New Zealand vs World: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita
New Zealand
0.0732 t per person
in 2024
World
0.0142 t per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- World
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.0732 t per person against 0.0142 t per person in World, a difference of 0.059 t per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 5.2 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was World ahead.
New Zealand ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 173 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and World in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 t per person | 0.0058 t per person | 0.0035 t per person | World |
| 1970s | 0.0066 t per person | 0.0106 t per person | 0.004 t per person | World |
| 1980s | 0.0088 t per person | 0.0145 t per person | 0.0056 t per person | World |
| 1990s | 0.0326 t per person | 0.0138 t per person | 0.0188 t per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0745 t per person | 0.0137 t per person | 0.0608 t per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0879 t per person | 0.0145 t per person | 0.0734 t per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0804 t per person | 0.0141 t per person | 0.0663 t per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita, New Zealand or World?
- New Zealand, at 0.0732 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 New Zealand and World?
- 0.059 t per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and World?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and World rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 3rd 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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About this data
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.