Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 61.72 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 61.72 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Europe peaked at 151.85 kg/ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 60.3 kg/ha, in 2022.
Western Europe ranks 5th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70.98 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 73.71 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 76.78 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 79.18 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 86.09 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 93.35 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1967 | 93.6 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 101.01 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 107.11 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 117.53 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 116.65 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 120.89 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 124.61 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 120.12 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 130.8 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 141.17 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 136.8 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 137.21 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 148.07 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 147.03 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 143.46 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 140.83 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 147.68 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 138.73 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 144.83 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 151.85 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 149.56 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 149.45 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 144.85 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 129.14 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 125.95 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 113.84 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 114.36 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 119.97 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 117.85 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 115.15 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 111.57 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 109.79 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 114.73 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 104.06 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 106.79 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 98.79 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 110.71 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 89.51 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2005 | 93.14 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 91.63 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 103.57 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 78.08 kg/ha | -24.6% |
| 2009 | 73 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 92.33 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 84.46 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 83.46 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 86.41 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 82.13 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 85.48 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 96.58 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 83.91 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 84.94 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 75.66 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 80.57 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 69.36 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 60.3 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 61.72 kg/ha | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.87 kg/ha | 70.98 kg/ha | 107.11 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 129.39 kg/ha | 116.65 kg/ha | 148.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 145.83 kg/ha | 138.73 kg/ha | 151.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 117.24 kg/ha | 109.79 kg/ha | 129.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.93 kg/ha | 73 kg/ha | 110.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.54 kg/ha | 75.66 kg/ha | 96.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.99 kg/ha | 60.3 kg/ha | 80.57 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 2 Singapore 1,199 kg/ha compare
- 3 China, Hong Kong SAR 595.92 kg/ha compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 69.54 kg/ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 54.11 kg/ha compare
- 4 Kuwait 583.5 kg/ha compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 476.54 kg/ha compare
- 5 Türkiye 44.01 kg/ha compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.13 kg/ha compare
- 6 Montenegro 366.65 kg/ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26.58 kg/ha compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 316.59 kg/ha compare
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 275.81 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Europe?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Western Europe was 61.72 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 151.85 kg/ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3 kg/ha in 2022.
- How does Western Europe rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Western Europe ranks 5th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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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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 (%).