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

Australia
2.31 million t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
2.63 million t
in 2024
Australia rank
5th
Australia and New Zealand rank
4th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity over time

  • Australia
  • Australia and New Zealand
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 2.63 million t against 2.31 million t in Australia, a difference of 315,450 t.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 5th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 4th of 199 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 44,733 t 50,713 t 5,980 t Australia and New Zealand
1970s 9,070 t 29,113 t 20,043 t Australia and New Zealand
1980s 125,898 t 146,841 t 20,943 t Australia and New Zealand
1990s 479,551 t 552,577 t 73,026 t Australia and New Zealand
2000s 703,650 t 933,755 t 230,105 t Australia and New Zealand
2010s 1.14 million t 1.49 million t 346,800 t Australia and New Zealand
2020s 1.82 million t 2.14 million t 319,194 t Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
Australia and New Zealand, at 2.63 million t against 2.31 million t in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
315,450 t, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity?
Australia ranks 5th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 4th 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