Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 37.54 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Southern 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 Southern Europe is 37.54 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Southern Europe peaked at 47.93 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.76 %, in 1979.
That places Southern Europe 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.45 % | — |
| 1962 | 40.05 % | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 40.92 % | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 39.19 % | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 38.28 % | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 39.43 % | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 39.73 % | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 35.98 % | -9.4% |
| 1969 | 35.63 % | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 33.81 % | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 35.52 % | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 32.63 % | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 32.26 % | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 34.67 % | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 34.04 % | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 33 % | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 30.47 % | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 30.24 % | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 28.76 % | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 32.51 % | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 29.63 % | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 30.85 % | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 30.67 % | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 33.19 % | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 31 % | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 31.47 % | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 32.96 % | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 32.92 % | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 34.39 % | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 32.2 % | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 37.58 % | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 34.42 % | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 35.34 % | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 34.93 % | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 32.97 % | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 36.22 % | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 37.26 % | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 37.65 % | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 35.71 % | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 37.74 % | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 36.43 % | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 38.15 % | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 33.74 % | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 40.68 % | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 36.71 % | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 37.93 % | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 37.23 % | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 44.7 % | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 40.79 % | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 40.44 % | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 43.72 % | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 35.9 % | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 41.52 % | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 40.09 % | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 38.95 % | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 42.58 % | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 34.91 % | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 45.1 % | +29.2% |
| 2019 | 41.8 % | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 42.66 % | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 47.93 % | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 40.69 % | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 37.54 % | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.74 % | 35.63 % | 40.92 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.54 % | 28.76 % | 35.52 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.96 % | 29.63 % | 34.39 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.43 % | 32.2 % | 37.65 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.41 % | 33.74 % | 44.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5 % | 34.91 % | 45.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.21 % | 37.54 % | 47.93 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
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- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Southern Europe?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Southern Europe was 37.54 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 47.93 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.76 % in 1979.
- How does Southern Europe rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Southern Europe ranks 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 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 (%).