Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern America
Northern America: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 10.89 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern America is 10.89 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern America peaked at 11.22 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.56 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Northern America 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.56 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.92 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 6.43 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 6.82 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 7.57 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1966 | 8.42 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1967 | 8.88 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 8.82 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 8.4 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 8.76 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 8.97 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 9.43 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 9.68 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 8.99 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 9.71 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 10.51 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 10.05 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 10.51 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 10.43 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 10.38 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 9.53 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 8.45 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1983 | 9.34 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 9.3 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 8.51 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 7.99 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 8.16 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 8.16 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 8.46 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 8.29 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 8.29 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.7 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 8.98 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 8.88 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 9.05 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 9.41 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 9.52 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 8.94 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 8.95 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 8.78 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 9.34 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 9.03 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 10.18 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 9.81 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 9.67 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 9.96 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 9.6 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 7.36 kg/ha | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 9.34 kg/ha | +26.8% |
| 2010 | 9.92 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 10.37 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 11.14 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 11.2 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 10.45 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 10.68 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 10.72 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 11.17 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 10.83 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 11.22 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 11.05 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 10.35 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 10.65 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 10.89 kg/ha | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.42 kg/ha | 5.56 kg/ha | 8.88 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.7 kg/ha | 8.76 kg/ha | 10.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.83 kg/ha | 7.99 kg/ha | 10.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.9 kg/ha | 8.29 kg/ha | 9.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.31 kg/ha | 7.36 kg/ha | 10.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.77 kg/ha | 9.92 kg/ha | 11.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.74 kg/ha | 10.35 kg/ha | 11.05 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 3 China, Taiwan Province of 57.03 kg/ha compare
- 4 Bangladesh 50.83 kg/ha compare
- 5 Belgium-Luxembourg 50.39 kg/ha compare
- 6 Egypt 38.18 kg/ha compare
- 7 Brazil 37.29 kg/ha compare
- 8 China 35.3 kg/ha compare
- 9 China, mainland 32 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern America?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern America was 10.89 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 11.22 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.56 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Northern America ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).