35 million t | +14.1% |
| 1965 | 7.28 million t | +14.6% |
| 1966 | 8.09 million t | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 9.04 million t | +11.7% |
| 1968 | 10.06 million t | +11.4% |
| 1969 | 10.75 million t | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 11.90 million t | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 12.76 million t | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 13.54 million t | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 14.51 million t | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 14.77 million t | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 16.14 million t | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 16.32 million t | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 16.84 million t | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 17.92 million t | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 18.31 million t | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 18.60 million t | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 18.81 million t | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 19.66 million t | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 20.82 million t | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 20.98 million t | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 21.70 million t | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 22.18 million t | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 22.29 million t | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 22.43 million t | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 20.91 million t | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 18.85 million t | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 16.64 million t | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 14.00 million t | -15.9% |
| 1993 | 13.03 million t | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 12.08 million t | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 11.97 million t | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 12.47 million t | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 12.31 million t | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 12.20 million t | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 12.25 million t | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 11.82 million t | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 12.09 million t | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 11.62 million t | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 11.81 million t | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 11.73 million t | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 11.50 million t | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 11.55 million t | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 12.44 million t | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 11.76 million t | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 11.60 million t | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 12.23 million t | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 12.46 million t | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 12.83 million t | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 13.04 million t | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 13.11 million t | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 13.44 million t | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 14.02 million t | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 14.33 million t | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 13.86 million t | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 14.15 million t | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 14.65 million t | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 13.96 million t | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 12.93 million t | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 12.88 million t | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.42 million t | 4.56 million t | 10.75 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.30 million t | 11.90 million t | 18.31 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.84 million t | 18.60 million t | 22.43 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.58 million t | 11.97 million t | 18.85 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.79 million t | 11.50 million t | 12.44 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.35 million t | 12.23 million t | 14.33 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.60 million t | 12.88 million t | 14.65 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 2 China, mainland 24.55 million t compare
- 3 India 18.41 million t compare
- 3 Türkiye 1.95 million t compare
- 4 USSR 7.78 million t compare
- 4 Viet Nam 1.71 million t compare
- 5 Brazil 5.54 million t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 990,792 t compare
- 6 Pakistan 3.79 million t compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 187,992 t compare
- 7 Indonesia 3.20 million t compare
- 8 Canada 2.83 million t compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Europe?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Europe was 12.88 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 22.43 million t in 1988.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.56 million t in 1961.
- How does Europe rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- Europe ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).