Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 45.76 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Northern Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Northern Europe is 45.76 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Northern Europe peaked at 52.71 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.15 %, in 1975.
Northern Europe ranks 28th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 28.37 % | 26.84 % | 30.56 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.83 % | 23.15 % | 28.23 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.82 % | 25.36 % | 31.73 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.54 % | 31.69 % | 38.34 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.46 % | 36.28 % | 47.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.21 % | 37.5 % | 50.35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.78 % | 43.62 % | 52.71 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
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 use efficiency in Northern Europe?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Northern Europe was 45.76 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 52.71 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.15 % in 1975.
- How does Northern Europe rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Northern Europe ranks 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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 (%).