Australia vs Thailand: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity

Australia
2.31 million t
in 2024
Thailand
1.70 million t
in 2024
Australia rank
5th
Thailand rank
7th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity over time

  • Australia
  • Thailand
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 2.31 million t against 1.70 million t in Thailand, a difference of 611,900 t.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.

Australia ranks 5th and Thailand ranks 7th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 44,733 t 25,602 t 19,131 t Australia
1970s 9,070 t 96,033 t 86,964 t Thailand
1980s 125,898 t 301,289 t 175,392 t Thailand
1990s 479,551 t 726,629 t 247,077 t Thailand
2000s 703,650 t 1.07 million t 367,091 t Thailand
2010s 1.14 million t 1.51 million t 368,358 t Thailand
2020s 1.82 million t 1.46 million t 362,216 t Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, Australia or Thailand?
Australia, at 2.31 million t against 1.70 million t in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity between Australia and Thailand?
611,900 t, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Thailand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and Thailand rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity?
Australia ranks 5th and Thailand ranks 7th of 215 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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About this data

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