nutrient balance

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Indicator: Agricultural nitrogen surplus

A graph shows the agricultural nitrogen surpluses for individual years and as rolling 5-year means between 1990 and 2020. The 5-year-mean nitrogen surpluses in kilogrammes per hectare dropped from 117 to 87. The target for 2030 is 70 kilogrammes per hectare and year. The target for 2030 are 70 kilogrammes per hectare and year.

The five-year average of nitrogen surplus of the total balance per hectare of utilized agricultural land has decreased by 26 % since 1992.The Federal Government aims to reduce the average nitrogen surplus of the total balance of the years 2028 to 2032 to 70 kilogrammes per hectare of agricultural land.If the trend oft he last 10 years continues, the target will be reached. read more

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