New Zealand vs Zimbabwe: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- New Zealand
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 20.31 kg/ha against 18.46 kg/ha in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.85 kg/ha.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
New Zealand ranks 120th and Zimbabwe ranks 123rd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -17.04 kg/ha | 20.67 kg/ha | 37.71 kg/ha | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | -23.33 kg/ha | 25.58 kg/ha | 48.92 kg/ha | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | -25.75 kg/ha | 21.63 kg/ha | 47.37 kg/ha | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | -12.88 kg/ha | 20.33 kg/ha | 33.21 kg/ha | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 15.9 kg/ha | 8.86 kg/ha | 7.05 kg/ha | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 23.5 kg/ha | 12.83 kg/ha | 10.68 kg/ha | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 23.25 kg/ha | 18.13 kg/ha | 5.11 kg/ha | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area, New Zealand or Zimbabwe?
- New Zealand, at 20.31 kg/ha against 18.46 kg/ha in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area between New Zealand and Zimbabwe?
- 1.85 kg/ha, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Zimbabwe rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- New Zealand ranks 120th and Zimbabwe ranks 123rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. 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 (%).