Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Austria

Austria: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 80,109 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
80,109 t
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
78th
of 186 countries
All-time high
207,539 t
in 1979
All-time low
75,180 t
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Austria, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Austria recorded 80,109 t for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Austria peaked at 207,539 t in 1979 and was at its lowest, 75,180 t, in 2022.

Austria ranks 78th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Austria, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 119,276 t —
1962 132,409 t +11.0%
1963 133,078 t +0.5%
1964 132,405 t -0.5%
1965 161,876 t +22.3%
1966 145,083 t -10.4%
1967 152,162 t +4.9%
1968 163,391 t +7.4%
1969 167,457 t +2.5%
1970 177,533 t +6.0%
1971 187,088 t +5.4%
1972 185,065 t -1.1%
1973 175,386 t -5.2%
1974 167,300 t -4.6%
1975 169,246 t +1.2%
1976 178,155 t +5.3%
1977 180,182 t +1.1%
1978 187,937 t +4.3%
1979 207,539 t +10.4%
1980 191,725 t -7.6%
1981 198,259 t +3.4%
1982 176,098 t -11.2%
1983 182,863 t +3.8%
1984 185,405 t +1.4%
1985 188,954 t +1.9%
1986 171,950 t -9.0%
1987 166,140 t -3.4%
1988 167,033 t +0.5%
1989 152,530 t -8.7%
1990 159,793 t +4.8%
1991 156,225 t -2.2%
1992 156,903 t +0.4%
1993 152,061 t -3.1%
1994 144,906 t -4.7%
1995 139,892 t -3.5%
1996 150,180 t +7.4%
1997 138,733 t -7.6%
1998 138,669 t -0.0%
1999 128,740 t -7.2%
2000 135,722 t +5.4%
2001 124,200 t -8.5%
2002 123,208 t -0.8%
2003 114,006 t -7.5%
2004 93,161 t -18.3%
2005 103,713 t +11.3%
2006 111,268 t +7.3%
2007 105,854 t -4.9%
2008 93,182 t -12.0%
2009 81,878 t -12.1%
2010 99,853 t +22.0%
2011 92,041 t -7.8%
2012 101,627 t +10.4%
2013 110,357 t +8.6%
2014 93,937 t -14.9%
2015 121,372 t +29.2%
2016 100,091 t -17.5%
2017 109,972 t +9.9%
2018 100,220 t -8.9%
2019 84,741 t -15.4%
2020 94,823 t +11.9%
2021 80,792 t -14.8%
2022 75,180 t -6.9%
2023 80,109 t +6.6%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 80,109 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 41,839 t, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 80,109 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80,866 t, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 145,237 t 119,276 t 167,457 t 9
1970s 181,543 t 167,300 t 207,539 t 10
1980s 178,096 t 152,530 t 198,259 t 10
1990s 146,610 t 128,740 t 159,793 t 10
2000s 108,619 t 81,878 t 135,722 t 10
2010s 101,421 t 84,741 t 121,372 t 10
2020s 82,726 t 75,180 t 94,823 t 4

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 75 Ireland 82,638 t compare
  2. 76 Croatia 81,882 t compare
  3. 77 Lithuania 81,622 t compare
  4. 79 Nicaragua 76,211 t compare
  5. 80 Zimbabwe 75,091 t compare
  6. 81 Finland 70,942 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Austria?
Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Austria was 80,109 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 207,539 t in 1979.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 75,180 t in 2022.
How does Austria rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
Austria ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).