Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Europe
Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 8.84 million t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Europe stood at 8.84 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Europe peaked at 28.13 million t in 1988 and was at its lowest, 8.76 million t, in 2022.
Europe ranks 6th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Europe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.59 million t | — |
| 1962 | 11.31 million t | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 12.48 million t | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 12.05 million t | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 13.37 million t | +10.9% |
| 1966 | 13.68 million t | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 14.72 million t | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 15.45 million t | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 16.43 million t | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 17.45 million t | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 18.17 million t | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 19.40 million t | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 19.68 million t | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 20.49 million t | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 23.22 million t | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 22.05 million t | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 22.96 million t | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 23.30 million t | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 24.96 million t | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 25.09 million t | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 25.72 million t | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 25.71 million t | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 27.11 million t | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 26.73 million t | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 27.71 million t | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 27.84 million t | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 28.04 million t | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 28.13 million t | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 26.05 million t | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 23.63 million t | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 21.58 million t | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 18.03 million t | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 16.22 million t | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 15.45 million t | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 14.65 million t | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 14.56 million t | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 12.87 million t | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 13.42 million t | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 13.33 million t | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 12.64 million t | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 11.99 million t | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 11.26 million t | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 12.70 million t | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 10.35 million t | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 10.69 million t | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 11.09 million t | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 12.09 million t | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 9.09 million t | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 9.41 million t | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 11.47 million t | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 10.10 million t | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 11.57 million t | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 10.35 million t | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 9.70 million t | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 10.57 million t | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 11.00 million t | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 10.90 million t | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 10.76 million t | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 10.00 million t | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 11.27 million t | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 9.50 million t | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 8.76 million t | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 8.84 million t | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.34 million t | 10.59 million t | 16.43 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.17 million t | 17.45 million t | 24.96 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.81 million t | 25.09 million t | 28.13 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.38 million t | 12.87 million t | 23.63 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.13 million t | 9.09 million t | 12.70 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.64 million t | 9.70 million t | 11.57 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.59 million t | 8.76 million t | 11.27 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 3 India 17.23 million t compare
- 3 Viet Nam 1.49 million t compare
- 4 Türkiye 1.05 million t compare
- 4 USSR 12.20 million t compare
- 5 Brazil 5.32 million t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 951,791 t compare
- 6 Pakistan 4.03 million t compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 229,476 t compare
- 7 Indonesia 2.28 million t compare
- 8 Canada 1.75 million t compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 158,229 t compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 154,577 t compare
- 9 Thailand 1.70 million t compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Europe?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Europe was 8.84 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 28.13 million t in 1988.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.76 million t in 2022.
- How does Europe rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Europe ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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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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 (%).