Americas vs New Zealand: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita

Americas
25.42 kg/cap
in 2024
New Zealand
74.22 kg/cap
in 2024
Americas rank
4th
New Zealand rank
4th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Americas
  • New Zealand
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 74.22 kg/cap against 25.42 kg/cap in Americas, a difference of 48.8 kg/cap.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 2.9 times Americas's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 4th and New Zealand ranks 4th of 29 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 12.21 kg/cap 2.25 kg/cap 9.96 kg/cap Americas
1970s 19.67 kg/cap 6.51 kg/cap 13.16 kg/cap Americas
1980s 21.48 kg/cap 8.74 kg/cap 12.74 kg/cap Americas
1990s 21.27 kg/cap 32.57 kg/cap 11.3 kg/cap New Zealand
2000s 21.23 kg/cap 74.49 kg/cap 53.26 kg/cap New Zealand
2010s 23.51 kg/cap 87.78 kg/cap 64.27 kg/cap New Zealand
2020s 25.26 kg/cap 80.47 kg/cap 55.21 kg/cap New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita, Americas or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 74.22 kg/cap against 25.42 kg/cap in Americas as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita between Americas and New Zealand?
48.8 kg/cap, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and New Zealand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and New Zealand rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
Americas ranks 4th and New Zealand ranks 4th of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
245 places, 13,850 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