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

Australia
103.04 kg/cap
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
98.34 kg/cap
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
Australia and New Zealand rank
2nd

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

  • Australia
  • Australia and New Zealand
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 103.04 kg/cap against 98.34 kg/cap in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 4.7 kg/cap.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 7.34 kg/cap 6.38 kg/cap 0.9522 kg/cap Australia
1970s 12.86 kg/cap 11.72 kg/cap 1.15 kg/cap Australia
1980s 20.65 kg/cap 18.63 kg/cap 2.03 kg/cap Australia
1990s 38.17 kg/cap 37.23 kg/cap 0.942 kg/cap Australia
2000s 45.96 kg/cap 50.75 kg/cap 4.79 kg/cap Australia and New Zealand
2010s 53.86 kg/cap 59.37 kg/cap 5.51 kg/cap Australia and New Zealand
2020s 81.8 kg/cap 81.59 kg/cap 0.21 kg/cap Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
Australia, at 103.04 kg/cap against 98.34 kg/cap in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
4.7 kg/cap, with Australia 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) — use per capita?
Australia ranks 1st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
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