Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern America
Northern America: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 37.62 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern America stood at 37.62 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern America peaked at 46.89 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.44 kg/ha, in 1961.
Northern America ranks 13th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.36 kg/ha | 12.44 kg/ha | 23.8 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 30.85 kg/ha | 24.72 kg/ha | 34.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.16 kg/ha | 26.58 kg/ha | 39.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.81 kg/ha | 30.71 kg/ha | 40.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.06 kg/ha | 33.29 kg/ha | 41.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.62 kg/ha | 30.45 kg/ha | 46.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.46 kg/ha | 37.1 kg/ha | 40.43 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern America?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Northern America was 37.62 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 46.89 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.44 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Northern America ranks 13th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).