Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Americas
Americas: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 8.9 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Americas recorded 8.9 kg/ha for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Americas peaked at 9.05 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.92 kg/ha, in 1961.
Americas ranks 12th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.52 kg/ha | 2.92 kg/ha | 3.98 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.75 kg/ha | 4.18 kg/ha | 5.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.44 kg/ha | 5.09 kg/ha | 5.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1 kg/ha | 5.61 kg/ha | 6.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.91 kg/ha | 6.44 kg/ha | 7.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.15 kg/ha | 7.64 kg/ha | 8.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.92 kg/ha | 8.85 kg/ha | 9.05 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 9 Belgium 43.21 kg/ha compare
- 10 Turkmenistan 42 kg/ha compare
- 11 Trinidad and Tobago 41.66 kg/ha compare
- 12 Micronesia (Federated States of) 39.83 kg/ha compare
- 13 Ireland 38.81 kg/ha compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 36.35 kg/ha compare
- 15 Qatar 35.72 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 14.43 million m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import value 8.55 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Americas?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Americas was 8.9 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 9.05 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.92 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Americas ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. 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 (%).