Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in South America
South America: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 62.08 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in South 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 South America stood at 62.08 kg/ha.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in South America peaked at 66.72 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.29 kg/ha, in 1964.
South America ranks 5th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.74 kg/ha | 5.29 kg/ha | 8.84 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.71 kg/ha | 10.26 kg/ha | 22.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.2 kg/ha | 16.58 kg/ha | 25.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.16 kg/ha | 23.16 kg/ha | 34.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.31 kg/ha | 35.23 kg/ha | 48.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.76 kg/ha | 42.05 kg/ha | 52.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.97 kg/ha | 56.27 kg/ha | 66.72 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 2 Singapore 1,199 kg/ha compare
- 3 China, Hong Kong SAR 595.92 kg/ha compare
- 4 Kuwait 583.5 kg/ha compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 476.54 kg/ha compare
- 6 Montenegro 366.65 kg/ha compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 316.59 kg/ha compare
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 275.81 kg/ha compare
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 25.17 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 10.75 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 62,493 m3 (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production 13.72 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 48.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 104.85 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -0.9414 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in South America?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in South America was 62.08 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 66.72 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.29 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does South America rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- South America ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South 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 (%).