Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America
Northern America: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 5.16 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 5.16 million t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America peaked at 8.57 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 319,278 t, in 1962.
Northern America ranks 12th of 59 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 337,487 t | — |
| 1962 | 319,278 t | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 428,466 t | +34.2% |
| 1964 | 437,568 t | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 497,030 t | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 629,716 t | +26.7% |
| 1967 | 629,853 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 640,050 t | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 782,528 t | +22.3% |
| 1970 | 854,352 t | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 781,000 t | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 815,032 t | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 994,881 t | +22.1% |
| 1974 | 1.13 million t | +13.6% |
| 1975 | 1.17 million t | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 1.77 million t | +51.8% |
| 1977 | 1.79 million t | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 2.08 million t | +16.2% |
| 1979 | 2.51 million t | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 2.33 million t | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 2.42 million t | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 2.57 million t | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 3.76 million t | +46.4% |
| 1984 | 3.48 million t | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 3.81 million t | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 3.69 million t | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 3.85 million t | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 3.98 million t | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 3.73 million t | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 3.22 million t | -13.8% |
| 1991 | 3.41 million t | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 3.78 million t | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 4.68 million t | +23.8% |
| 1994 | 4.91 million t | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 4.78 million t | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 4.36 million t | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 3.19 million t | -26.9% |
| 1998 | 5.86 million t | +83.8% |
| 1999 | 6.00 million t | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 8.57 million t | +42.9% |
| 2001 | 6.97 million t | -18.7% |
| 2002 | 3.07 million t | -56.0% |
| 2003 | 4.32 million t | +40.9% |
| 2004 | 4.57 million t | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 5.14 million t | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 3.85 million t | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 5.14 million t | +33.5% |
| 2008 | 5.79 million t | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 3.22 million t | -44.5% |
| 2010 | 4.71 million t | +46.4% |
| 2011 | 4.98 million t | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 5.52 million t | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 5.39 million t | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 5.48 million t | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.20 million t | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 5.49 million t | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 5.20 million t | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 5.19 million t | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.09 million t | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.71 million t | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 5.72 million t | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 4.74 million t | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 4.90 million t | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 5.16 million t | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 522,442 t | 319,278 t | 782,528 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.39 million t | 781,000 t | 2.51 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.36 million t | 2.33 million t | 3.98 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.42 million t | 3.19 million t | 6.00 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.06 million t | 3.07 million t | 8.57 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.33 million t | 4.71 million t | 6.20 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.05 million t | 4.71 million t | 5.72 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
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) — import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Northern America was 5.16 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.57 million t in 2000.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 319,278 t in 1962.
- How does Northern America rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Northern America ranks 12th out of 59 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
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.