Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in World
World: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 115.20 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in World, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in World is 115.20 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in World peaked at 115.20 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.49 million t, in 1961.
That places World 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in World, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.49 million t | — |
| 1962 | 12.97 million t | +12.9% |
| 1963 | 14.63 million t | +12.8% |
| 1964 | 16.39 million t | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 18.89 million t | +15.3% |
| 1966 | 21.97 million t | +16.3% |
| 1967 | 23.98 million t | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 26.19 million t | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 28.32 million t | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 31.57 million t | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 33.58 million t | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 36.07 million t | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 38.95 million t | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 38.58 million t | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 43.88 million t | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 45.19 million t | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 49.27 million t | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 54.03 million t | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 57.02 million t | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 60.63 million t | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 60.74 million t | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 61.73 million t | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 66.53 million t | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 70.71 million t | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 70.67 million t | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 72.54 million t | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 75.72 million t | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 79.52 million t | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 78.71 million t | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 77.24 million t | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 75.62 million t | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 74.31 million t | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 72.61 million t | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 73.07 million t | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 78.65 million t | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 83.16 million t | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 81.32 million t | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 82.78 million t | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 84.97 million t | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 81.02 million t | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 82.00 million t | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 84.41 million t | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 87.17 million t | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 89.48 million t | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 90.10 million t | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 93.01 million t | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 96.32 million t | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 94.64 million t | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 97.16 million t | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 101.33 million t | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 105.01 million t | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 105.12 million t | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 106.88 million t | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 107.98 million t | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 106.66 million t | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 107.73 million t | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 109.96 million t | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 108.78 million t | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 108.51 million t | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 114.99 million t | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 113.18 million t | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 109.15 million t | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 111.99 million t | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 115.20 million t | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.42 million t | 11.49 million t | 28.32 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.81 million t | 31.57 million t | 57.02 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.75 million t | 60.63 million t | 79.52 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.37 million t | 72.61 million t | 84.97 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.53 million t | 81.02 million t | 97.16 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.80 million t | 101.33 million t | 109.96 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.90 million t | 109.15 million t | 115.20 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 46.44 million t (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in World?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in World was 115.20 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 115.20 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.49 million t in 1961.
- How does World rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.