Africa vs Australia and New Zealand: Input — Cropland nitrogen

Africa
12.19 million t
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand
2.48 million t
in 2023
Africa rank
12th
Australia and New Zealand rank
13th

Input — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Africa
  • Australia and New Zealand
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196119922023

How they compare

Africa currently reports 12.19 million t against 2.48 million t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 9.70 million t.

That makes Africa's figure about 4.9 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 12th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th of 29 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 2.59 million t 229,736 t 2.36 million t Africa
1970s 3.58 million t 369,231 t 3.21 million t Africa
1980s 4.58 million t 582,023 t 4.00 million t Africa
1990s 5.64 million t 1.04 million t 4.60 million t Africa
2000s 7.12 million t 1.26 million t 5.87 million t Africa
2010s 9.80 million t 1.64 million t 8.15 million t Africa
2020s 11.92 million t 2.24 million t 9.68 million t Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland nitrogen, Africa or Australia and New Zealand?
Africa, at 12.19 million t against 2.48 million t in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland nitrogen between Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
9.70 million t, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for input — cropland nitrogen?
Africa ranks 12th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Input — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).