Gross nutrient balance by country

Countries reporting
30
Highest
194
Cyprus
Lowest
-1.7
Romania
Median
44.45
Years covered
39
1985–2023
Data points
928

What the numbers show

Gross nutrient balance is currently reported for 30 countries. The highest value is 194 in Cyprus; the lowest is -1.7 in Romania.

The median across all reporting countries is 44.45, and the mean is 60.34.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 114.

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 178.5%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 65.7%).

Gross nutrient balance: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Cyprus 194 2015 up 27.9% falling
1 Malta 147 2015 down 37.0% falling
2 Netherlands 132.7 2023 down 22.6% falling
2 Luxembourg 129 2015 down 0.4% falling
3 Belgium 132 2015 down 9.4% falling
4 Norway 98.2 2023 down 4.0% falling
4 Ireland 30.6 2023 down 39.3% falling
5 United Kingdom 86.1 2017 down 2.0% falling
6 Denmark 80 2015 down 28.1% falling
7 Switzerland 65.9 2021 up 15.2% falling
8 Greece 59 2015 down 17.8% falling
9 Italy 57.3 2023 down 7.3% falling
10 Finland 53.4 2023 down 0.6% falling
11 Croatia 48.6 2023 down 7.4% falling
12 Slovenia 48.5 2021 down 1.8% falling
13 Hungary 44.9 2023 up 19.1% rising
14 Bulgaria 44 2023 up 178.5% volatile
15 Czechia 43.6 2023 down 42.4% falling
16 Spain 36.9 2023 up 32.3% rising
17 Poland 35.9 2023 down 38.3% falling
18 Portugal 34.3 2023 down 12.1% flat
19 Austria 34.1 2023 down 22.0% falling
20 Slovakia 30.7 2023 down 37.7% falling
21 Estonia 28 2012 down 23.3% flat
22 Germany 27.1 2023 down 65.7% falling
23 Sweden 26.1 2019 down 13.3% falling
24 Latvia 23.6 2023 down 1.7% volatile
25 Lithuania 22.8 2023 down 26.9% falling
26 France 17.5 2023 down 41.1% falling
27 Romania -1.7 2023 up 89.8% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Gross nutrient balance
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
31 places, 928 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed