Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America
United States of America: Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 89.02 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America is 89.02 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America peaked at 92.34 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.38 kg/ha, in 1961.
United States of America ranks 4th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.38 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 24.76 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 25.74 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 25.02 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 28.07 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1966 | 27.96 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 30.11 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 30.65 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 29.48 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 28.15 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 32.41 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1972 | 32.97 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 35.93 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 30.95 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 1975 | 36.7 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 1976 | 35.49 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 40.65 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1978 | 40.77 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 46.79 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1980 | 40.28 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 47.66 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 1982 | 48.81 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 34.47 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 1984 | 44.82 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 1985 | 48.75 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 44.14 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 43.28 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 34.55 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 1989 | 42.68 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 1990 | 46.1 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 44.19 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 51.3 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1993 | 42.4 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 1994 | 55.45 kg/ha | +30.8% |
| 1995 | 46.54 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 53.26 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 56.73 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 57.77 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 56.62 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 58 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 57.78 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 54.37 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 57.33 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 67.46 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 66.34 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 65.24 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 67.13 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 68.79 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 73.77 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 73.97 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 70.49 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 69.77 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 77.07 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 83.68 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 82.48 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 92.34 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 87.92 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 88.41 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 79.62 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 86.7 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 91.13 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 85.45 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 89.02 kg/ha | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.35 kg/ha | 24.38 kg/ha | 30.65 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.08 kg/ha | 28.15 kg/ha | 46.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.94 kg/ha | 34.47 kg/ha | 48.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.04 kg/ha | 42.4 kg/ha | 57.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.62 kg/ha | 54.37 kg/ha | 73.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.58 kg/ha | 69.77 kg/ha | 92.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.08 kg/ha | 85.45 kg/ha | 91.13 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 1 Brazil 228.06 kg/ha compare
- 1 Micronesia (Federated States of) 762.68 kg/ha compare
- 2 Guyana 200.58 kg/ha compare
- 2 Viet Nam 81.9 kg/ha compare
- 3 Djibouti 184.96 kg/ha compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 74.25 kg/ha compare
- 4 Singapore 162.46 kg/ha compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 53.63 kg/ha compare
- 5 Paraguay 153.8 kg/ha compare
- 6 Egypt 152.55 kg/ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 53.3 kg/ha compare
- 7 China, mainland 136.58 kg/ha compare
- 7 Melanesia 45.49 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America was 89.02 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 92.34 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.38 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does United States of America rank for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- United States of America ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).