A global FAOSTAT reference database of cropland nutrient budgets and nutrient use efficiency (1961–2020): nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

Ludemann, Cameron I.; Wanner, Nathan; Chivenge, Pauline; Dobermann, Achim; Einarsson, Rasmus; Grassini, Patricio; Gruere, Armelle; Jackson, Kevin; Lassaletta, Luis; Maggi, Federico; Obli-Laryea, Griffiths; van Ittersum, Martin K.; Vishwakarma, Srishti; Zhang, Xin; Tubiello, Francesco N.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-525-2024

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-525-2024

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-525-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 1

Data description paper

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22 Jan 2024

Data description paper |

| 22 Jan 2024

A global FAOSTAT reference database of cropland nutrient budgets and nutrient use efficiency (1961–2020): nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

Cameron I. Ludemann, Nathan Wanner, Pauline Chivenge, Achim Dobermann, Rasmus Einarsson, Patricio Grassini, Armelle Gruere, Kevin Jackson, Luis Lassaletta, Federico Maggi, Griffiths Obli-Laryea, Martin K. van Ittersum, Srishti Vishwakarma, Xin Zhang, and Francesco N. Tubiello

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-525-2024-supplement

Data sets

Data from: A global reference database in FAOSTAT of cropland nutrient budgets and nutrient use efficiency: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, 1961-2020 Cameron I. Ludemann, Nathan Wanner, Pauline Chivenge, Achim Dobermann, Rasmus Einarsson, Patricio Grassini, Armelle Gruere, Kevin Jackson, Luis Lassaletta, Federico Maggi, Griffiths Obli-Laryea, Martin K. van Ittersum, Srishti Vishwakarma, Xin Zhang, and Francesco N. Tubiello https://datadryad.org/stash/share/Q0cSX1p5HmUR5p2G4RMZQ0DoZmXNNyJ28VSKTFz4Exk

Data from: A global reference database in FAOSTAT of cropland nutrient budgets and nutrient use efficiency: Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, 1961-2020 C. I. Ludemann et al. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.hx3ffbgkh

Model code and software

ludemannc/fao_cnb: FAO cropland nutrient budget analysis (v1.0) Cameron Ludemann https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10491880

KEJackson-94/Fr_Crop_Estimates: Methods for derivation of cropland fraction estimates as used in the FAOSTAT Cropland Nutrient Budget database (v1.0) Kevin Jackson https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10511851

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Nutrient budgets help identify the excess or insufficient use of fertilizers and other nutrient sources in agriculture. They allow the calculation of indicators, such as the nutrient balance (surplus or deficit) and nutrient use efficiency, that help to monitor agricultural productivity and sustainability. This article describes a global cropland nutrient budget that provides data on 205 countries and territories from 1961 to 2020 (data available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/ESB).