Australia vs United States of America: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita

Australia
103.04 kg/cap
in 2024
United States of America
33.08 kg/cap
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
United States of America rank
3rd

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

  • Australia
  • United States of America
020406080100196119922024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 103.04 kg/cap against 33.08 kg/cap in United States of America, a difference of 69.96 kg/cap.

That makes Australia's figure about 3.1 times United States of America's.

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

Australia ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 7.34 kg/cap 24.29 kg/cap 16.95 kg/cap United States of America
1970s 12.86 kg/cap 39.04 kg/cap 26.18 kg/cap United States of America
1980s 20.65 kg/cap 40.64 kg/cap 19.98 kg/cap United States of America
1990s 38.17 kg/cap 40.79 kg/cap 2.62 kg/cap United States of America
2000s 45.96 kg/cap 37.79 kg/cap 8.17 kg/cap Australia
2010s 53.86 kg/cap 36.6 kg/cap 17.26 kg/cap Australia
2020s 81.8 kg/cap 33.88 kg/cap 47.92 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 United States of America?
Australia, at 103.04 kg/cap against 33.08 kg/cap in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita between Australia and United States of America?
69.96 kg/cap, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
Australia ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd 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