Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use in World
World: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use was 115.20 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
World recorded 115.20 million t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use 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 in World peaked at 115.20 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.49 million t, in 1961.
World ranks 1st of 30 groups on this measure, 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 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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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.4038 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use in World?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use in World was 115.20 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 115.20 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use 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?
- World ranks 1st out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf