Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Americas
Americas: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 17.31 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Americas, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Americas is 17.31 million t, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Americas peaked at 18.11 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.17 million t, in 1961.
That places Americas 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Americas, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.17 million t | — |
| 1962 | 3.43 million t | +8.4% |
| 1963 | 3.64 million t | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 4.21 million t | +15.5% |
| 1965 | 4.47 million t | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 5.28 million t | +18.1% |
| 1967 | 5.94 million t | +12.6% |
| 1968 | 6.18 million t | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 6.70 million t | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 7.65 million t | +14.1% |
| 1971 | 7.07 million t | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 7.97 million t | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 8.79 million t | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 9.35 million t | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 9.89 million t | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 10.40 million t | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 10.23 million t | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 10.79 million t | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 11.38 million t | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 12.87 million t | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 10.74 million t | -16.5% |
| 1982 | 9.33 million t | -13.1% |
| 1983 | 12.29 million t | +31.7% |
| 1984 | 11.81 million t | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 10.43 million t | -11.7% |
| 1986 | 11.00 million t | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 11.69 million t | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 13.26 million t | +13.4% |
| 1989 | 12.61 million t | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 11.83 million t | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 11.74 million t | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 10.82 million t | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 13.52 million t | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 11.75 million t | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 13.26 million t | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 12.66 million t | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 12.87 million t | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 13.25 million t | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 13.47 million t | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 13.24 million t | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 13.56 million t | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 14.68 million t | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 14.67 million t | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.94 million t | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 13.82 million t | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 15.18 million t | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 14.21 million t | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 12.32 million t | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 13.26 million t | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 14.40 million t | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 16.10 million t | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 16.56 million t | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 15.50 million t | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 15.91 million t | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 14.63 million t | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 14.52 million t | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 15.19 million t | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 15.87 million t | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 15.65 million t | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 17.08 million t | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 18.11 million t | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 17.78 million t | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 17.31 million t | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.78 million t | 3.17 million t | 6.70 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.35 million t | 7.07 million t | 11.38 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.60 million t | 9.33 million t | 13.26 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.52 million t | 10.82 million t | 13.52 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.89 million t | 12.32 million t | 15.18 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.43 million t | 14.40 million t | 16.56 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.57 million t | 17.08 million t | 18.11 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 China 20.36 million t compare
- 2 China, mainland 19.40 million t compare
- 3 India 17.23 million t compare
- 3 Viet Nam 1.49 million t compare
- 4 Türkiye 1.05 million t compare
- 4 USSR 12.20 million t compare
- 5 Brazil 5.32 million t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 951,791 t compare
- 6 Pakistan 4.03 million t compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 229,476 t compare
- 7 Indonesia 2.28 million t 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 in Americas?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Americas was 17.31 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 18.11 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 million t in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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. 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 (%).