Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America
United States of America: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 35.6 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America is 35.6 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America peaked at 48.29 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.36 kg/ha, in 1961.
United States of America ranks 16th of 29 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.36 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 16.96 kg/ha | +18.1% |
| 1963 | 17.82 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 20.62 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 21.88 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 26.1 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 1967 | 28.28 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 28.26 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 29.23 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 33.45 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 30.34 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 32.19 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 35.74 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1974 | 37.03 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 39.13 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 40.14 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 37.22 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 39.84 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 40.15 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 46.1 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1981 | 36.82 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 1982 | 30.72 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 1983 | 45.52 kg/ha | +48.2% |
| 1984 | 39.84 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 32.97 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 1986 | 35.29 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 37.82 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 44.99 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 1989 | 41.17 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 38.82 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 39.84 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 34.51 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 46.1 kg/ha | +33.6% |
| 1994 | 35.71 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 44.36 kg/ha | +24.2% |
| 1996 | 40.95 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 40.33 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 41.28 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 42.18 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 38.69 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 40.46 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 44.85 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 45.06 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 37.52 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 38.24 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 46.79 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 37.84 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 36.39 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 38 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 41.36 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 46.44 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 48.29 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 41.32 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 37.92 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 38.69 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 30.76 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 2017 | 37.23 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 37.39 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 39.12 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 38.67 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 34.76 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 41.68 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 35.6 kg/ha | -14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.61 kg/ha | 14.36 kg/ha | 29.23 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.52 kg/ha | 30.34 kg/ha | 40.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.12 kg/ha | 30.72 kg/ha | 46.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.41 kg/ha | 34.51 kg/ha | 46.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.38 kg/ha | 36.39 kg/ha | 46.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.85 kg/ha | 30.76 kg/ha | 48.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.68 kg/ha | 34.76 kg/ha | 41.68 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 13 Suriname 191.97 kg/ha compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.4255 kg/ha compare
- 14 Ireland 187.39 kg/ha compare
- 15 Republic of Korea 186.66 kg/ha compare
- 16 Egypt 185.69 kg/ha compare
- 17 Uzbekistan 178 kg/ha compare
- 18 China, Taiwan Province of 176.96 kg/ha compare
- 19 Mongolia 176.31 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in United States of America was 35.6 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 48.29 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.36 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does United States of America rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- United States of America ranks 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).