Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Western Europe
Western Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 58.85 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Western 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 Western Europe is 58.85 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Western Europe peaked at 58.99 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.22 %, in 1976.
Western Europe ranks 16th 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 | 32.19 % | 29.37 % | 34.36 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.99 % | 25.22 % | 31.87 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.69 % | 28.97 % | 34.38 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.36 % | 37.37 % | 44.29 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.49 % | 40.23 % | 56.16 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.58 % | 45.42 % | 54.04 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.01 % | 50.41 % | 58.99 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 13 Mauritius 128.25 % compare
- 14 Ghana 124.81 % compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 123.83 % compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 117.33 % compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 113.58 % compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 111.27 % compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 110.79 % compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 1.84 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 19.11 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -4.9 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Western Europe?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Western Europe was 58.85 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 58.99 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.22 % in 1976.
- How does Western Europe rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Western Europe ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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 (%).