Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Europe
Europe: Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 9.57 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Europe stood at 9.57 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Europe peaked at 9.94 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.91 kg/ha, in 1961.
Europe ranks 14th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5 kg/ha | 3.91 kg/ha | 5.13 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.69 kg/ha | 5.14 kg/ha | 6.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.5 kg/ha | 5.63 kg/ha | 7.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.65 kg/ha | 6.27 kg/ha | 7.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.38 kg/ha | 6.46 kg/ha | 8.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8 kg/ha | 7.39 kg/ha | 9.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.63 kg/ha | 9.44 kg/ha | 9.94 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 27,700 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 170,878 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 37.54 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 15,732 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Europe?
- Outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Europe was 9.57 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 9.94 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.91 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Europe rank for outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Europe ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 phosphorus per unit area. 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 (%).