Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Northern America
Northern America: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled was 2.66 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Northern America is 2.66 million t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Northern America peaked at 5.27 million t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 378,904 t, in 1962.
Northern America ranks 24th of 60 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Northern America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 408,410 t | — |
| 1962 | 378,904 t | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 403,963 t | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 524,422 t | +29.8% |
| 1965 | 677,637 t | +29.2% |
| 1966 | 867,305 t | +28.0% |
| 1967 | 1.15 million t | +32.7% |
| 1968 | 1.74 million t | +51.5% |
| 1969 | 1.61 million t | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 1.39 million t | -13.7% |
| 1971 | 1.38 million t | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.58 million t | +14.6% |
| 1973 | 1.50 million t | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 1.36 million t | -9.7% |
| 1975 | 1.36 million t | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.77 million t | +30.5% |
| 1977 | 2.55 million t | +44.3% |
| 1978 | 3.20 million t | +25.3% |
| 1979 | 3.32 million t | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 3.79 million t | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 3.23 million t | -14.8% |
| 1982 | 2.88 million t | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 3.11 million t | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 4.44 million t | +43.0% |
| 1985 | 3.39 million t | -23.7% |
| 1986 | 3.94 million t | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 4.63 million t | +17.5% |
| 1988 | 4.64 million t | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 4.66 million t | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 4.82 million t | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 4.88 million t | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.99 million t | -18.3% |
| 1993 | 4.45 million t | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 4.86 million t | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 5.18 million t | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 5.08 million t | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 5.11 million t | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 5.24 million t | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 5.27 million t | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.03 million t | -23.5% |
| 2001 | 4.62 million t | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 3.53 million t | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 3.09 million t | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 3.39 million t | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 3.10 million t | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 3.30 million t | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 2.77 million t | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 3.69 million t | +32.9% |
| 2009 | 3.01 million t | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 3.56 million t | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 3.69 million t | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 3.63 million t | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.58 million t | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.90 million t | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 3.35 million t | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 3.63 million t | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 3.69 million t | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.40 million t | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 3.23 million t | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 2.53 million t | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 2.16 million t | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 2.89 million t | +33.6% |
| 2023 | 2.72 million t | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 2.66 million t | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 863,176 t | 378,904 t | 1.74 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.94 million t | 1.36 million t | 3.32 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.87 million t | 2.88 million t | 4.66 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.89 million t | 3.99 million t | 5.27 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.45 million t | 2.77 million t | 4.62 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.47 million t | 2.90 million t | 3.69 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 million t | 2.16 million t | 2.89 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 21 Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) 644,820 t compare
- 22 Canada 644,281 t compare
- 23 Lithuania 535,335 t compare
- 24 Brunei Darussalam 497,202 t compare
- 25 Turkmenistan 471,827 t compare
- 26 Viet Nam 383,686 t compare
- 27 Slovakia 358,356 t compare
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) — export quantity, gaps filled in Northern America?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Northern America was 2.66 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 5.27 million t in 1999.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 378,904 t in 1962.
- How does Northern America rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled?
- Northern America ranks 24th out of 60 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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) — Export quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity with 86 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) — Export quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity with 86 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.