Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in World
World: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 9.67 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in World, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
World recorded 9.67 kg/ha for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in World peaked at 9.91 kg/ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.3 kg/ha, in 1961.
World ranks 5th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7 kg/ha | 5.3 kg/ha | 6.14 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.88 kg/ha | 6.26 kg/ha | 7.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.16 kg/ha | 7.69 kg/ha | 8.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.15 kg/ha | 8.86 kg/ha | 9.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.47 kg/ha | 9.04 kg/ha | 9.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.71 kg/ha | 9.56 kg/ha | 9.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.62 kg/ha | 9.54 kg/ha | 9.67 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 2 Nepal 31.37 kg/ha compare
- 3 China, Hong Kong SAR 24.28 kg/ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 24.28 kg/ha compare
- 5 China 24.2 kg/ha compare
- 6 Israel 23.7 kg/ha compare
- 7 India 20.63 kg/ha compare
- 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20.31 kg/ha compare
More environment data for World
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 241.28 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 431.35 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 4.18 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1.50 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 68.53 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 76.62 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 71.11 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 77.03 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in World?
- Atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in World was 9.67 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 9.91 kg/ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does World rank for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- World ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).