Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 46.33 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in New Zealand is 46.33 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in New Zealand peaked at 61.32 kg/ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 24.96 kg/ha, in 1962.
New Zealand ranks 79th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.22 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 24.96 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1963 | 27.77 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1964 | 31.95 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1965 | 29.97 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 31.99 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 35.08 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 46.22 kg/ha | +31.7% |
| 1969 | 51.47 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1970 | 40.1 kg/ha | -22.1% |
| 1971 | 46.99 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 54.29 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1973 | 53.04 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 41.98 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 1975 | 41.14 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 51.23 kg/ha | +24.5% |
| 1977 | 49.8 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 48.74 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 45.61 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 46.14 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 44.45 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 46.17 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 47.51 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 55.87 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 56.5 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 57.56 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 60.75 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 52.93 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 1989 | 44.59 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 1990 | 54.78 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 1991 | 52.63 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 51.77 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 54.37 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 58.48 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 54.73 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 58.16 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 61.32 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 57.7 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 56.66 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 58.11 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 57.29 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 56.76 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 55.27 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 47.75 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 51.45 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 49.81 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 51.66 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 52.09 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 54.46 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 49.5 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 51.26 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 52.85 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 48.07 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 45.61 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 54.35 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 49.27 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 47.17 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 46.33 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 45.89 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 47.91 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 40.56 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 45.4 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 46.33 kg/ha | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.07 kg/ha | 24.96 kg/ha | 51.47 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 47.29 kg/ha | 40.1 kg/ha | 54.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.25 kg/ha | 44.45 kg/ha | 60.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.06 kg/ha | 51.77 kg/ha | 61.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.47 kg/ha | 47.75 kg/ha | 58.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.03 kg/ha | 45.61 kg/ha | 54.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.05 kg/ha | 40.56 kg/ha | 47.91 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 76 Yugoslav SFR 48.96 kg/ha compare
- 77 Malawi 48.59 kg/ha compare
- 78 French Polynesia 47.66 kg/ha compare
- 80 Estonia 46.13 kg/ha compare
- 81 Vanuatu 46.04 kg/ha compare
- 82 Turkmenistan 45.85 kg/ha compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
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- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 14.62 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in New Zealand?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area in New Zealand was 46.33 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 61.32 kg/ha in 1997.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.96 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does New Zealand rank for crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- New Zealand ranks 79th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — 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 (%).