Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 77.71 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — 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 77.71 kg/ha for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 77.71 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.27 kg/ha, in 1962.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 100th 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.
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.3 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 11.27 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 12.97 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1964 | 12.19 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 11.99 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 12 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 14 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 13.46 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 13.98 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 15.17 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 17.19 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 20.22 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 23.61 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 24.48 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 26.06 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 27.04 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 24.4 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 23.69 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 24.74 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 24.42 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 23.96 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 23.34 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 26.56 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1984 | 26.53 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 27.52 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 30.06 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 33.45 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 37.16 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 39.46 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 40.83 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 43.71 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 48.52 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 51.96 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 48.58 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 59.64 kg/ha | +22.8% |
| 1996 | 59.88 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 55.94 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 61.23 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 62.48 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 53.77 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 56.28 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 51.6 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 53.44 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 51.24 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 48.44 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 45.72 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 48.22 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 45.76 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 42.75 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 50.65 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 45.05 kg/ha | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 44.6 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 49.43 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 52.27 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 50.94 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 59.6 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 62.62 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 55.6 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 51.57 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 61.04 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 72.42 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 67.95 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 77.71 kg/ha | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.57 kg/ha | 11.27 kg/ha | 14 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.66 kg/ha | 15.17 kg/ha | 27.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.25 kg/ha | 23.34 kg/ha | 39.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.28 kg/ha | 40.83 kg/ha | 62.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.72 kg/ha | 42.75 kg/ha | 56.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.23 kg/ha | 44.6 kg/ha | 62.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.78 kg/ha | 61.04 kg/ha | 77.71 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 3.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 2.93 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 98.34 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand was 77.71 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 77.71 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest input — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.27 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).