Nitrogen fertiliser use in United States

Farmers in United States used 59.1 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024.

Measure: Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland Unit: Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
United States, 2024 59.1e (Estimate) Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 0% 2023: 59.1 kg/ha
World, 2024 71.3 kg/hae (Estimate) Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 77.1 kg/ha Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 68th of 192 See the full ranking

Nitrogen fertiliser use in United States over time

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Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland (kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland), 2000 to 2024
Period United StatesWorld
2024 59.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 59.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 59.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 60.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 60.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 59.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 59.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 57.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 58.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 59.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 61.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 62.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 61.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 58.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 54.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 51.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 55.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 57.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 51.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 52.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 54.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 50.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 48.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 48.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)

Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 59.5 kg/ha, the figure has changed by −0.6%.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, United States has the 68th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.3 kg/ha.

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Original producer
FAOSTAT
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code
RFN · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Item Code=3102 Element Code=5159
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for United States
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0