What is the highest manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Americas?

The highest recorded value was 14.42 kg/ha in 2023.

What is the lowest manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Americas?

The lowest recorded value was 10.15 kg/ha in 1961.

How does Americas rank for manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area?

Americas ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.

Is manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Americas?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Americas

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

Americas: Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 14.42 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

14.42 kg/ha

Change on year

up 1.2%

Rank

15th

of 29 groups

All-time high

14.42 kg/ha

in 2023

All-time low

10.15 kg/ha

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Manure applied — 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 14.42 kg/ha for manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Americas peaked at 14.42 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.15 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Americas 15th 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.

Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Americas, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg/ha	Change
1961	10.15 kg/ha	—
1962	10.28 kg/ha	+1.3%
1963	10.3 kg/ha	+0.1%
1964	10.46 kg/ha	+1.6%
1965	10.54 kg/ha	+0.8%
1966	10.55 kg/ha	+0.1%
1967	10.7 kg/ha	+1.4%
1968	10.37 kg/ha	-3.1%
1969	10.23 kg/ha	-1.4%
1970	10.37 kg/ha	+1.4%
1971	10.62 kg/ha	+2.3%
1972	10.69 kg/ha	+0.7%
1973	10.67 kg/ha	-0.2%
1974	10.86 kg/ha	+1.8%
1975	11.02 kg/ha	+1.4%
1976	11.03 kg/ha	+0.1%
1977	11.03 kg/ha	+0.0%
1978	10.81 kg/ha	-2.0%
1979	11.08 kg/ha	+2.5%
1980	11.26 kg/ha	+1.6%
1981	11.26 kg/ha	-0.0%
1982	11.24 kg/ha	-0.1%
1983	11.16 kg/ha	-0.7%
1984	11.24 kg/ha	+0.7%
1985	11.14 kg/ha	-0.9%
1986	11.34 kg/ha	+1.8%
1987	11.56 kg/ha	+1.9%
1988	11.58 kg/ha	+0.2%
1989	11.74 kg/ha	+1.4%
1990	11.87 kg/ha	+1.0%
1991	11.19 kg/ha	-5.7%
1992	11.45 kg/ha	+2.4%
1993	11.62 kg/ha	+1.5%
1994	11.94 kg/ha	+2.7%
1995	12.17 kg/ha	+2.0%
1996	11.76 kg/ha	-3.4%
1997	11.93 kg/ha	+1.5%
1998	12 kg/ha	+0.6%
1999	12.05 kg/ha	+0.4%
2000	12.17 kg/ha	+1.0%
2001	12.38 kg/ha	+1.8%
2002	12.64 kg/ha	+2.1%
2003	12.66 kg/ha	+0.2%
2004	12.86 kg/ha	+1.6%
2005	13.11 kg/ha	+1.9%
2006	13.26 kg/ha	+1.1%
2007	13.36 kg/ha	+0.8%
2008	13.7 kg/ha	+2.6%
2009	13.92 kg/ha	+1.6%
2010	14.03 kg/ha	+0.8%
2011	14.19 kg/ha	+1.1%
2012	14.23 kg/ha	+0.3%
2013	14.13 kg/ha	-0.7%
2014	14.23 kg/ha	+0.7%
2015	13.78 kg/ha	-3.2%
2016	13.91 kg/ha	+0.9%
2017	13.73 kg/ha	-1.3%
2018	13.87 kg/ha	+1.0%
2019	14.04 kg/ha	+1.2%
2020	13.95 kg/ha	-0.6%
2021	14.1 kg/ha	+1.1%
2022	14.25 kg/ha	+1.0%
2023	14.42 kg/ha	+1.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	10.4 kg/ha	10.15 kg/ha	10.7 kg/ha	9
1970s	10.82 kg/ha	10.37 kg/ha	11.08 kg/ha	10
1980s	11.35 kg/ha	11.14 kg/ha	11.74 kg/ha	10
1990s	11.8 kg/ha	11.19 kg/ha	12.17 kg/ha	10
2000s	13.01 kg/ha	12.17 kg/ha	13.92 kg/ha	10
2010s	14.01 kg/ha	13.73 kg/ha	14.23 kg/ha	10
2020s	14.18 kg/ha	13.95 kg/ha	14.42 kg/ha	4

Countries ranked near Americas

12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 9.35 kg/ha compare
12 Mongolia 151.4 kg/ha compare
13 Qatar 146.15 kg/ha compare
14 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 130.06 kg/ha compare
14 United Republic of Tanzania 5.65 kg/ha compare
15 Ireland 120.87 kg/ha compare
16 Switzerland 119.63 kg/ha compare
16 Türkiye 3.68 kg/ha compare
17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.09 kg/ha compare
17 Malta 103.34 kg/ha compare
18 Republic of Korea 88.52 kg/ha compare
18 Syrian Arab Republic 0.8015 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

More environment data for Americas

Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
Industrial roundwood — Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)

All data for Americas →

Frequently asked questions

What is manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Americas?: Manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Americas was 14.42 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Americas?: The highest recorded value was 14.42 kg/ha in 2023.
What is the lowest manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Americas?: The lowest recorded value was 10.15 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Americas rank for manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area?: Americas ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is manure applied — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Americas?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Manure applied — 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: 232 places, 13,437 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 (%).