Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Northern America
Northern America: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita was 37.99 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 37.99 kg/cap for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Northern America peaked at 45.58 kg/cap in 1980 and was at its lowest, 15.13 kg/cap, in 1961.
Northern America ranks 2nd of 33 groups on this measure, 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 | 23.01 kg/cap | 15.13 kg/cap | 30.41 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.64 kg/cap | 32.57 kg/cap | 43.55 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.98 kg/cap | 38.12 kg/cap | 45.58 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.72 kg/cap | 40.29 kg/cap | 42.87 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.23 kg/cap | 36.35 kg/cap | 41.84 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.92 kg/cap | 38.07 kg/cap | 42.7 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.25 kg/cap | 37.24 kg/cap | 39.64 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 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
More environment data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 34.16 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 176,906 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.59 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 2.66 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 493,252 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 1.83 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 2.65 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Northern America?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita in Northern America was 37.99 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 45.58 kg/cap in 1980.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.13 kg/cap in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
- Northern America ranks 2nd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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) — 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