Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Americas
Americas: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 2.87 billion kg in 2050. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Americas, 1961–2050
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Americas recorded 2.87 billion kg for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Americas peaked at 2.87 billion kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 348.14 million kg, in 1961.
Americas ranks 6th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Americas, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 348.14 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 401.32 million kg | +15.3% |
| 1963 | 461.94 million kg | +15.1% |
| 1964 | 497.79 million kg | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 557.38 million kg | +12.0% |
| 1966 | 634.88 million kg | +13.9% |
| 1967 | 720.49 million kg | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 759.82 million kg | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 806.35 million kg | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 879.09 million kg | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 901.76 million kg | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 949.29 million kg | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 1.03 billion kg | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 1.03 billion kg | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.13 billion kg | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 1.24 billion kg | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 1.25 billion kg | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.28 billion kg | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 1.36 billion kg | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 1.45 billion kg | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 1.41 billion kg | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.27 billion kg | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 1.34 billion kg | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 1.49 billion kg | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 1.44 billion kg | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 1.43 billion kg | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.46 billion kg | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.45 billion kg | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.49 billion kg | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 1.50 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.51 billion kg | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.52 billion kg | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.62 billion kg | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 1.63 billion kg | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.64 billion kg | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1.73 billion kg | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.76 billion kg | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.78 billion kg | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.79 billion kg | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.74 billion kg | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.76 billion kg | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.78 billion kg | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.92 billion kg | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 1.89 billion kg | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.84 billion kg | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.93 billion kg | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 2.05 billion kg | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.87 billion kg | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 1.88 billion kg | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.08 billion kg | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 2.31 billion kg | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 2.29 billion kg | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.32 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.34 billion kg | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.20 billion kg | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 2.25 billion kg | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.36 billion kg | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 2.42 billion kg | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.42 billion kg | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.63 billion kg | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 2.68 billion kg | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.57 billion kg | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 2.57 billion kg | -0.3% |
| 2030 | 2.56 billion kg | -0.0% |
| 2050 | 2.87 billion kg | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 576.46 million kg | 348.14 million kg | 806.35 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.11 billion kg | 879.09 million kg | 1.36 billion kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.42 billion kg | 1.27 billion kg | 1.49 billion kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 billion kg | 1.50 billion kg | 1.79 billion kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 billion kg | 1.74 billion kg | 2.05 billion kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.30 billion kg | 2.08 billion kg | 2.42 billion kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.61 billion kg | 2.57 billion kg | 2.68 billion kg | 4 |
| 2030s | 2.56 billion kg | 2.56 billion kg | 2.56 billion kg | 1 |
| 2050s | 2.87 billion kg | 2.87 billion kg | 2.87 billion kg | 1 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 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 2.87 billion kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 billion kg in 2050.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 348.14 million kg in 1961.
- How does Americas rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Americas ranks 6th out of 33 groups with data for 2050.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).