Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)

Northern America (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 4.12 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
4.12 million t
Change on year
up 6.2%
Rank
19th
of 59 groups
All-time high
5.21 million t
in 2015
All-time low
402,845 t
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1990200720241990: 752.6k t1991: 838.9k t1992: 791.7k t1993: 1.4M t1994: 1.4M t1995: 1.5M t1996: 1.4M t1997: 1.2M t1998: 1.5M t1999: 1.4M t2000: 402.8k t2001: 467.5k t2002: 1.6M t2003: 2.8M t2004: 3.1M t2005: 3.2M t2006: 2.7M t2007: 4.0M t2008: 4.7M t2009: 2.2M t2010: 3.5M t2011: 3.7M t2012: 4.3M t2013: 4.3M t2014: 4.5M t2015: 5.2M t2016: 4.5M t2017: 4.1M t2018: 4.2M t2019: 4.2M t2020: 3.7M t2021: 4.7M t2022: 3.7M t2023: 3.9M t2024: 4.1M t

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) is 4.12 million t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 5.21 million t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 402,845 t, in 2000.

Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 19th of 59 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 752,580 t
1991 838,860 t +11.5%
1992 791,731 t -5.6%
1993 1.37 million t +73.1%
1994 1.44 million t +5.1%
1995 1.47 million t +2.2%
1996 1.36 million t -7.8%
1997 1.17 million t -13.8%
1998 1.50 million t +28.2%
1999 1.37 million t -8.6%
2000 402,845 t -70.6%
2001 467,483 t +16.0%
2002 1.60 million t +242.2%
2003 2.82 million t +76.3%
2004 3.11 million t +10.4%
2005 3.20 million t +2.9%
2006 2.73 million t -14.6%
2007 3.95 million t +44.6%
2008 4.70 million t +18.9%
2009 2.25 million t -52.1%
2010 3.50 million t +55.4%
2011 3.73 million t +6.6%
2012 4.35 million t +16.6%
2013 4.35 million t +0.0%
2014 4.52 million t +4.0%
2015 5.21 million t +15.1%
2016 4.49 million t -13.8%
2017 4.06 million t -9.5%
2018 4.16 million t +2.5%
2019 4.16 million t -0.1%
2020 3.71 million t -10.9%
2021 4.73 million t +27.6%
2022 3.69 million t -21.9%
2023 3.88 million t +5.1%
2024 4.12 million t +6.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +242.2% 467,483 t 1.60 million t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.21 million t 752,580 t 1.50 million t 10
2000s 2.52 million t 402,845 t 4.70 million t 10
2010s 4.25 million t 3.50 million t 5.21 million t 10
2020s 4.03 million t 3.69 million t 4.73 million t 5

Countries ranked near Northern America (excluding intra-trade)

  1. 16 Bangladesh 665,242 t compare
  2. 17 Philippines 658,229 t compare
  3. 18 Ukraine 650,438 t compare
  4. 19 South Africa 640,129 t compare
  5. 20 Italy 640,068 t compare
  6. 21 Viet Nam 549,405 t compare
  7. 22 Ethiopia 547,262 t compare

See the full ranking of 277 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) was 4.12 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
The highest recorded value was 5.21 million t in 2015.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
The lowest recorded value was 402,845 t in 2000.
How does Northern America (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 19th out of 59 groups with data for 2024.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern America (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 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.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
277 places, 14,201 data points, 1961–2024
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 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.