Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe
Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 30.85 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe stood at 30.85 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe peaked at 87.01 kg/ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 30.59 kg/ha, in 2022.
That places Europe 18th out of 32 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.76 kg/ha | 31.04 kg/ha | 49.57 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 64.81 kg/ha | 52.83 kg/ha | 76.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.77 kg/ha | 77.29 kg/ha | 87.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.21 kg/ha | 41.46 kg/ha | 73.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.68 kg/ha | 31.21 kg/ha | 42.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.79 kg/ha | 33.5 kg/ha | 39.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.46 kg/ha | 30.59 kg/ha | 39.28 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 15 Republic of Korea 186.66 kg/ha compare
- 16 Egypt 185.69 kg/ha compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 178 kg/ha compare
- 18 China, Taiwan Province of 176.96 kg/ha compare
- 19 Mongolia 176.31 kg/ha compare
- 20 Bangladesh 168.08 kg/ha compare
- 21 Malta 161.75 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Europe
- 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)
- Permanent crops — Area 15,732 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe was 30.85 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 87.01 kg/ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.59 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Europe rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Europe ranks 18th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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 (%).