Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in United States of America
United States of America: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 71.43 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in United States of America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in United States of America stood at 71.43 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in United States of America peaked at 75.01 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 43.09 %, in 1983.
United States of America ranks 6th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62.94 % | — |
| 1962 | 59.35 % | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 59.09 % | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 54.82 % | -7.2% |
| 1965 | 56.2 % | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 51.72 % | -8.0% |
| 1967 | 51.57 % | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 52.02 % | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 50.21 % | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 45.7 % | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 51.65 % | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 50.6 % | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 50.13 % | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 45.52 % | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 48.4 % | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 46.92 % | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 52.2 % | +11.3% |
| 1978 | 50.57 % | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 53.82 % | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 46.63 % | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 56.42 % | +21.0% |
| 1982 | 61.37 % | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 43.09 % | -29.8% |
| 1984 | 52.94 % | +22.9% |
| 1985 | 59.66 % | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 55.57 % | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 53.37 % | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 43.44 % | -18.6% |
| 1989 | 50.9 % | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 54.29 % | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 52.59 % | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 59.78 % | +13.7% |
| 1993 | 47.91 % | -19.9% |
| 1994 | 60.83 % | +27.0% |
| 1995 | 51.2 % | -15.8% |
| 1996 | 56.53 % | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 58.45 % | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 58.32 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 57.31 % | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 59.98 % | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 58.82 % | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 54.79 % | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 55.99 % | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 64.26 % | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 63.44 % | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 58.23 % | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 63.95 % | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 65.4 % | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 66 % | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 64.14 % | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 60.29 % | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 59.1 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 65.1 % | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 68.82 % | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 68.07 % | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 75.01 % | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 70.25 % | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 70.28 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 67.05 % | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 69.16 % | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 72.39 % | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 67.21 % | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 71.43 % | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.32 % | 50.21 % | 62.94 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.55 % | 45.52 % | 53.82 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.34 % | 43.09 % | 61.37 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.72 % | 47.91 % | 60.83 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.09 % | 54.79 % | 66 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.81 % | 59.1 % | 75.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.05 % | 67.21 % | 72.39 % | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in United States of America?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in United States of America was 71.43 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 75.01 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.09 % in 1983.
- How does United States of America rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- United States of America ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 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 (%).