Americas vs Australia and New Zealand: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity

Americas
16.37 million t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
2.63 million t
in 2024
Americas rank
2nd
Australia and New Zealand rank
4th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity over time

  • Americas
  • Australia and New Zealand
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 16.37 million t against 2.63 million t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 13.75 million t.

That makes Americas's figure about 6.2 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Americas ranks 2nd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 4th of 39 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 993,232 t 50,713 t 942,519 t Americas
1970s 2.42 million t 29,113 t 2.39 million t Americas
1980s 4.57 million t 146,841 t 4.42 million t Americas
1990s 6.45 million t 552,577 t 5.90 million t Americas
2000s 9.48 million t 933,755 t 8.55 million t Americas
2010s 12.60 million t 1.49 million t 11.11 million t Americas
2020s 15.61 million t 2.14 million t 13.47 million t Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, Americas or Australia and New Zealand?
Americas, at 16.37 million t against 2.63 million t in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity between Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
13.75 million t, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity?
Americas ranks 2nd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 4th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity. 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
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 14,127 data points, 1961–2024
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The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf