Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in World
World: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 67.32 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in World, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
World recorded 67.32 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in World peaked at 67.41 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.64 kg/ha, in 1961.
World ranks 7th 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.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in World, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.64 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 8.58 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1963 | 9.58 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1964 | 10.61 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1965 | 12.32 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1966 | 14.3 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1967 | 15.67 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 17.13 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 18.4 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 20.6 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1971 | 21.93 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 23.61 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 25.47 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 25.13 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 28.55 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 29.74 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 32.25 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 34.88 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 36.87 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 39.06 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 38.96 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 39.47 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 42.7 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 44.77 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 44.15 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 45.32 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 47.48 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 49.91 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 49.39 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 48.26 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 47.16 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 46.28 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 45.01 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 45.09 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 48.92 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 51.73 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 50.53 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 51.44 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 52.72 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 50.77 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 51.23 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 53.02 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 54.01 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 55.69 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 55.69 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 58.13 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 59.52 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 57.91 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 60.34 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 61.38 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 63.68 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 63.62 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 64.92 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 64.14 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 63.76 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 64.35 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 64.33 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.88 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 64.9 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 67.41 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 65.94 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 65.01 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 67.32 kg/ha | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.69 kg/ha | 7.64 kg/ha | 18.4 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.9 kg/ha | 20.6 kg/ha | 36.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.12 kg/ha | 38.96 kg/ha | 49.91 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.71 kg/ha | 45.01 kg/ha | 52.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.63 kg/ha | 50.77 kg/ha | 60.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.89 kg/ha | 61.38 kg/ha | 64.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.42 kg/ha | 65.01 kg/ha | 67.41 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 56.33 kg/ha compare
- 4 Uzbekistan 193.44 kg/ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 192.39 kg/ha compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 39.74 kg/ha compare
- 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 191.49 kg/ha compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 31.08 kg/ha compare
- 7 Suriname 185.82 kg/ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27.15 kg/ha compare
- 8 China, Hong Kong SAR 182 kg/ha compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 22.61 kg/ha compare
- 9 Kuwait 172.32 kg/ha compare
- 9 Melanesia 18.91 kg/ha compare
- 10 Bangladesh 169.31 kg/ha compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in World?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in World was 67.32 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 67.41 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.64 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does World rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- World ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).