Data from: A global FAOSTAT reference database of cropland nutrient budgets and nutrient use efficiency (1961–2020): nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
Cite this dataset
Ludemann, Cameron et al. (2024). Data from: A global FAOSTAT reference database of cropland nutrient budgets and nutrient use efficiency (1961–2020): nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.hx3ffbgkh
Abstract
Agricultural nutrient budgets help to identify an excess or an insufficiency in use of fertilizers and other nutrient sources. Nutrient budgets allow for indicators such as the nutrient balance (surplus or deficit) and nutrient use efficiency to be estimated. This can help in the monitoring of agricultural productivity and sustainability globally. The present dataset is a global database of country-level budget estimates for nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) in cropland. The database is disseminated in FAOSTAT and provides a global reference, synthesizing and continuously updating the state-of-the-art on this topic. The database covers the period 961 to 2020 for 205 countries and territories, as well as regional and global aggregates. Results indicate the wide range in nutrient use and use efficiencies across regions, nutrients, and time. This dataset introduces improvements over previous work in relation to key nutrient coefficients affecting nutrient budgets and use efficiency estimates. This is especially for nutrient removal in crop products, manure nutrient content, atmospheric deposition and crop biological N fixation rates.
README
This README file was generated on 2023-05-22 by Cameron Ludemann
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Titles of Datasets: README.md
Provides details of all the datafiles in this DRYAD submission.
Dataset (Environment_Cropland_nutrient_budget_E_All_Data_NOFLAG.csv)
This dataset includes values associated with Elements of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Cropland Nutrient Budget for the years 1961 to 2020
Area codes (Environment_Cropland_nutrient_budget_E_AreaCodes.csv)
This dataset describes the Area codes used in the Dataset.
- Author Information
A. Principal Investigator Contact Information
Name: Francesco Tubiello
Institution: Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization
Address: Rome, Italy
Email: francesco.tubiello@fao.org
B. Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information
Name: Achim Dobermann
Institution: International Fertilizer Association
Address: Paris, France.
Email: adobermann@fertilizer.org
Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date) 2020-2022:
Geographic location of data collection: World wide
Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: The FAO funded collation of these data. International Fertilizer Association contributed funding to Cameron Ludemann.
SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION
Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: CC0 1.0
Links to publications that cite or use the data:
Ludemann, C. I., Wanner, N., Chivenge, P., Dobermann, A., Einarsson, R., Grassini, P., Gruere, A., Jackson, K., Lassaletta, L.,
Maggi, F., Obli-Laryea, G., van Ittersum, M. K., Vishwakarma, S., Zhang, X., and Tubiello, F.2023 A global reference database in
FAOSTAT of cropland nutrient budgets and nutrient use efficiency: Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, Earth Systems Science Data
Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/ESB
Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: NA
Was data derived from another source? yes
A. If yes, list source(s):
- Recommended citation for this dataset:
Ludemann, C. I., Wanner, N., Chivenge, P., Dobermann, A., Einarsson, R., Grassini, P., Gruere, A., Jackson, K., Lassaletta, L.,
Maggi, F., Obli-Laryea, G., van Ittersum, M. K., Vishwakarma, S., Zhang, X., and Tubiello, F.2023 Data from: A global reference database in
FAOSTAT of cropland nutrient budgets and nutrient use efficiency: Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, 1961-2020 [Dryad dataset],
https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.hx3ffbgkh
DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: NA
Are there multiple versions of the dataset? No
A. If yes, name of file(s) that was updated:
i. Why was the file updated?
ii. When was the file updated?
Methods
Details of how the Cropland Nutrient Budget data were collected and processed are described by Ludemann et al. (2024).
Reference
Ludemann, C.I., Wanner, N., Chivenge, P., Dobermann, A., Einarsson, R., Grassini, P., Gruere, A., Jackson, K., Lassaletta, L., Maggi, F., Obli-Laryea, G., van Ittersum, M.K., Vishwakarma, S., Zhang, X., Tubiello, F.N., 2024. A global FAOSTAT reference database of cropland nutrient budgets and nutrient use efficiency (1961–2020): nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Earth Syst. Sci. Data. 16(1), 525-541. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-525-2024.
Funding
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International Fertilizer Association