Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Northern America
Northern America: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 14.64 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Northern America is 14.64 million t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Northern America peaked at 15.04 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.05 million t, in 1961.
That places Northern America 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Northern America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.05 million t | — |
| 1962 | 3.52 million t | +15.2% |
| 1963 | 3.97 million t | +12.9% |
| 1964 | 4.29 million t | +8.1% |
| 1965 | 4.84 million t | +12.8% |
| 1966 | 5.53 million t | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 6.25 million t | +12.9% |
| 1968 | 6.50 million t | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 6.89 million t | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 7.47 million t | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 7.66 million t | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 7.85 million t | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 8.56 million t | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 8.50 million t | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 9.47 million t | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 10.19 million t | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 9.99 million t | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 10.33 million t | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 10.97 million t | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 11.60 million t | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 11.21 million t | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 9.91 million t | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 10.73 million t | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 11.64 million t | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 11.00 million t | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 10.47 million t | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 10.63 million t | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 10.75 million t | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 11.10 million t | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 11.33 million t | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 11.59 million t | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 11.67 million t | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 12.50 million t | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 12.36 million t | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 12.56 million t | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 12.86 million t | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 12.83 million t | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 12.88 million t | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 12.91 million t | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 12.27 million t | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 12.29 million t | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 12.61 million t | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 13.47 million t | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 12.73 million t | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 12.70 million t | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 13.34 million t | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 13.46 million t | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 12.31 million t | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 13.01 million t | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 13.68 million t | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 14.72 million t | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 15.04 million t | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 14.52 million t | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 14.35 million t | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 14.41 million t | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 14.11 million t | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 14.05 million t | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 14.66 million t | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 14.33 million t | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 14.97 million t | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 14.55 million t | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 14.17 million t | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 14.53 million t | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 14.64 million t | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.98 million t | 3.05 million t | 6.89 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.10 million t | 7.47 million t | 10.97 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.90 million t | 9.91 million t | 11.64 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.35 million t | 11.33 million t | 12.91 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.82 million t | 12.27 million t | 13.47 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.39 million t | 13.68 million t | 15.04 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.57 million t | 14.17 million t | 14.97 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Northern America?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Northern America was 14.64 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 15.04 million t in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.05 million t in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Northern America ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.