Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Europe
Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 61.19 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Europe recorded 61.19 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Europe peaked at 61.49 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.87 %, in 1981.
Europe ranks 12th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38.12 % | — |
| 1962 | 37.93 % | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 34.17 % | -9.9% |
| 1964 | 38.35 % | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 34.56 % | -9.9% |
| 1966 | 36.59 % | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 35.34 % | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 35.24 % | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 33.12 % | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 32.38 % | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 32.71 % | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 30.81 % | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 33.01 % | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 31.62 % | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 26.13 % | -17.4% |
| 1976 | 30.31 % | +16.0% |
| 1977 | 28.88 % | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 30.9 % | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 26.88 % | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 27.82 % | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 25.87 % | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 28.11 % | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 26.82 % | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 28.71 % | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 27.64 % | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 28.16 % | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 28.19 % | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 27.97 % | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 30.61 % | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 33.16 % | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 33.28 % | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 36.62 % | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 39.3 % | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 38.6 % | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 39.66 % | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 40.38 % | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 45.64 % | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 42.18 % | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 42.02 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 43.53 % | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 46.69 % | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 48.65 % | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 42.13 % | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 52.58 % | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 50.09 % | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 48.26 % | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 45.37 % | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 57.58 % | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 55.54 % | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 47.76 % | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 54.21 % | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 48.4 % | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 54.35 % | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 57.97 % | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 55.21 % | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 54.73 % | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 56.11 % | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 55.03 % | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 58.38 % | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 54.53 % | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 59.94 % | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 61.49 % | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 61.19 % | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.94 % | 33.12 % | 38.35 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.36 % | 26.13 % | 33.01 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.99 % | 25.87 % | 30.61 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.08 % | 33.16 % | 45.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.04 % | 42.13 % | 57.58 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.21 % | 47.76 % | 58.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.29 % | 54.53 % | 61.49 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 9 Tonga 135.24 % compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 72.27 % compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 69.2 % compare
- 10 Mauritius 128.25 % compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 66.86 % compare
- 11 Ghana 124.81 % compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 66.07 % compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 123.83 % compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 117.33 % compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 110.79 % compare
- 14 Türkiye 54.77 % compare
- 15 Mali 105.6 % compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Europe?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Europe was 61.19 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 61.49 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.87 % in 1981.
- How does Europe rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Europe ranks 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 use efficiency. 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 (%).