Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 45.35 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 45.35 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 49.03 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.56 %, in 1976.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.27 % | — |
| 1962 | 29.29 % | +15.9% |
| 1963 | 27.44 % | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 30.13 % | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 30.05 % | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 27.37 % | -8.9% |
| 1967 | 27.7 % | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 25.64 % | -7.5% |
| 1969 | 27.24 % | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 25.23 % | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 26.62 % | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 27.5 % | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 25.16 % | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 27.29 % | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 21.91 % | -19.7% |
| 1976 | 20.56 % | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 25.2 % | +22.5% |
| 1978 | 25.57 % | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 24.66 % | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 28.41 % | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 26.69 % | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 27.99 % | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 26.29 % | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 33.66 % | +28.0% |
| 1985 | 28.95 % | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 30.18 % | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 29.41 % | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 28.82 % | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 29.57 % | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 31 % | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 33.58 % | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 35.93 % | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 32.34 % | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 30.86 % | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 33.05 % | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 34.84 % | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 35.6 % | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 36.21 % | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 36.77 % | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 40.19 % | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 32.51 % | -19.1% |
| 2002 | 39.8 % | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 39.12 % | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 40.26 % | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 40.93 % | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 41.01 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 39.12 % | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 48.1 % | +22.9% |
| 2009 | 44.01 % | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 42.85 % | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 45.67 % | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 40.99 % | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 40.48 % | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 47.51 % | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 47.78 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 41.75 % | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 44.6 % | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 40.84 % | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 48.14 % | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 36.34 % | -24.5% |
| 2021 | 43.25 % | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 49.03 % | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 45.35 % | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.79 % | 25.27 % | 30.13 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.97 % | 20.56 % | 27.5 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 29 % | 26.29 % | 33.66 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.02 % | 30.86 % | 36.77 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.5 % | 32.51 % | 48.1 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.06 % | 40.48 % | 48.14 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.49 % | 36.34 % | 49.03 % | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 45.35 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 49.03 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.56 % in 1976.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 (%).