Australia and New Zealand vs Middle Africa: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen

Australia and New Zealand
492,766 t
in 2023
Middle Africa
217,947 t
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
25th
Middle Africa rank
7th

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Middle Africa
-500.0k0500.0k1.0M196119922023

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 492,766 t against 217,947 t in Middle Africa, a difference of 274,819 t.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 2.3 times Middle Africa's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Middle Africa ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 25th and Middle Africa ranks 7th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Middle Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Middle Africa Difference Ahead
1960s -110,829 t 58,551 t 169,380 t Middle Africa
1970s -90,392 t 115,394 t 205,786 t Middle Africa
1980s -70,894 t 152,271 t 223,165 t Middle Africa
1990s 189,802 t 148,842 t 40,959 t Australia and New Zealand
2000s 258,202 t 151,732 t 106,470 t Australia and New Zealand
2010s 423,833 t 184,562 t 239,271 t Australia and New Zealand
2020s 686,051 t 213,341 t 472,710 t Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, Australia and New Zealand or Middle Africa?
Australia and New Zealand, at 492,766 t against 217,947 t in Middle Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between Australia and New Zealand and Middle Africa?
274,819 t, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Middle Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Middle Africa rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 25th and Middle Africa ranks 7th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient balance — 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
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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 (%).