Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Europe
Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 91.83 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Europe stood at 91.83 %.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Europe peaked at 93.31 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.17 %, in 1981.
That places Europe 11th out of 29 groups 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 phosphorus use efficiency in Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.94 % | — |
| 1962 | 29.84 % | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 27.6 % | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 29.72 % | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 26.87 % | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 28.54 % | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 27.83 % | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 27.99 % | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 26.38 % | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 25.92 % | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 25.91 % | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 24.66 % | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 26.61 % | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 26.06 % | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 22.29 % | -14.5% |
| 1976 | 24.96 % | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 24 % | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 25.33 % | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 22.19 % | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 23.85 % | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 22.17 % | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 24.66 % | +11.3% |
| 1983 | 23.65 % | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 25.35 % | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 24.5 % | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 24.43 % | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 24.86 % | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 24.62 % | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 26.57 % | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 28.88 % | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 31.11 % | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 39.07 % | +25.6% |
| 1993 | 44.6 % | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 45.9 % | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 46.46 % | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 47.62 % | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 55.03 % | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 51.31 % | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 53.15 % | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 55.57 % | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 61.02 % | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 62.06 % | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 54.73 % | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 68.11 % | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 64.83 % | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 62.94 % | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 58.22 % | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 82.54 % | +41.8% |
| 2009 | 79.36 % | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 67.65 % | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 77.43 % | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 68.08 % | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 77.28 % | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 83.53 % | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 80.11 % | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 79.55 % | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 80.18 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 78.59 % | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 81.39 % | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 75.98 % | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 87.11 % | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 93.31 % | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 91.83 % | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.3 % | 26.38 % | 29.94 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.79 % | 22.19 % | 26.61 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.47 % | 22.17 % | 26.57 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.31 % | 28.88 % | 55.03 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.94 % | 54.73 % | 82.54 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.38 % | 67.65 % | 83.53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.06 % | 75.98 % | 93.31 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 111.27 % compare
- 8 Nigeria 294.39 % compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 287.52 % compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 95.5 % compare
- 10 Mali 264.14 % compare
- 11 Sri Lanka 262.14 % compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 234.59 % compare
- 12 Polynesia 85.5 % compare
- 13 Cameroon 220.96 % compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 80.55 % compare
- 14 Türkiye 78.74 % compare
- 14 Ukraine 219.83 % 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 phosphorus use efficiency in Europe?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Europe was 91.83 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 93.31 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.17 % in 1981.
- How does Europe rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Europe ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 phosphorus 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 (%).