Atmospheric deposition β Cropland nitrogen in Northern America
Northern America: Atmospheric deposition β Cropland nitrogen was 1.31 million t in 2023. βΌ Falling
Atmospheric deposition β Cropland nitrogen in Northern America, 1961β2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 1.31 million t for atmospheric deposition β cropland nitrogen in 2023.
The figure is down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atmospheric deposition β cropland nitrogen in Northern America peaked at 2.00 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million t, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.40 million t | 1.28 million t | 1.61 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.80 million t | 1.65 million t | 1.91 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.89 million t | 1.84 million t | 2.00 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.87 million t | 1.74 million t | 2.00 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.61 million t | 1.44 million t | 1.80 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 million t | 1.34 million t | 1.45 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 million t | 1.31 million t | 1.32 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 2 China, People's Republic of 3.11 million t compare
- 3 China, mainland 3.10 million t compare
- 4 USSR 2.13 million t compare
- 5 Russian Federation 579,159 t compare
- 6 Brazil 537,887 t compare
- 7 Pakistan 490,991 t compare
- 8 Bangladesh 325,822 t compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atmospheric deposition β cropland nitrogen in Northern America?
- Atmospheric deposition β cropland nitrogen in Northern America was 1.31 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest atmospheric deposition β cropland nitrogen recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.00 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest atmospheric deposition β cropland nitrogen recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million t in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for atmospheric deposition β cropland nitrogen?
- Northern America ranks 5th out of 10 groups with data for 2023.
- Is atmospheric deposition β cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Atmospheric deposition β Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).