Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 80.94 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
80.94 %
Change on year
down 10.2%
Rank
19th
of 32 groups
All-time high
90.17 %
in 2022
All-time low
20.14 %
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Northern Europe, 1961–2023

20406080100196119922023

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

Analysis

Northern Europe recorded 80.94 % for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in 2023.

The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Northern Europe peaked at 90.17 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.14 %, in 1961.

Northern Europe ranks 19th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21.83 % 20.14 % 23 % 9
1970s 23.77 % 21.7 % 25.97 % 10
1980s 31.32 % 26.81 % 35.59 % 10
1990s 46.29 % 38.8 % 53.37 % 10
2000s 62.24 % 53.3 % 78.24 % 10
2010s 73.4 % 61.98 % 81.25 % 10
2020s 79.54 % 72.6 % 90.17 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Northern Europe?
Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Northern Europe was 80.94 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 90.17 % in 2022.
What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 20.14 % in 1961.
How does Northern Europe rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
Northern Europe ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern 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

Indicator
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency
Unit
%
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 (%).