Seed — Cropland nitrogen in Europe
Europe: Seed — Cropland nitrogen was 634,301 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland nitrogen in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Europe recorded 634,301 t for seed — cropland nitrogen in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen in Europe peaked at 764,707 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 588,306 t, in 2002.
That places Europe 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 708,302 t | 688,307 t | 740,430 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 714,659 t | 682,226 t | 739,935 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 712,631 t | 685,171 t | 728,111 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 698,585 t | 631,676 t | 746,138 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 624,571 t | 588,306 t | 660,019 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 669,953 t | 603,093 t | 764,707 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 639,705 t | 620,297 t | 662,410 t | 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 seed — cropland nitrogen in Europe?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen in Europe was 634,301 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 764,707 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 588,306 t in 2002.
- How does Europe rank for seed — cropland nitrogen?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Seed — 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 (%).