Outputs — Cropland nitrogen in Americas

Americas: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen was 36.90 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
36.90 million t
Change on year
up 3.6%
Rank
3rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
36.90 million t
in 2023
All-time low
7.17 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Outputs — Cropland nitrogen in Americas, 1961–2023

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Americas recorded 36.90 million t for outputs — cropland nitrogen in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outputs — cropland nitrogen in Americas peaked at 36.90 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.17 million t, in 1961.

Americas ranks 3rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.30 million t 7.17 million t 9.32 million t 9
1970s 11.49 million t 9.22 million t 14.36 million t 10
1980s 14.96 million t 12.89 million t 16.52 million t 10
1990s 18.01 million t 15.75 million t 20.39 million t 10
2000s 23.90 million t 20.63 million t 27.38 million t 10
2010s 32.63 million t 27.77 million t 36.37 million t 10
2020s 36.40 million t 35.60 million t 36.90 million t 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 China 17.48 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 17.42 million t compare
  3. 3 Brazil 14.46 million t compare
  4. 4 India 13.01 million t compare
  5. 5 USSR 4.37 million t compare
  6. 6 Russian Federation 4.03 million t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is outputs — cropland nitrogen in Americas?
Outputs — cropland nitrogen in Americas was 36.90 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest outputs — cropland nitrogen recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 36.90 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest outputs — cropland nitrogen recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 7.17 million t in 1961.
How does Americas rank for outputs — cropland nitrogen?
Americas ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is outputs — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 Outputs — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).