Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern America
Northern America: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.2118 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern America, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 0.2118 kg/ha for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern America peaked at 0.2474 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1308 kg/ha, in 1969.
That places Northern America 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1465 kg/ha | 0.1308 kg/ha | 0.1561 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1567 kg/ha | 0.1398 kg/ha | 0.1752 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1679 kg/ha | 0.1557 kg/ha | 0.1791 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1784 kg/ha | 0.1618 kg/ha | 0.1952 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2003 kg/ha | 0.1921 kg/ha | 0.2123 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2212 kg/ha | 0.1984 kg/ha | 0.2474 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2145 kg/ha | 0.21 kg/ha | 0.221 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern America?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Northern America was 0.2118 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2474 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1308 kg/ha in 1969.
- How does Northern America rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Northern America ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).