Asia vs Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity

Asia
13.34 million t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)
2.83 million t
in 2024
Asia rank
1st
Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) rank
3rd

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity over time

  • Asia
  • Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

How they compare

Asia currently reports 13.34 million t against 2.83 million t in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade), a difference of 10.51 million t.

That makes Asia's figure about 4.7 times Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 1st and Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) ranks 3rd of 19 groups.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) Difference Ahead
1990s 8.59 million t 718,943 t 7.87 million t Asia
2000s 8.42 million t 1.12 million t 7.31 million t Asia
2010s 12.77 million t 1.65 million t 11.12 million t Asia
2020s 13.99 million t 2.33 million t 11.67 million t Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, Asia or Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)?
Asia, at 13.34 million t against 2.83 million t in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity between Asia and Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)?
10.51 million t, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Asia and Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity?
Asia ranks 1st and Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) ranks 3rd of 19 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