Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in United States of America
United States of America: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 3.96 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in United States of America, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 3.96 million t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in United States of America peaked at 8.17 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 313,000 t, in 1962.
That places United States of America 22nd out of 59 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 324,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 313,000 t | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 413,000 t | +31.9% |
| 1964 | 426,000 t | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 480,000 t | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 607,000 t | +26.5% |
| 1967 | 612,000 t | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 627,000 t | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 776,000 t | +23.8% |
| 1970 | 842,000 t | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 766,000 t | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 802,000 t | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 970,000 t | +20.9% |
| 1974 | 1.09 million t | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 1.10 million t | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.67 million t | +51.2% |
| 1977 | 1.71 million t | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 1.98 million t | +15.9% |
| 1979 | 2.37 million t | +19.8% |
| 1980 | 2.23 million t | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 2.30 million t | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 2.43 million t | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 3.57 million t | +47.3% |
| 1984 | 3.29 million t | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 3.63 million t | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 3.46 million t | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 3.62 million t | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 3.74 million t | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 3.54 million t | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 3.01 million t | -15.1% |
| 1991 | 3.18 million t | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 3.55 million t | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 4.44 million t | +24.8% |
| 1994 | 4.70 million t | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 4.57 million t | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 4.13 million t | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 2.90 million t | -29.7% |
| 1998 | 5.57 million t | +91.6% |
| 1999 | 5.72 million t | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 8.17 million t | +42.7% |
| 2001 | 6.62 million t | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 2.71 million t | -59.0% |
| 2003 | 3.78 million t | +39.2% |
| 2004 | 4.19 million t | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 4.77 million t | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 3.52 million t | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 4.63 million t | +31.4% |
| 2008 | 5.30 million t | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 2.90 million t | -45.2% |
| 2010 | 4.21 million t | +45.1% |
| 2011 | 4.36 million t | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 4.73 million t | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 4.56 million t | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.63 million t | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 5.40 million t | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 4.79 million t | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 4.32 million t | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 4.20 million t | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 4.09 million t | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.64 million t | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 4.66 million t | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 3.63 million t | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 3.84 million t | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 3.96 million t | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in United States of America 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +91.6% | 2.90 million t | 5.57 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 508,667 t | 313,000 t | 776,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.33 million t | 766,000 t | 2.37 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.18 million t | 2.23 million t | 3.74 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.18 million t | 2.90 million t | 5.72 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.66 million t | 2.71 million t | 8.17 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.53 million t | 4.09 million t | 5.40 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 million t | 3.63 million t | 4.66 million t | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value -11.95 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in United States of America?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in United States of America was 3.96 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.17 million t in 2000.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 313,000 t in 1962.
- How does United States of America rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- United States of America ranks 22nd out of 59 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of 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.