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

Australia and New Zealand
2.63 million t
in 2024
Brazil
6.94 million t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
4th
Brazil rank
1st

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Brazil
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 6.94 million t against 2.63 million t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 4.31 million t.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.6 times Australia and New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 1st of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Brazil Difference Ahead
1960s 50,713 t 76,096 t 25,383 t Brazil
1970s 29,113 t 321,044 t 291,931 t Brazil
1980s 146,841 t 226,318 t 79,477 t Brazil
1990s 552,577 t 496,515 t 56,063 t Australia and New Zealand
2000s 933,755 t 1.66 million t 723,226 t Brazil
2010s 1.49 million t 3.55 million t 2.06 million t Brazil
2020s 2.14 million t 6.34 million t 4.20 million t Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, Australia and New Zealand or Brazil?
Brazil, at 6.94 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 Australia and New Zealand and Brazil?
4.31 million t, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Brazil?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Brazil rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 1st of 199 countries.
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