Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 76.65 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 76.65 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Europe peaked at 133.59 kg/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 62.74 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Northern Europe 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.46 kg/ha | 62.74 kg/ha | 86.06 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 106.88 kg/ha | 91.67 kg/ha | 121.66 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 125.99 kg/ha | 116.74 kg/ha | 133.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 106.32 kg/ha | 98.49 kg/ha | 121.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.56 kg/ha | 76.36 kg/ha | 106.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.34 kg/ha | 76.18 kg/ha | 97.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.68 kg/ha | 66.92 kg/ha | 88.57 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 1 Faroe Islands 3,379 kg/ha compare
- 2 Singapore 1,199 kg/ha compare
- 3 China, Hong Kong SAR 595.92 kg/ha compare
- 4 Kuwait 583.5 kg/ha compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 476.54 kg/ha compare
- 6 Montenegro 366.65 kg/ha compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 316.59 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 200.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 40.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 159.86 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 18.30 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 1.82 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 17.22 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 7.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Europe?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern Europe was 76.65 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 133.59 kg/ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.74 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Northern Europe rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Northern Europe ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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 (%).