Input — Cropland nitrogen in Northern America

Northern America: Input — Cropland nitrogen was 23.32 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
23.32 million t
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
7th
of 32 groups
All-time high
23.82 million t
in 2018
All-time low
7.56 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Input — Cropland nitrogen in Northern America, 1961–2023

10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Northern America recorded 23.32 million t for input — cropland nitrogen in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, input — cropland nitrogen in Northern America peaked at 23.82 million t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.56 million t, in 1961.

Northern America ranks 7th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.66 million t 7.56 million t 11.88 million t 9
1970s 14.71 million t 12.45 million t 17.84 million t 10
1980s 17.12 million t 16.55 million t 17.83 million t 10
1990s 18.80 million t 17.51 million t 20.07 million t 10
2000s 20.12 million t 19.57 million t 21.03 million t 10
2010s 22.65 million t 21.39 million t 23.82 million t 10
2020s 23.45 million t 23.27 million t 23.72 million t 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 4 Brazil 19.78 million t compare
  2. 5 USSR 16.56 million t compare
  3. 6 Pakistan 5.68 million t compare
  4. 7 Russian Federation 5.33 million t compare
  5. 8 Indonesia 4.93 million t compare
  6. 9 Canada 4.03 million t compare
  7. 10 Argentina 3.94 million t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is input — cropland nitrogen in Northern America?
Input — cropland nitrogen in Northern America was 23.32 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest input — cropland nitrogen recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 23.82 million t in 2018.
What is the lowest input — cropland nitrogen recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 7.56 million t in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for input — cropland nitrogen?
Northern America ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is input — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Input — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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

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 (%).