Australia vs Western Asia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Australia
- Western Asia
How they compare
Western Asia currently reports 2.69 million t against 1.84 million t in Australia, a difference of 844,200 t.
That makes Western Asia's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Western Asia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and Western Asia ranks 17th of 186 countries.
Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76,421 t | 226,557 t | 150,135 t | Western Asia |
| 1970s | 159,994 t | 800,036 t | 640,042 t | Western Asia |
| 1980s | 294,615 t | 1.67 million t | 1.37 million t | Western Asia |
| 1990s | 624,132 t | 2.08 million t | 1.45 million t | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 836,419 t | 2.14 million t | 1.31 million t | Western Asia |
| 2010s | 1.16 million t | 2.20 million t | 1.04 million t | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 1.69 million t | 2.51 million t | 814,985 t | Western Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen, Australia or Western Asia?
- Western Asia, at 2.69 million t against 1.84 million t in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen between Australia and Western Asia?
- 844,200 t, with Western Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Western Asia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Western Asia rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- Australia ranks 12th and Western Asia ranks 17th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 (%).