Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe
Europe: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 48.63 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Europe recorded 48.63 kg/ha for outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe peaked at 49.55 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.07 kg/ha, in 1963.
That places Europe 13th 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.
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.12 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 20.26 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 19.07 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1964 | 22.21 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1965 | 20.99 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 23.68 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 24.19 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 25.35 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 24.55 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 25.3 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 26.93 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 26.41 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 29.71 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 28.99 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 25.17 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 29.41 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 28.59 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 31.99 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 28.25 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1980 | 29.78 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 27.65 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 30.99 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 30.65 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 33.2 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 32.64 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 33.65 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 33.94 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 33.79 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 35.8 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 36.64 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 33.75 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 32.74 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 33.36 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 31.03 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 31.02 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 31.89 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 34.81 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 31.81 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 31.62 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 32.06 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 34.98 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 35.79 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 31.27 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 38.9 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 36.48 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 35.39 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 34.54 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 42.36 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 40.39 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 36.15 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 41.27 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 37.39 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 42.52 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 46.21 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 45.07 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 46.06 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 48.28 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 45.67 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 48.55 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 47.11 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 49.55 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 48.84 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 48.63 kg/ha | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.16 kg/ha | 19.07 kg/ha | 25.35 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.08 kg/ha | 25.17 kg/ha | 31.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.21 kg/ha | 27.65 kg/ha | 35.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.87 kg/ha | 31.02 kg/ha | 36.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.22 kg/ha | 31.27 kg/ha | 42.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.72 kg/ha | 36.15 kg/ha | 48.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.53 kg/ha | 47.11 kg/ha | 49.55 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 10 Nepal 124.72 kg/ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 42.09 kg/ha compare
- 11 Mauritius 122.05 kg/ha compare
- 11 Polynesia 40.55 kg/ha compare
- 12 Eswatini 116.71 kg/ha compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 32.77 kg/ha compare
- 13 Bangladesh 113.31 kg/ha compare
- 14 Kuwait 107.3 kg/ha compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 26.56 kg/ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 23.74 kg/ha compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 97.14 kg/ha compare
- 15 Caribbean 42.81 kg/ha compare
- 16 Ireland 96.78 kg/ha compare
- 16 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 21.51 kg/ha 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 outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe?
- Outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Europe was 48.63 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 49.55 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.07 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Europe rank for outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Europe ranks 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).