Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Europe
Europe: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 4.76 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Europe recorded 4.76 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Europe peaked at 18.41 kg/ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 4.18 kg/ha, in 2008.
Europe ranks 15th of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.88 kg/ha | 6.39 kg/ha | 11.45 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.64 kg/ha | 12.3 kg/ha | 17.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.39 kg/ha | 16.25 kg/ha | 18.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.11 kg/ha | 5.62 kg/ha | 15.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.15 kg/ha | 4.18 kg/ha | 5.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 kg/ha | 4.78 kg/ha | 6.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.32 kg/ha | 4.56 kg/ha | 6.29 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 12 Belize 27.3 kg/ha compare
- 13 Japan 23.84 kg/ha compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 21.91 kg/ha compare
- 15 India 21.52 kg/ha compare
- 16 Uruguay 20.58 kg/ha compare
- 17 Yugoslav SFR 18.23 kg/ha compare
- 18 New Caledonia 17.8 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 27,700 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 170,878 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 37.54 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.21 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Europe?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Europe was 4.76 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 18.41 kg/ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 kg/ha in 2008.
- How does Europe rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Europe ranks 15th out of 38 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).