Australia vs World: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita

Australia
0.1012 t per person
in 2024
World
0.0142 t per person
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
World rank
1st

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • World
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.1012 t per person against 0.0142 t per person in World, a difference of 0.087 t per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 7.2 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was World ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0073 t per person 0.0058 t per person 0.0016 t per person Australia
1970s 0.0129 t per person 0.0106 t per person 0.0023 t per person Australia
1980s 0.0207 t per person 0.0145 t per person 0.0063 t per person Australia
1990s 0.0383 t per person 0.0138 t per person 0.0246 t per person Australia
2000s 0.0462 t per person 0.0137 t per person 0.0325 t per person Australia
2010s 0.0542 t per person 0.0145 t per person 0.0397 t per person Australia
2020s 0.0816 t per person 0.0141 t per person 0.0675 t per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita, Australia or World?
Australia, at 0.1012 t per person against 0.0142 t per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita between Australia and World?
0.087 t per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and World rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita?
Australia ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 9,068 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.