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

Australia and New Zealand
2.63 million t
in 2024
Europe
11.92 million t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
4th
Europe rank
4th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity over time

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

How they compare

Europe currently reports 11.92 million t against 2.63 million t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 9.29 million t.

That makes Europe's figure about 4.5 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Australia and New Zealand ranks 4th and Europe ranks 4th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 50,713 t 1.16 million t 1.11 million t Europe
1970s 29,113 t 2.13 million t 2.10 million t Europe
1980s 146,841 t 4.52 million t 4.38 million t Europe
1990s 552,577 t 6.94 million t 6.38 million t Europe
2000s 933,755 t 7.69 million t 6.75 million t Europe
2010s 1.49 million t 11.02 million t 9.53 million t Europe
2020s 2.14 million t 12.13 million t 9.99 million t Europe

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 Europe?
Europe, at 11.92 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 Europe?
9.29 million t, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Europe rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 4th and Europe ranks 4th of 200 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
Last refreshed

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