Crop production and nitrogen use in European cropland and grassland 1961–2019

Rasmus Einarsson (1) , Alberto Sanz-Cobena , Eduardo Aguilera , Gilles Billen , Josette Garnier (2) , Hans J M van Grinsven , Luis Lassaletta

1 Chalmers University of Technology [Gothenburg, Sweden]
2 SU - Sorbonne Université

This paper presents EuropeAgriDB v1.0, a dataset of crop production and nitrogen (N) flows in European cropland 1961-2019. The dataset covers 26 present-day countries, detailing the cropland N harvests in 17 crop categories as well as cropland N inputs in synthetic fertilizers, manure, symbiotic fixation, and atmospheric deposition. The study builds on established methods but goes beyond previous research by combining data from FAOSTAT, Eurostat, and a range of national data sources. The result is a detailed, complete, and consistent dataset, intended as a basis for further analyses of past and present agricultural production patterns, as well as construction of scenarios for the future.

Domaines: Sciences de l'environnement

Rasmus Einarsson, Alberto Sanz-Cobena, Eduardo Aguilera, Gilles Billen, Josette Garnier, et al.. Crop production and nitrogen use in European cropland and grassland 1961–2019. Scientific Data , 2021, 8, ⟨10.1038/s41597-021-01061-z⟩. ⟨hal-03410042⟩