Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 53.62 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in European Union (27), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 53.62 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in European Union (27) peaked at 54.38 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.06 %, in 1979.
European Union (27) ranks 21st of 32 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.27 % | 31.81 % | 37.33 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.87 % | 27.06 % | 32.17 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.54 % | 28.13 % | 33.11 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.16 % | 35.63 % | 43.78 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.84 % | 39.19 % | 52.07 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.08 % | 46.63 % | 52.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.83 % | 49.41 % | 54.38 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 111.27 % compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 110.79 % compare
- 20 Mali 105.6 % compare
- 21 Comoros 105.57 % compare
- 22 Niger 104.36 % compare
- 23 Ukraine 102.75 % compare
- 24 Democratic Republic of the Congo 97.44 % compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in European Union (27)?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in European Union (27) was 53.62 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.38 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.06 % in 1979.
- How does European Union (27) rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- European Union (27) ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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 (%).