Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America
United States of America: Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 12.83 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue 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 residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America is 12.83 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America peaked at 12.83 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.59 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places United States of America 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.59 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6.84 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 7.17 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 6.81 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 7.66 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1966 | 7.68 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 8.01 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 8.22 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 8.61 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 7.98 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 9.09 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 1972 | 9.28 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 8.77 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 7.28 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 1975 | 8.43 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 8.36 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 8.62 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 9.07 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 9.6 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 8.14 kg/ha | -15.2% |
| 1981 | 9.21 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 1982 | 9.34 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 7.41 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 1984 | 8.94 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 1985 | 9.86 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 9.59 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 9.44 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 7.28 kg/ha | -22.9% |
| 1989 | 8.8 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 1990 | 9.18 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 8.54 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 9.98 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 7.8 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 1994 | 9.89 kg/ha | +26.8% |
| 1995 | 7.92 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 1996 | 8.83 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 8.63 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 8.94 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 8.54 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 8.61 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 8.29 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 7.63 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 8.19 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 8.97 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 8.27 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 7.79 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 8.64 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 7.98 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 8.29 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 7.64 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 7.84 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 7.23 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 9.03 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 2014 | 9.33 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 9.44 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.09 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 10.23 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 10.69 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 11.08 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 11.46 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 11.72 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 11.6 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 12.83 kg/ha | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.51 kg/ha | 6.59 kg/ha | 8.61 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.65 kg/ha | 7.28 kg/ha | 9.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.8 kg/ha | 7.28 kg/ha | 9.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.82 kg/ha | 7.8 kg/ha | 9.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.27 kg/ha | 7.63 kg/ha | 8.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.36 kg/ha | 7.23 kg/ha | 11.09 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9 kg/ha | 11.46 kg/ha | 12.83 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 9 Ireland 32.59 kg/ha compare
- 10 Bangladesh 32.42 kg/ha compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 7.28 kg/ha compare
- 11 Czechoslovakia 28.77 kg/ha compare
- 12 Austria 27.79 kg/ha compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.89 kg/ha compare
- 13 Tajikistan 27.76 kg/ha compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5.36 kg/ha compare
- 14 Denmark 27.38 kg/ha compare
- 14 Melanesia 4.15 kg/ha compare
- 15 China, mainland 25.3 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America?
- Crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America was 12.83 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 12.83 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.59 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does United States of America rank for crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- United States of America ranks 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. 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 residue 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 (%).