Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Northern America
Northern America: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 2.63 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Northern America, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Northern America is 2.63 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 199.8% on the previous year and up 176.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Northern America peaked at 15.24 % change on previous year in 1962 and was at its lowest, -11.65 % change on previous year, in 1982.
Northern America ranks 16th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 15.24 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 12.87 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 1964 | 8.08 % change on previous year | -37.2% |
| 1965 | 12.84 % change on previous year | +58.8% |
| 1966 | 14.25 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 1967 | 12.94 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 1968 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -68.8% |
| 1969 | 5.89 % change on previous year | +45.8% |
| 1970 | 8.45 % change on previous year | +43.5% |
| 1971 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -69.5% |
| 1972 | 2.51 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 9.02 % change on previous year | +259.6% |
| 1974 | -0.7188 % change on previous year | -108.0% |
| 1975 | 11.36 % change on previous year | -1680.9% |
| 1976 | 7.62 % change on previous year | -32.9% |
| 1977 | -1.91 % change on previous year | -125.0% |
| 1978 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -275.1% |
| 1979 | 6.24 % change on previous year | +87.0% |
| 1980 | 5.73 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 1981 | -3.35 % change on previous year | -158.5% |
| 1982 | -11.65 % change on previous year | +247.9% |
| 1983 | 8.31 % change on previous year | -171.4% |
| 1984 | 8.53 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1985 | -5.52 % change on previous year | -164.7% |
| 1986 | -4.82 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 1987 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -131.2% |
| 1988 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -26.8% |
| 1989 | 3.3 % change on previous year | +199.9% |
| 1990 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 1991 | 2.26 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.686 % change on previous year | -69.6% |
| 1993 | 7.13 % change on previous year | +939.5% |
| 1994 | -1.1 % change on previous year | -115.4% |
| 1995 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -246.5% |
| 1996 | 2.38 % change on previous year | +48.0% |
| 1997 | -0.213 % change on previous year | -108.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3584 % change on previous year | -268.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2034 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 2000 | -4.95 % change on previous year | -2533.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2127 % change on previous year | -104.3% |
| 2002 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +1118.9% |
| 2003 | 6.79 % change on previous year | +161.7% |
| 2004 | -5.48 % change on previous year | -180.7% |
| 2005 | -0.2223 % change on previous year | -95.9% |
| 2006 | 5.03 % change on previous year | -2363.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9114 % change on previous year | -81.9% |
| 2008 | -8.59 % change on previous year | -1042.4% |
| 2009 | 5.73 % change on previous year | -166.7% |
| 2010 | 5.1 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 7.65 % change on previous year | +49.9% |
| 2012 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -72.0% |
| 2013 | -3.42 % change on previous year | -260.0% |
| 2014 | -1.22 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4538 % change on previous year | -137.3% |
| 2016 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -565.6% |
| 2017 | -0.3764 % change on previous year | -82.2% |
| 2018 | 4.32 % change on previous year | -1248.6% |
| 2019 | -2.27 % change on previous year | -152.6% |
| 2020 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -298.0% |
| 2021 | -2.8 % change on previous year | -162.2% |
| 2022 | -2.63 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -199.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Northern America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -2533.2% | 0.2034 % change on previous year | -4.95 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +2363.7% | -0.2223 % change on previous year | 5.03 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | +1680.9% | -0.7188 % change on previous year | 11.36 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +1248.6% | -0.3764 % change on previous year | 4.32 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +1118.9% | 0.2127 % change on previous year | 2.59 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | -1042.4% | 0.9114 % change on previous year | -8.59 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.77 % change on previous year | 4.04 % change on previous year | 15.24 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.85 % change on previous year | -1.91 % change on previous year | 11.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3139 % change on previous year | -11.65 % change on previous year | 8.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.54 % change on previous year | -1.1 % change on previous year | 7.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2026 % change on previous year | -8.59 % change on previous year | 6.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 % change on previous year | -3.42 % change on previous year | 7.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4242 % change on previous year | -2.8 % change on previous year | 4.5 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 13 Micronesia (Federated States of) 87.94 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Suriname 85.18 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Namibia 77.42 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Kenya 73.48 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Panama 71.8 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Cambodia 65.13 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 58.5 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Northern America?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Northern America was 2.63 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 15.24 % change on previous year in 1962.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.65 % change on previous year in 1982.
- How does Northern America rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Northern America ranks 16th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, 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 volatilises. 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 volatilises. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.