Australia vs South America: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled
Australia
2.31 million t
in 2024
South America
9.55 million t
in 2024
Australia rank
5th
South America rank
8th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled over time
- Australia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 9.55 million t against 2.31 million t in Australia, a difference of 7.24 million t.
That makes South America's figure about 4.1 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 5th and South America ranks 8th of 218 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44,733 t | 168,914 t | 124,181 t | South America |
| 1970s | 9,070 t | 553,516 t | 544,447 t | South America |
| 1980s | 125,898 t | 654,081 t | 528,183 t | South America |
| 1990s | 479,551 t | 1.38 million t | 904,694 t | South America |
| 2000s | 703,650 t | 3.13 million t | 2.43 million t | South America |
| 2010s | 1.14 million t | 5.77 million t | 4.63 million t | South America |
| 2020s | 1.82 million t | 8.97 million t | 7.15 million t | South America |
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 South America?
- South America, at 9.55 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 South America?
- 7.24 million t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South America rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 5th and South America ranks 8th 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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About this data
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.