Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Americas
Americas: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 25.42 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Americas stood at 25.42 kg/cap.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Americas peaked at 26.03 kg/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.15 kg/cap, in 1961.
That places Americas 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.21 kg/cap | 8.15 kg/cap | 15.96 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.67 kg/cap | 17.07 kg/cap | 22.56 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.48 kg/cap | 20.02 kg/cap | 23.52 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.27 kg/cap | 20.38 kg/cap | 21.91 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.23 kg/cap | 20.37 kg/cap | 22.7 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.51 kg/cap | 22.21 kg/cap | 24.45 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.26 kg/cap | 24.49 kg/cap | 26.03 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 Australia 103.04 kg/cap compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 98.34 kg/cap compare
- 3 Canada 80.8 kg/cap compare
- 4 New Zealand 74.22 kg/cap compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 68.13 kg/cap compare
- 6 Uruguay 66.01 kg/cap compare
- 7 Ireland 59.07 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 70.73 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 16.06 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 4.65 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 9.07 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 27.37 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.14 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.12 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 16.37 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 14.92 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 26.66 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Americas?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Americas was 25.42 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 26.03 kg/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.15 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
- Americas ranks 4th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita. 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