Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Americas

Americas: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen was 22.33 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
22.33 million t
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
5th
of 32 groups
All-time high
22.82 million t
in 2021
All-time low
2.91 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Americas, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Americas recorded 22.33 million t for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Americas peaked at 22.82 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.91 million t, in 1961.

Americas ranks 5th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.80 million t 2.91 million t 6.72 million t 9
1970s 9.23 million t 7.35 million t 11.46 million t 10
1980s 11.93 million t 10.47 million t 12.60 million t 10
1990s 13.89 million t 12.67 million t 15.09 million t 10
2000s 15.85 million t 14.83 million t 17.43 million t 10
2010s 19.67 million t 17.47 million t 20.99 million t 10
2020s 22.45 million t 22.13 million t 22.82 million t 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 2 China, mainland 24.55 million t compare
  2. 3 India 18.41 million t compare
  3. 4 USSR 7.78 million t compare
  4. 5 Brazil 5.54 million t compare
  5. 6 Pakistan 3.79 million t compare
  6. 7 Indonesia 3.20 million t compare
  7. 8 Canada 2.83 million t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Americas?
Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Americas was 22.33 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 22.82 million t in 2021.
What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 2.91 million t in 1961.
How does Americas rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
Americas ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 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 (%).