Phosphorus plant removal

Phosphorus (P) plant removal is the amount of P removed by crop harvesting and plant residues. We provide shape files with assessments at EU, National and regional scale.
Phosphorus plant removal
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Datasets
Soil Threats Data
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Year: 
2022
Themes: 
Soil Nutrients
Soil Nutrients›NPK in European soils
Keywords: 
Phosphorus

We estimate the Phosphorus (P) removal from agriculural lands of EU and UK (c.a 173 million ha). This takes into account the P removed by crop harvesting and the plant residues. For P removed by crop harvesting, we used 7 major categories of crops and 37 crops in more than 220 regions of European union and UK. This method is based on crop production rates (t ha-1 as fresh matter),  Utilized agricultural area per crop (ha), humidity rates and phosphorus concentration in the plant tissue. For P removed by plant residues, we take into account the ratio of residue production, the crop production rates, ratio of residues removal from the field,  P concentration of residues, the Utilized agricultural area per crop and the humidity rates.

Main highlights

a) The total P removal was about 2.55 million tonnes (Mt) (± 0.23 Mt) per year, with crop harvesting having the larger contribution (ca. 94%) compared to the crop residues removal.

b) Mean P removal by crop harvesting is 14 kg ha−1 year−1, with cereals and vegetables having higher rates, while fruits having much lower ones

c) A Monte-Carlo analysis estimated a ± 9% uncertainty in our estimates

d) In most of the North-western European regions, the rates of P removal are higher than 20 kg ha−1 year−1 while rates are lower than 10 kg ha−1 year−1 in Mediterranean regions and South-East EU countries .

e) Scenarios of agricultural production in 2030 estimate an increase in P removal at 4%.
 

Metadata

Title: Phosphorus (P) plant removal.
Description: Datasets  describing the a) P removal with crop harvesting b) P removal with plant residues c) total P removed d) data per 37 crops and 7 crop categories .
Spatial coverage: European Union
Unit: NUTS2 (Regions), Countries
Measurement Unit: Tonnes or Kg ha-1  .

Reference year (baseline): 2016 (as CAPRI data on agricultural production baseline)

Note: The P input data and the P budget data plus the losses due to erosion are available in relevant page

More information about the Phosphorus removal with plant harvesting and residues.

Data available: Shapefiles for P uptake with crop harvesting , Mean P removal due to crop harvesting per crop and crop category , P removal with crop residues , Total P output (crop harvesting + plant residues)

Reference:

Panagos, P., Muntwyler, A., Liakos, L., Borrelli, P., Biavetti, I., Bogonos, M. and Lugato, E., 2022. Phosphorus plant removal from European agricultural land. Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety, 17:5-22. DOI: 10.1007/s00003-022-01363-3

Phosphorus plant removal

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Reference of source (Citations) :

Panagos, P., Muntwyler, A., Liakos, L., Borrelli, P., Biavetti, I., Bogonos, M. and Lugato, E., 2022. Phosphorus plant removal from European agricultural land. Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety, 17:5-22, DOI: 10.1007/s00003-022-01363-3

When making reference to the ESDAC

  • Panagos, P., Van Liedekerke, M., Borrelli, P., Köninger, J., Ballabio, C., Orgiazzi, A., Lugato, E., Liakos, L., Hervas, J., Jones, A.  Montanarella, L. 2022. European Soil Data Centre 2.0: Soil data and knowledge in support of the EU policies. European Journal of Soil Science, 73(6), e13315. DOI: 10.1111/ejss.13315
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  • European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC), esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu, European Commission, Joint Research Centre