Outputs — Cropland nitrogen in United States of America

United States of America: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen was 13.77 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13.77 million t
Change on year
up 4.2%
Rank
8th
of 29 groups
All-time high
14.76 million t
in 2016
All-time low
4.43 million t
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Outputs — Cropland nitrogen in United States of America, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for outputs — cropland nitrogen in United States of America is 13.77 million t, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outputs — cropland nitrogen in United States of America peaked at 14.76 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.43 million t, in 1962.

United States of America ranks 8th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Outputs — Cropland nitrogen in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Outputs — Cropland nitrogen in United States of America, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 4.45 million t
1962 4.43 million t -0.4%
1963 4.67 million t +5.4%
1964 4.50 million t -3.7%
1965 5.02 million t +11.6%
1966 4.96 million t -1.1%
1967 5.31 million t +6.9%
1968 5.60 million t +5.5%
1969 5.63 million t +0.5%
1970 5.36 million t -4.8%
1971 6.15 million t +14.8%
1972 6.24 million t +1.4%
1973 6.78 million t +8.7%
1974 5.82 million t -14.1%
1975 6.91 million t +18.6%
1976 6.68 million t -3.3%
1977 7.65 million t +14.6%
1978 7.77 million t +1.5%
1979 8.92 million t +14.8%
1980 7.68 million t -13.9%
1981 9.09 million t +18.3%
1982 9.26 million t +2.0%
1983 6.54 million t -29.4%
1984 8.51 million t +30.0%
1985 9.25 million t +8.7%
1986 8.38 million t -9.4%
1987 8.13 million t -3.0%
1988 6.49 million t -20.2%
1989 8.01 million t +23.5%
1990 8.66 million t +8.0%
1991 8.30 million t -4.1%
1992 9.55 million t +15.1%
1993 7.84 million t -17.9%
1994 10.21 million t +30.2%
1995 8.57 million t -16.1%
1996 9.66 million t +12.7%
1997 10.22 million t +5.8%
1998 10.36 million t +1.4%
1999 10.08 million t -2.7%
2000 10.33 million t +2.4%
2001 10.29 million t -0.3%
2002 9.55 million t -7.2%
2003 9.94 million t +4.1%
2004 11.55 million t +16.1%
2005 11.21 million t -2.9%
2006 10.88 million t -3.0%
2007 11.04 million t +1.5%
2008 11.22 million t +1.6%
2009 11.93 million t +6.4%
2010 11.87 million t -0.6%
2011 11.21 million t -5.5%
2012 11.00 million t -1.9%
2013 12.20 million t +10.8%
2014 13.29 million t +9.0%
2015 13.14 million t -1.1%
2016 14.76 million t +12.3%
2017 14.11 million t -4.5%
2018 14.08 million t -0.2%
2019 12.59 million t -10.6%
2020 13.61 million t +8.1%
2021 14.21 million t +4.3%
2022 13.22 million t -6.9%
2023 13.77 million t +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.95 million t 4.43 million t 5.63 million t 9
1970s 6.83 million t 5.36 million t 8.92 million t 10
1980s 8.13 million t 6.49 million t 9.26 million t 10
1990s 9.34 million t 7.84 million t 10.36 million t 10
2000s 10.79 million t 9.55 million t 11.93 million t 10
2010s 12.83 million t 11.00 million t 14.76 million t 10
2020s 13.70 million t 13.22 million t 14.21 million t 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 5 USSR 4.37 million t compare
  2. 6 Russian Federation 4.03 million t compare
  3. 7 Argentina 2.67 million t compare
  4. 8 Indonesia 2.64 million t compare
  5. 9 Canada 2.28 million t compare
  6. 10 Australia and New Zealand 1.99 million t compare
  7. 11 Australia 1.96 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outputs — cropland nitrogen in United States of America?
Outputs — cropland nitrogen in United States of America was 13.77 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest outputs — cropland nitrogen recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 14.76 million t in 2016.
What is the lowest outputs — cropland nitrogen recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 4.43 million t in 1962.
How does United States of America rank for outputs — cropland nitrogen?
United States of America ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is outputs — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of 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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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 (%).