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

Australia and New Zealand
492,766 t
in 2023
Northern Africa
1.28 million t
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand rank
25th
Northern Africa rank
23rd

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Northern Africa
-500.0k0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Northern Africa currently reports 1.28 million t against 492,766 t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 790,144 t.

That makes Northern Africa's figure about 2.6 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Australia and New Zealand ranks 25th and Northern Africa ranks 23rd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Northern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s -110,829 t 140,734 t 251,563 t Northern Africa
1970s -90,392 t 415,620 t 506,011 t Northern Africa
1980s -70,894 t 777,235 t 848,129 t Northern Africa
1990s 189,802 t 875,210 t 685,408 t Northern Africa
2000s 258,202 t 1.19 million t 929,944 t Northern Africa
2010s 423,833 t 1.20 million t 774,790 t Northern Africa
2020s 686,051 t 1.35 million t 665,967 t Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, Australia and New Zealand or Northern Africa?
Northern Africa, at 1.28 million t against 492,766 t in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between Australia and New Zealand and Northern Africa?
790,144 t, with Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Northern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Northern Africa rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 25th and Northern Africa ranks 23rd 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 (%).