Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen in United States of America

United States of America: Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen was 1.58 million t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.58 million t
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
16th
of 29 groups
All-time high
1.77 million t
in 1990
All-time low
1.44 million t
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen in United States of America, 1961–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 1.58 million t for manure applied — cropland nitrogen in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland nitrogen in United States of America peaked at 1.77 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.44 million t, in 1991.

That places United States of America 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen in United States of America, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 1.67 million t
1962 1.67 million t +0.1%
1963 1.67 million t -0.2%
1964 1.67 million t +0.0%
1965 1.65 million t -1.4%
1966 1.61 million t -2.0%
1967 1.63 million t +1.3%
1968 1.59 million t -2.5%
1969 1.59 million t -0.3%
1970 1.59 million t +0.1%
1971 1.63 million t +2.8%
1972 1.64 million t +0.2%
1973 1.63 million t -0.8%
1974 1.65 million t +1.3%
1975 1.62 million t -1.6%
1976 1.61 million t -0.4%
1977 1.61 million t -0.1%
1978 1.60 million t -0.5%
1979 1.64 million t +1.9%
1980 1.67 million t +2.4%
1981 1.70 million t +1.3%
1982 1.67 million t -1.2%
1983 1.66 million t -0.7%
1984 1.66 million t -0.1%
1985 1.67 million t +0.6%
1986 1.68 million t +0.5%
1987 1.71 million t +1.9%
1988 1.72 million t +0.3%
1989 1.74 million t +1.4%
1990 1.77 million t +1.9%
1991 1.44 million t -19.0%
1992 1.45 million t +1.1%
1993 1.47 million t +1.0%
1994 1.49 million t +1.7%
1995 1.51 million t +1.1%
1996 1.52 million t +0.7%
1997 1.53 million t +0.8%
1998 1.53 million t -0.4%
1999 1.52 million t -0.5%
2000 1.52 million t +0.3%
2001 1.53 million t +0.2%
2002 1.54 million t +0.7%
2003 1.53 million t -0.4%
2004 1.53 million t +0.2%
2005 1.54 million t +0.5%
2006 1.55 million t +1.0%
2007 1.57 million t +0.8%
2008 1.60 million t +1.8%
2009 1.54 million t -3.5%
2010 1.54 million t -0.2%
2011 1.54 million t +0.3%
2012 1.53 million t -0.7%
2013 1.52 million t -0.7%
2014 1.52 million t +0.4%
2015 1.53 million t +0.7%
2016 1.56 million t +1.9%
2017 1.59 million t +1.6%
2018 1.60 million t +0.9%
2019 1.62 million t +0.8%
2020 1.61 million t -0.6%
2021 1.59 million t -0.8%
2022 1.58 million t -0.7%
2023 1.58 million t -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.64 million t 1.59 million t 1.67 million t 9
1970s 1.62 million t 1.59 million t 1.65 million t 10
1980s 1.69 million t 1.66 million t 1.74 million t 10
1990s 1.52 million t 1.44 million t 1.77 million t 10
2000s 1.54 million t 1.52 million t 1.60 million t 10
2010s 1.56 million t 1.52 million t 1.62 million t 10
2020s 1.59 million t 1.58 million t 1.61 million t 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 386,385 t compare
  2. 14 Uzbekistan 331,459 t compare
  3. 15 Colombia 330,944 t compare
  4. 16 Poland 325,531 t compare
  5. 17 Italy 306,727 t compare
  6. 18 Yugoslav SFR 298,451 t compare
  7. 19 Bangladesh 273,534 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manure applied — cropland nitrogen in United States of America?
Manure applied — cropland nitrogen in United States of America was 1.58 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest manure applied — cropland nitrogen recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 1.77 million t in 1990.
What is the lowest manure applied — cropland nitrogen recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.44 million t in 1991.
How does United States of America rank for manure applied — cropland nitrogen?
United States of America ranks 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is manure applied — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
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
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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 (%).