Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in United States of America
United States of America: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen was 9.22 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in United States of America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in United States of America is 9.22 million t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in United States of America peaked at 9.79 million t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.41 million t, in 1961.
United States of America ranks 8th 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 in United States of America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.41 million t | — |
| 1962 | 2.78 million t | +15.8% |
| 1963 | 3.11 million t | +11.6% |
| 1964 | 3.33 million t | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 3.78 million t | +13.5% |
| 1966 | 4.29 million t | +13.4% |
| 1967 | 4.80 million t | +11.9% |
| 1968 | 5.03 million t | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 5.35 million t | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 5.82 million t | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 5.83 million t | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 6.00 million t | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 6.54 million t | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 6.31 million t | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 7.34 million t | +16.3% |
| 1976 | 7.70 million t | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 7.31 million t | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 7.66 million t | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 8.19 million t | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 8.59 million t | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 8.09 million t | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 6.87 million t | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 7.81 million t | +13.8% |
| 1984 | 8.29 million t | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 7.61 million t | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 7.44 million t | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 7.59 million t | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 7.68 million t | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 7.98 million t | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 8.17 million t | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 8.29 million t | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 8.27 million t | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 9.03 million t | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 8.62 million t | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 8.86 million t | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 8.96 million t | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 8.94 million t | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 9.02 million t | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 8.97 million t | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 8.47 million t | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 8.66 million t | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.78 million t | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 9.45 million t | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 8.95 million t | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 8.74 million t | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 9.57 million t | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 9.12 million t | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 8.32 million t | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 8.89 million t | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 9.34 million t | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 9.79 million t | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 9.77 million t | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 9.65 million t | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.45 million t | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 9.40 million t | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.36 million t | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.36 million t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.40 million t | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 9.48 million t | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 9.52 million t | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 9.15 million t | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 9.37 million t | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 9.22 million t | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.88 million t | 2.41 million t | 5.35 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.87 million t | 5.82 million t | 8.19 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.79 million t | 6.87 million t | 8.59 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.71 million t | 8.17 million t | 9.03 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.89 million t | 8.32 million t | 9.57 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.50 million t | 9.34 million t | 9.79 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.31 million t | 9.15 million t | 9.52 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 5 Brazil 5.54 million t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 990,792 t compare
- 6 Pakistan 3.79 million t compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 187,992 t compare
- 7 Indonesia 3.20 million t compare
- 8 Canada 2.83 million t compare
- 9 Russian Federation 2.59 million t compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 89,610 t compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 66,428 t compare
- 10 Thailand 2.05 million t compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 63,991 t compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 1.87 million t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in United States of America?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in United States of America was 9.22 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.79 million t in 2011.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.41 million t in 1961.
- How does United States of America rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- United States of America ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).