Outputs — Cropland phosphorus in Northern America

Northern America: Outputs — Cropland phosphorus was 2.80 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.80 million t
Change on year
up 4.4%
Rank
6th
of 32 groups
All-time high
3.03 million t
in 2016
All-time low
895,862 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Outputs — Cropland phosphorus in Northern America, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Northern America recorded 2.80 million t for outputs — cropland phosphorus in 2023.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outputs — cropland phosphorus in Northern America peaked at 3.03 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 895,862 t, in 1961.

Northern America ranks 6th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.04 million t 895,862 t 1.17 million t 9
1970s 1.38 million t 1.09 million t 1.73 million t 10
1980s 1.65 million t 1.31 million t 1.89 million t 10
1990s 1.92 million t 1.64 million t 2.09 million t 10
2000s 2.18 million t 1.84 million t 2.43 million t 10
2010s 2.63 million t 2.27 million t 3.03 million t 10
2020s 2.76 million t 2.69 million t 2.80 million t 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 3 India 2.32 million t compare
  2. 4 Brazil 1.86 million t compare
  3. 5 USSR 841,437 t compare
  4. 6 Russian Federation 746,592 t compare
  5. 7 Indonesia 503,936 t compare
  6. 8 Canada 430,338 t compare
  7. 9 Argentina 413,887 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is outputs — cropland phosphorus in Northern America?
Outputs — cropland phosphorus in Northern America was 2.80 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest outputs — cropland phosphorus recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 3.03 million t in 2016.
What is the lowest outputs — cropland phosphorus recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 895,862 t in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for outputs — cropland phosphorus?
Northern America ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is outputs — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 phosphorus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus
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
Last refreshed

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 (%).