What is the highest input — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Northern America?

The highest recorded value was 121.52 kg/ha in 2022.

What is the lowest input — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Northern America?

The lowest recorded value was 34.48 kg/ha in 1961.

How does Northern America rank for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area?

Northern America ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.

Is input — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Northern America?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Northern America data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern America

Name: Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern America
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Northern America: Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 120.78 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

120.78 kg/ha

Change on year

down 0.6%

Rank

9th

of 29 groups

All-time high

121.52 kg/ha

in 2022

All-time low

34.48 kg/ha

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern America, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Northern America recorded 120.78 kg/ha for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern America peaked at 121.52 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.48 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Northern America 9th 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.

Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern America, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg/ha	Change
1961	34.48 kg/ha	—
1962	36.93 kg/ha	+7.1%
1963	38.61 kg/ha	+4.5%
1964	40.37 kg/ha	+4.6%
1965	44.08 kg/ha	+9.2%
1966	47.58 kg/ha	+7.9%
1967	51.29 kg/ha	+7.8%
1968	51.61 kg/ha	+0.6%
1969	51.75 kg/ha	+0.3%
1970	54.37 kg/ha	+5.1%
1971	55.43 kg/ha	+2.0%
1972	57.7 kg/ha	+4.1%
1973	63.46 kg/ha	+10.0%
1974	60.41 kg/ha	-4.8%
1975	66.99 kg/ha	+10.9%
1976	66.92 kg/ha	-0.1%
1977	69.3 kg/ha	+3.6%
1978	72 kg/ha	+3.9%
1979	77.33 kg/ha	+7.4%
1980	77.18 kg/ha	-0.2%
1981	75.6 kg/ha	-2.1%
1982	71.88 kg/ha	-4.9%
1983	72.88 kg/ha	+1.4%
1984	77.05 kg/ha	+5.7%
1985	74.32 kg/ha	-3.5%
1986	71.92 kg/ha	-3.2%
1987	73.56 kg/ha	+2.3%
1988	72.14 kg/ha	-1.9%
1989	75.82 kg/ha	+5.1%
1990	76.65 kg/ha	+1.1%
1991	76.39 kg/ha	-0.3%
1992	78.1 kg/ha	+2.2%
1993	80.93 kg/ha	+3.6%
1994	83.52 kg/ha	+3.2%
1995	83.88 kg/ha	+0.4%
1996	86.8 kg/ha	+3.5%
1997	89.27 kg/ha	+2.8%
1998	91.05 kg/ha	+2.0%
1999	91.1 kg/ha	+0.0%
2000	89.3 kg/ha	-2.0%
2001	90.19 kg/ha	+1.0%
2002	91.02 kg/ha	+0.9%
2003	93.83 kg/ha	+3.1%
2004	96.07 kg/ha	+2.4%
2005	96.42 kg/ha	+0.4%
2006	101.99 kg/ha	+5.8%
2007	98.11 kg/ha	-3.8%
2008	98.2 kg/ha	+0.1%
2009	104.03 kg/ha	+5.9%
2010	107.87 kg/ha	+3.7%
2011	110.63 kg/ha	+2.6%
2012	113.02 kg/ha	+2.2%
2013	112.76 kg/ha	-0.2%
2014	115.97 kg/ha	+2.8%
2015	115.57 kg/ha	-0.3%
2016	117.09 kg/ha	+1.3%
2017	119.47 kg/ha	+2.0%
2018	120.2 kg/ha	+0.6%
2019	114.46 kg/ha	-4.8%
2020	121.39 kg/ha	+6.1%
2021	119.75 kg/ha	-1.4%
2022	121.52 kg/ha	+1.5%
2023	120.78 kg/ha	-0.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	44.08 kg/ha	34.48 kg/ha	51.75 kg/ha	9
1970s	64.39 kg/ha	54.37 kg/ha	77.33 kg/ha	10
1980s	74.24 kg/ha	71.88 kg/ha	77.18 kg/ha	10
1990s	83.77 kg/ha	76.39 kg/ha	91.1 kg/ha	10
2000s	95.92 kg/ha	89.3 kg/ha	104.03 kg/ha	10
2010s	114.7 kg/ha	107.87 kg/ha	120.2 kg/ha	10
2020s	120.86 kg/ha	119.75 kg/ha	121.52 kg/ha	4

Countries ranked near Northern America

6 Montenegro 401.37 kg/ha compare
6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 91.05 kg/ha compare
7 Djibouti 395.46 kg/ha compare
7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 86.88 kg/ha compare
8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 80.21 kg/ha compare
8 Turkmenistan 362.44 kg/ha compare
9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 62.36 kg/ha compare
9 Egypt 338.24 kg/ha compare
10 Belgium 319.8 kg/ha compare
10 Republic of Moldova 53.85 kg/ha compare
11 Brazil 312.03 kg/ha compare
12 China 294.79 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

More environment data for Northern America

Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)

All data for Northern America →

Frequently asked questions

What is input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern America?: Input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern America was 120.78 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest input — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Northern America?: The highest recorded value was 121.52 kg/ha in 2022.
What is the lowest input — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Northern America?: The lowest recorded value was 34.48 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area?: Northern America ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is input — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Northern America?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit: kg/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

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 (%).