Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Americas
Americas: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 68.07 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Americas stood at 68.07 %.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Americas peaked at 70.98 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 51.02 %, in 1988.
That places Americas 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 use efficiency in Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.37 % | — |
| 1962 | 68.41 % | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 68.38 % | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 64.9 % | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 65.55 % | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 61.89 % | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 59.86 % | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 59.85 % | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 58.17 % | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 54.66 % | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 59.14 % | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 56.23 % | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 55.73 % | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 52.4 % | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 54.07 % | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 52.89 % | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 55.94 % | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 54.96 % | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 55.8 % | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 51.09 % | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 58.74 % | +15.0% |
| 1982 | 62.7 % | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 51.18 % | -18.4% |
| 1984 | 56.48 % | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 61.29 % | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 58.49 % | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 56.99 % | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 51.02 % | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 55.34 % | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 58.18 % | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 57.58 % | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 61.7 % | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 53.81 % | -12.8% |
| 1994 | 61.38 % | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 56.72 % | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 59.33 % | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 60.11 % | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 60.62 % | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 60.05 % | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 60.92 % | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 61.01 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 58.57 % | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 60.81 % | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 63.65 % | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 64.04 % | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 61.83 % | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 64.82 % | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 68.97 % | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 66.65 % | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 66.71 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 64.21 % | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 62.64 % | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 67.01 % | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 67.44 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 69.95 % | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 70.98 % | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 70.54 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 69 % | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 69.17 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 68.13 % | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 66.91 % | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 66.69 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 68.07 % | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.04 % | 58.17 % | 69.37 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 55.18 % | 52.4 % | 59.14 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.34 % | 51.02 % | 62.7 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.95 % | 53.81 % | 61.7 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.13 % | 58.57 % | 68.97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.76 % | 62.64 % | 70.98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.45 % | 66.69 % | 68.13 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 6 Nauru 178 % compare
- 7 Samoa 164.39 % compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 141.58 % compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 78.16 % compare
- 9 Tonga 135.24 % compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 72.27 % compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 69.2 % compare
- 10 Mauritius 128.25 % compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 66.86 % compare
- 11 Ghana 124.81 % compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 66.07 % compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 123.83 % compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Americas?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Americas was 68.07 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 70.98 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.02 % in 1988.
- How does Americas rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Americas ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. 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 (%).