Australia vs Europe: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled

Australia
2.31 million t
in 2024
Europe
11.92 million t
in 2024
Australia rank
5th
Europe rank
5th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • Europe
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

How they compare

Europe currently reports 11.92 million t against 2.31 million t in Australia, a difference of 9.61 million t.

That makes Europe's figure about 5.2 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 5th and Europe ranks 5th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 44,733 t 1.16 million t 1.12 million t Europe
1970s 9,070 t 2.13 million t 2.12 million t Europe
1980s 125,898 t 4.52 million t 4.40 million t Europe
1990s 479,551 t 6.94 million t 6.46 million t Europe
2000s 703,650 t 7.69 million t 6.98 million t Europe
2010s 1.14 million t 11.02 million t 9.88 million t Europe
2020s 1.82 million t 12.13 million t 10.31 million t Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled, Australia or Europe?
Europe, at 11.92 million t against 2.31 million t in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled between Australia and Europe?
9.61 million t, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Europe rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 5th and Europe ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
277 places, 14,201 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 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.