Nitrogen Use Efficiency, Nitrogen Fertilizers, NUE, Nitrogen and the EnvironmentFacts and Figures Concerning Nitrogen Use Efficiency
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Nitrogen Use Efficiency, Facts and FiguresThe USA produces 367,936,410 Mt of cereal grain, which is over 1/10 the world total of 2,242,997,310 (2005)

The USA consumes 6,555,660 Mt of N Fertilizer for Cereal Grain Production Annually

FACT: Nitrogen Use Efficiency for Cereal Production in the World is 33%

>94,000,000 Mg of N fertilizer are consumed each year the world, 60% of which is used for cereal production

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1% increase in NUE in the WORLD would be worth $1,113,208,507 (2005)

20% increase in cereal NUE worth >$10,811,044,050 TODAY
(value gets smaller as % increase goes up, due to decreasing size of loss)

2005: 1 english ton N fertilizer ($350)
2005: 1 metric ton N fertilizer ($836) (actual N)


94,000,000 Metric tons of N Fertilizer used in the world (2005)
60% of N fertilizers used in cereals = 56,400,000 Metric tons

 

N fertilizer savings/yr, each 1% increase in NUE (same yield) 549,595 64,261
2007 value using $650/metric Ton of actual N     $357,236,591 $41,769,907
2007 value using $650/metric Ton of actual N (20% increase) $7,144,731,815 $835,398,135
       
       
urea, 2000 lbs, 2005, $412        
2000 * .46 = 920 lbs of N        
0.44 c/pound        
350/2000  =  350/907             
385/1000 kg        
$836/1000 kg of actual N, 2005     $459,461,215 $53,722,526
$2000/metric Ton of actual N, 2008
   
$1,099,189,510
$128,522,790
       
N fertilizer savings per year for a 20% increase in NUE (same yield) 12,931,871 929,609
1998 value using $479/metric Ton of actual N      $6,194,366,148 $445,282,479
2003 value using $550/metric Ton of actual N     $7,112,528,980 $511,284,683
       
2005 value using $836/metric Ton of actual N, 2005 $10,811,044,050 $777,152,719
2008 value using  $2000/metric Ton of actual N, 2008  
$25,863,741,747
$1,859,217,030

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