Outputs — Cropland nitrogen in Northern America
Northern America: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen was 16.05 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen in Northern America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outputs — cropland nitrogen in Northern America is 16.05 million t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland nitrogen in Northern America peaked at 17.21 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.83 million t, in 1961.
That places Northern America 6th 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 in Northern America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.83 million t | — |
| 1962 | 5.07 million t | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 5.41 million t | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 5.12 million t | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 5.73 million t | +11.9% |
| 1966 | 5.80 million t | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 5.96 million t | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 6.35 million t | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 6.42 million t | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 6.03 million t | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 7.02 million t | +16.4% |
| 1972 | 7.02 million t | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 7.59 million t | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 6.51 million t | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 7.73 million t | +18.9% |
| 1976 | 7.62 million t | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 8.60 million t | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 8.76 million t | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 9.80 million t | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 8.62 million t | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 10.18 million t | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 10.45 million t | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 7.62 million t | -27.1% |
| 1984 | 9.52 million t | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 10.39 million t | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 9.72 million t | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 9.37 million t | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 7.40 million t | -21.0% |
| 1989 | 9.15 million t | +23.6% |
| 1990 | 9.99 million t | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 9.62 million t | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 10.79 million t | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 9.21 million t | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 11.59 million t | +25.9% |
| 1995 | 9.98 million t | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 11.17 million t | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 11.65 million t | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 11.89 million t | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 11.72 million t | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 11.89 million t | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 11.52 million t | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 10.62 million t | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 11.36 million t | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 13.13 million t | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 12.87 million t | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 12.47 million t | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 12.58 million t | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.10 million t | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 13.73 million t | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 13.61 million t | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 13.02 million t | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 12.92 million t | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.62 million t | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 15.40 million t | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 15.35 million t | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 17.21 million t | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 16.57 million t | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 16.53 million t | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 15.02 million t | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 16.16 million t | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 16.06 million t | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 15.67 million t | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 16.05 million t | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.63 million t | 4.83 million t | 6.42 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.67 million t | 6.03 million t | 9.80 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.24 million t | 7.40 million t | 10.45 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.76 million t | 9.21 million t | 11.89 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.33 million t | 10.62 million t | 13.73 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.03 million t | 12.92 million t | 17.21 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.99 million t | 15.67 million t | 16.16 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 3 Brazil 14.46 million t compare
- 3 Türkiye 1.28 million t compare
- 4 India 13.01 million t compare
- 4 Viet Nam 954,033 t compare
- 5 USSR 4.37 million t compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 576,435 t compare
- 6 Russian Federation 4.03 million t compare
- 7 Argentina 2.67 million t compare
- 8 Indonesia 2.64 million t compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 412,281 t compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 311,878 t compare
- 9 Canada 2.28 million t compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outputs — cropland nitrogen in Northern America?
- Outputs — cropland nitrogen in Northern America was 16.05 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest outputs — cropland nitrogen recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 17.21 million t in 2016.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland nitrogen recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.83 million t in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for outputs — cropland nitrogen?
- Northern America ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Outputs — Cropland nitrogen. 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 (%).