Gross nutrient balance by country

Countries reporting
39
Highest
194
Cyprus
Lowest
-1.7
Romania
Median
44
Years covered
39
1985–2023
Data points
1,192

What the numbers show

Gross nutrient balance is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 194 in Cyprus; the lowest is -1.7 in Romania.

The median across all reporting countries is 44, and the mean is 58.09.

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

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 33 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
2 Malta 147 2015 down 37.0% falling
3 Netherlands 132.7 2023 down 25.4% falling
3 Netherlands 132.7 2023 down 22.6% falling
5 Belgium 132 2015 down 9.4% falling
6 Luxembourg 129 2015 down 0.4% falling
7 Norway 93.6 2023 down 11.7% flat
8 United Kingdom 86.1 2017 down 2.0% falling
8 United Kingdom 86.1 2017 down 2.0% falling
10 Denmark 80 2015 down 28.1% falling
11 Switzerland 63.8 2021 up 17.3% falling
12 Greece 59 2015 down 17.8% falling
13 Italy 57.8 2023 down 7.4% falling
14 Finland 53.4 2023 down 0.6% falling
15 Slovenia 50.3 2021 down 1.8% falling
16 Croatia 48.6 2023 down 7.4% falling
16 Croatia 48.6 2023 down 7.4% falling
18 Slovenia 48.5 2021 down 1.8% falling
19 Hungary 44.9 2023 up 19.1% rising
20 Bulgaria 44 2023 up 178.5% volatile
21 Czechia 43.6 2023 down 41.5% falling
22 Spain 37.9 2023 up 28.0% falling
23 Poland 35.9 2023 down 38.3% falling
23 Poland 35.9 2023 down 38.3% falling
25 Portugal 35.3 2023 down 12.0% flat
26 Austria 34.1 2023 down 20.3% falling
27 Slovakia 30.7 2023 down 37.7% falling
27 Slovakia 30.7 2023 down 37.7% falling
29 Ireland 30.6 2023 down 27.8% falling
30 Estonia 28 2012 down 23.3% flat
31 Estonia 27.7 2012 down 25.9% flat
32 Germany 27.1 2023 down 65.7% falling
33 Sweden 26.4 2019 down 7.0% falling
34 Latvia 23.6 2023 down 1.7% volatile
34 Latvia 23.6 2023 down 1.7% volatile
36 Lithuania 22.8 2023 down 26.9% falling
36 Lithuania 22.8 2023 down 26.9% falling
38 France 18.3 2023 down 44.5% falling
39 Romania -1.7 2023 up 89.8% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Gross nutrient balance
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 1,192 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed