Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Austria
Austria: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 57.75 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Austria, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Austria is 57.75 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Austria peaked at 127.95 kg/ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 54.19 kg/ha, in 2022.
That places Austria 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Austria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 75.84 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1963 | 77.33 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 76.8 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 93.68 kg/ha | +22.0% |
| 1966 | 86.05 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 91.11 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 97.72 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 99.68 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 105.61 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 111.3 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 110.03 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 108.8 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 103.78 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 105.19 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 110.11 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 110.75 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 114.25 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 127.95 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 117.26 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 120.3 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 107.77 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1983 | 120.62 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 121.82 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 123.9 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 113.65 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 109.81 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 109.03 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 99.5 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 106.17 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 102.51 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 104.19 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 101.51 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 96.67 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 93.76 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 101.06 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 93.8 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 93.95 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 87.4 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 92.33 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 85.19 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 84.62 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 78.57 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 64.46 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 71.69 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 76.99 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 73.31 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 64.92 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 57.14 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 69.87 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 64.59 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 71.55 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 77.75 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 66.29 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 85.98 kg/ha | +29.7% |
| 2016 | 70.92 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 78.79 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 71.89 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 60.86 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 68.09 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 58.11 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 54.19 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 57.75 kg/ha | +6.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 57.75 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.42 kg/ha, 94% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Austria's 57.75 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.9 kg/ha, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.13 kg/ha | 68 kg/ha | 99.68 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 110.78 kg/ha | 103.78 kg/ha | 127.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 114.37 kg/ha | 99.5 kg/ha | 123.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.1 kg/ha | 87.4 kg/ha | 106.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.92 kg/ha | 57.14 kg/ha | 92.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.85 kg/ha | 60.86 kg/ha | 85.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.53 kg/ha | 54.19 kg/ha | 68.09 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.529 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Austria?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Austria was 57.75 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 127.95 kg/ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.19 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Austria ranks 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. 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 (%).