Australia and New Zealand vs South America: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled

Australia and New Zealand
3.14 million t
in 2024
South America
9.97 million t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
8th
South America rank
10th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • South America
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M196119922024

How they compare

South America currently reports 9.97 million t against 3.14 million t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 6.83 million t.

That makes South America's figure about 3.2 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th and South America ranks 10th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand South America Difference Ahead
1960s 90,882 t 289,770 t 198,888 t South America
1970s 197,356 t 900,870 t 703,514 t South America
1980s 355,729 t 1.52 million t 1.16 million t South America
1990s 813,463 t 2.35 million t 1.54 million t South America
2000s 1.23 million t 4.26 million t 3.02 million t South America
2010s 1.69 million t 6.62 million t 4.93 million t South America
2020s 2.56 million t 9.61 million t 7.05 million t South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, Australia and New Zealand or South America?
South America, at 9.97 million t against 3.14 million t in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between Australia and New Zealand and South America?
6.83 million t, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and South America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and South America rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th and South America ranks 10th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 12,879 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.