Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 59.95 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe is 59.95 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Europe peaked at 73.9 kg/ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 30.38 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Southern Europe 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.38 kg/ha | 30.38 kg/ha | 43.63 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.75 kg/ha | 45.94 kg/ha | 71.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.24 kg/ha | 66.04 kg/ha | 73.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.76 kg/ha | 60.99 kg/ha | 71.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.69 kg/ha | 53.16 kg/ha | 70.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.16 kg/ha | 54.99 kg/ha | 72.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.49 kg/ha | 50.11 kg/ha | 64.85 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 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
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 275.81 kg/ha compare
- 9 Belgium 224.74 kg/ha compare
- 10 Djibouti 210.5 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 73.08 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 48.29 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 24.80 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 783,078 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 6.44 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 850,367 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 7.13 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 15.51 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Europe?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Southern Europe was 59.95 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9 kg/ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.38 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Southern Europe rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Southern Europe ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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 (%).