Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Estonia
Estonia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 46.84 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 46.84 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 33.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Estonia peaked at 57.49 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.31 kg/ha, in 2000.
That places Estonia 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Estonia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 52.56 kg/ha | — |
| 1993 | 38.94 kg/ha | -25.9% |
| 1994 | 39.88 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 34.15 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 26.7 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 1997 | 27.62 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 33.6 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 31.34 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 25.31 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 2001 | 35.56 kg/ha | +40.5% |
| 2002 | 38.69 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 45.11 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 47.57 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 34.09 kg/ha | -28.3% |
| 2006 | 30.74 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 26.08 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 42.61 kg/ha | +63.4% |
| 2009 | 35.48 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 41.38 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 41.12 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 38.2 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 45.68 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 40.45 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 35.66 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 50.83 kg/ha | +42.5% |
| 2017 | 39.26 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 2018 | 57.49 kg/ha | +46.4% |
| 2019 | 42.95 kg/ha | -25.3% |
| 2020 | 46.42 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 48.97 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 35.11 kg/ha | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 46.84 kg/ha | +33.4% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 46.84 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.42 kg/ha, 76% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 46.84 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.9 kg/ha, 78% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.6 kg/ha | 26.7 kg/ha | 52.56 kg/ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 36.12 kg/ha | 25.31 kg/ha | 47.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3 kg/ha | 35.66 kg/ha | 57.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.34 kg/ha | 35.11 kg/ha | 48.97 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 75 Guadeloupe 49.41 kg/ha compare
- 76 Seychelles 49.11 kg/ha compare
- 77 Poland 47.65 kg/ha compare
- 79 Maldives 45.76 kg/ha compare
- 80 Canada 45.75 kg/ha compare
- 81 Saint Lucia 45.38 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -5.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0832 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Estonia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Estonia was 46.84 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.49 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.31 kg/ha in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Estonia ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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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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 (%).