Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Americas
Americas: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was -0.3209 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Americas, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Americas recorded -0.3209 % change on previous year for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 91.8% on the previous year and down 129.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Americas peaked at 15.28 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -9.54 % change on previous year, in 1982.
Americas ranks 27th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Americas, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 15.28 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 15.1 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 7.76 % change on previous year | -48.6% |
| 1965 | 11.97 % change on previous year | +54.2% |
| 1966 | 13.9 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 1967 | 13.49 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 5.46 % change on previous year | -59.5% |
| 1969 | 6.12 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 9.02 % change on previous year | +47.3% |
| 1971 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -71.4% |
| 1972 | 5.27 % change on previous year | +104.4% |
| 1973 | 8.26 % change on previous year | +56.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3873 % change on previous year | -95.3% |
| 1975 | 10 % change on previous year | +2483.2% |
| 1976 | 9.7 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3925 % change on previous year | -96.0% |
| 1978 | 2.37 % change on previous year | +502.9% |
| 1979 | 6.57 % change on previous year | +177.5% |
| 1980 | 6.08 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1981 | -2.64 % change on previous year | -143.4% |
| 1982 | -9.54 % change on previous year | +261.8% |
| 1983 | 5.35 % change on previous year | -156.1% |
| 1984 | 10.75 % change on previous year | +100.9% |
| 1985 | -3.08 % change on previous year | -128.7% |
| 1986 | -0.6364 % change on previous year | -79.4% |
| 1987 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -420.0% |
| 1988 | -0.4254 % change on previous year | -120.9% |
| 1989 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -645.8% |
| 1990 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -53.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3222 % change on previous year | -70.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8069 % change on previous year | +150.4% |
| 1993 | 6.72 % change on previous year | +732.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1213 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
| 1995 | 1.2 % change on previous year | +887.5% |
| 1996 | 5.1 % change on previous year | +325.6% |
| 1997 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -68.3% |
| 1998 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4577 % change on previous year | -61.6% |
| 2000 | -2.38 % change on previous year | -619.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9702 % change on previous year | -140.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9618 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 8.21 % change on previous year | +753.7% |
| 2004 | -1.94 % change on previous year | -123.6% |
| 2005 | -2.29 % change on previous year | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 4.69 % change on previous year | -304.7% |
| 2007 | 6.45 % change on previous year | +37.4% |
| 2008 | -8.77 % change on previous year | -236.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5418 % change on previous year | -106.2% |
| 2010 | 10.19 % change on previous year | +1780.7% |
| 2011 | 11.23 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 2012 | -0.744 % change on previous year | -106.6% |
| 2013 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -246.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2015 | -6.16 % change on previous year | -661.5% |
| 2016 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -138.1% |
| 2017 | 4.75 % change on previous year | +102.0% |
| 2018 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -45.4% |
| 2019 | -0.0313 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 2020 | 8.79 % change on previous year | -28161.6% |
| 2021 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -78.2% |
| 2022 | -3.93 % change on previous year | -305.1% |
| 2023 | -0.3209 % change on previous year | -91.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Americas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +28161.6% | -0.0313 % change on previous year | 8.79 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | +2483.2% | 0.3873 % change on previous year | 10 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +1780.7% | 0.5418 % change on previous year | 10.19 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.14 % change on previous year | 5.46 % change on previous year | 15.28 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 5.45 % change on previous year | 0.3873 % change on previous year | 10 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 % change on previous year | -9.54 % change on previous year | 10.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.86 % change on previous year | 0.1213 % change on previous year | 6.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.644 % change on previous year | -8.77 % change on previous year | 8.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 % change on previous year | -6.16 % change on previous year | 11.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 % change on previous year | -3.93 % change on previous year | 8.79 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 24 Republic of Moldova 45.91 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Fiji 43.36 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Timor-Leste 43.16 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Cook Islands 42.86 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Thailand 41.42 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Mexico 37.35 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Seychelles 37.21 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Americas?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Americas was -0.3209 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 15.28 % change on previous year in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.54 % change on previous year in 1982.
- How does Americas rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Americas ranks 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 129.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.