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Eurostat statistics on Agriculture (aei_pr_gnb)

External Data Spec Published 19 Apr 2013
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Gross Nutrient Balance (aei_pr_gnb)
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Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat)
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http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=aei_pr_gnb
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aei_pr_gnb

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Agri-environmental indicator - gross nitrogen balance

http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Agri-environmental_indicator_-_gross_nitrogen_balance

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Figure Development of the Gross Nitrogen Balance, Nitrogen use efficiency and GVA in the EU 28 The graph shows the development of the Gross Nitrogen Balance (GNB) (kg nutrient/ ha Utilised Agricultural Area (UAA)) for the EU 28 over the period from 2004 to 2015, together with the nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and GVA of the agricultural industry (values at current prices). For displaying all thre parameters and the development of their trends, an index is used setting 2005-values = 1
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Changes in Nitrogen balance and GVA of agriculture in Europe 2000-2008 The chart displays changes in emission of nitrogen from agriculture (expressed as nitrogen balance, N-balance) , and the economic output of agriculture and related services and activities expressed as the gross value added (GVA) in Europe between 2000 and 2008. Changes are expressed in %, where values for 2000=100 %.
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Changes in Phosphorus balance and GVA of agriculture in Europe 2000–2008 (EU16 + Norway) The chart displays changes in emission of phosphorus from agriculture (expressed as phosphorus balance, P-balance) , and the economic output of agriculture and related services and activities expressed as the gross value added (GVA) in Europe between 2000 and 2008. Changes are expressed in %, where values for 2000=100 %.

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Emission intensity of agriculture in Europe The indicator is used to illustrate decoupling of economic growth (Gross Value Added-GVA) from the environmental impact (nutrient losses).The indicator displays the percentage of change in emission of nutrients from agriculture  (expressed as nutrient balance) plotted together with the change in the gross value added (GVA) of the agriculture industry over the same period of time (between 2000-2011). Absolute decoupling occurs when the environmentally relevant variable is stable or decreasing while the economic driving force is growing. Relative decoupling occurs when the growth rate of the emission is positive, but less than the growth rate of the GVA. Furthermore, the indicator illustrates emission intensity of the agriculture sector expressed as the amount of nutrient balance in agriculture per unit of production of the agriculture sector (expressed as one million Euro of gross value added). The indicator illustrates both emission intensity based on total GVA (which includes subsidies) and emission intensity based on GVA, excluding subsidies.
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Agriculture: nitrogen balance 'Gross nitrogen balance' estimates the potential surplus of nitrogen on agricultural land. This is done by calculating the balance between nitrogen added to an agricultural system (nitrogen input can be taken as a proxy indicator for the general intensity of agricultural management) and nitrogen removed from the system per hectare of agricultural land. The indicator accounts for all inputs to and outputs from the farm, and therefore includes nitrogen input.

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