Input — Cropland nitrogen in Northern America
Northern America: Input — Cropland nitrogen was 23.32 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland nitrogen in Northern America, 1961–2023
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 6th 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.
Input — Cropland nitrogen in Northern America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.56 million t | — |
| 1962 | 7.98 million t | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 8.45 million t | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 8.78 million t | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 9.56 million t | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 10.27 million t | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 11.01 million t | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 11.42 million t | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 11.88 million t | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 12.45 million t | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 12.67 million t | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 13.16 million t | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 14.45 million t | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 13.73 million t | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 15.23 million t | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 15.22 million t | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 15.79 million t | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 16.59 million t | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 17.84 million t | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 17.83 million t | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 17.49 million t | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 16.58 million t | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 16.83 million t | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 17.80 million t | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 17.19 million t | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 16.65 million t | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 16.88 million t | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 16.55 million t | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 17.39 million t | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 17.57 million t | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 17.51 million t | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 17.77 million t | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 18.31 million t | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 18.83 million t | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 18.91 million t | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 19.32 million t | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 19.75 million t | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 20.07 million t | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 19.97 million t | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 19.57 million t | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 19.77 million t | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 19.71 million t | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 20.07 million t | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 20.30 million t | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 20.13 million t | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 21.03 million t | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 19.97 million t | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 19.82 million t | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 20.81 million t | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 21.39 million t | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 21.74 million t | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 22.09 million t | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 22.13 million t | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 22.85 million t | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 22.86 million t | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 23.25 million t | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 23.79 million t | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 23.82 million t | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 22.55 million t | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 23.72 million t | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 23.27 million t | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 23.48 million t | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 23.32 million t | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 3 India 30.24 million t compare
- 3 Viet Nam 2.45 million t compare
- 4 Brazil 19.78 million t compare
- 4 Türkiye 2.33 million t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.53 million t compare
- 5 USSR 16.56 million t compare
- 6 Pakistan 5.68 million t compare
- 7 Russian Federation 5.33 million t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 570,510 t compare
- 8 Indonesia 4.93 million t compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 466,456 t compare
- 9 Canada 4.03 million t compare
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)
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 6th out of 29 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
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 (%).