Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.85 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 1.85 kg/ha for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 2.21 kg/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.71 kg/ha, in 2002.
That places Australia and New Zealand 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.84 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.86 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 1.87 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.88 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 1.89 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 1.91 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.92 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 1.93 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 1.94 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 1.96 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.98 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.98 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.99 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 2 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.99 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 2 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.99 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.98 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.98 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 2.05 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1.98 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 1.98 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.97 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.99 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.99 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.98 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.99 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 2 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 2.01 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.21 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 2.02 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 2.02 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.02 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.03 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.02 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 2.04 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.9 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 1.94 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.12 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 1.81 kg/ha | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 1.77 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.71 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.06 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 1.75 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 1.74 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.95 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 1.83 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.72 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 1.86 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 1.82 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.93 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.77 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.79 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.83 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.82 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.83 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.84 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.83 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.83 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.82 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.83 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.83 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.85 kg/ha | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.89 kg/ha | 1.84 kg/ha | 1.94 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.98 kg/ha | 1.96 kg/ha | 2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 kg/ha | 1.97 kg/ha | 2.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 kg/ha | 1.9 kg/ha | 2.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 kg/ha | 1.71 kg/ha | 2.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 kg/ha | 1.77 kg/ha | 1.93 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 kg/ha | 1.82 kg/ha | 1.85 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 166 Zimbabwe 2.41 kg/ha compare
- 167 Peru 2.18 kg/ha compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 2.01 kg/ha compare
- 170 Australia 1.83 kg/ha compare
- 171 Cook Islands 1.82 kg/ha compare
- 171 Fiji 1.82 kg/ha compare
- 171 French Polynesia 1.82 kg/ha compare
- 171 Kiribati 1.82 kg/ha compare
- 171 Naoero 1.82 kg/ha compare
- 171 Tonga 1.82 kg/ha compare
- 171 Tuvalu 1.82 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand was 1.85 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 kg/ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 kg/ha in 2002.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is atmospheric deposition — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).