Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity in Northern America
Northern America: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity was 2.66 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity in Northern America stood at 2.66 million t.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity in Northern America peaked at 5.27 million t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 378,904 t, in 1962.
That places Northern America 23rd out of 58 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 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
- 20 Trinidad and Tobago 689,606 t compare
- 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 Slovakia 358,356 t compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity in Northern America?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity in Northern America was 2.66 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity 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 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?
- Northern America ranks 23rd out of 58 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity. 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