Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America
United States of America: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 7.95 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — 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 leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America is 7.95 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America peaked at 8.15 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.13 kg/ha, in 1961.
United States of America ranks 14th of 29 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.
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.13 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.39 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1963 | 3.53 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 3.69 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 3.91 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 4.19 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 4.54 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 4.48 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 4.43 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 4.68 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 4.8 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 4.88 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 5.13 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 5.14 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 5.51 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 5.79 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 5.64 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 5.67 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 5.97 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 6.23 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 6.08 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 5.49 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 5.75 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 6.1 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 5.88 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 5.7 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 5.85 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 5.91 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 6.07 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 6.22 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 5.93 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 6.01 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 6.39 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 6.36 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 6.41 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 6.61 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 6.67 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 6.72 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 6.75 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 6.52 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 6.54 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 6.74 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 7.21 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 7.02 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 7 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 7.61 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 7.45 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 7.06 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 7.39 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 7.71 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 8.09 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 8.15 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 8.02 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 7.86 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 7.87 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.78 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 7.76 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.98 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 7.99 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.12 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 8.06 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 7.95 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.95 kg/ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.92 kg/ha | 3.13 kg/ha | 4.54 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.32 kg/ha | 4.68 kg/ha | 5.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.91 kg/ha | 5.49 kg/ha | 6.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.41 kg/ha | 5.93 kg/ha | 6.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.05 kg/ha | 6.52 kg/ha | 7.61 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.92 kg/ha | 7.71 kg/ha | 8.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.02 kg/ha | 7.95 kg/ha | 8.12 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 11 Trinidad and Tobago 41.66 kg/ha compare
- 12 Ireland 38.81 kg/ha compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 36.35 kg/ha compare
- 14 Qatar 35.72 kg/ha compare
- 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 35.07 kg/ha compare
- 16 Mongolia 35 kg/ha compare
- 17 Djibouti 34 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America was 7.95 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.15 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.13 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does United States of America rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- United States of America ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Leaching — 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 (%).