Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in World
World: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 67.26 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in World, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in World is 67.26 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in World peaked at 67.26 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.02 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places World 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in World, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.02 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 20.01 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 20.19 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 21.34 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 21.53 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 22.7 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 23.24 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 23.93 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 23.78 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 24.6 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 26.01 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 25.35 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 27.47 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 26.91 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 27.37 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 28.57 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 29.22 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 30.96 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 30.63 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 30.23 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 31.85 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 33.05 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 31.9 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 34.39 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 34.73 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 34.61 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 34.58 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 34.23 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 36.24 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 37.79 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 37.09 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 38.19 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 37.51 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 39.22 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 38.71 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 40.76 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 42.06 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 42.38 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 42.62 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 42.85 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 44.11 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 43.97 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 44.65 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 48.28 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 48.41 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 48.95 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 50.27 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 53.2 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 52.22 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 53.88 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 55.9 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 54.82 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 58.52 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 60.23 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 60.41 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 61.82 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 63.98 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 62.91 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 63.77 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 64.32 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 65.69 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 65.69 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 67.26 kg/ha | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.75 kg/ha | 19.02 kg/ha | 23.93 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.71 kg/ha | 24.6 kg/ha | 30.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.58 kg/ha | 30.23 kg/ha | 36.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.63 kg/ha | 37.09 kg/ha | 42.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.69 kg/ha | 42.85 kg/ha | 53.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.62 kg/ha | 53.88 kg/ha | 63.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.74 kg/ha | 64.32 kg/ha | 67.26 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 53.63 kg/ha compare
- 5 Paraguay 153.8 kg/ha compare
- 6 Egypt 152.55 kg/ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 53.3 kg/ha compare
- 7 China, mainland 136.58 kg/ha compare
- 7 Melanesia 45.49 kg/ha compare
- 8 China 136.16 kg/ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 43.16 kg/ha compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 127.78 kg/ha compare
- 10 Nepal 124.72 kg/ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 42.09 kg/ha compare
- 11 Mauritius 122.05 kg/ha compare
- 11 Polynesia 40.55 kg/ha compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in World?
- Outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area in World was 67.26 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 67.26 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.02 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does World rank for outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- World ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).