Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 7.1 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — 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
In 2023, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand stood at 7.1 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 7.1 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.32 kg/ha, in 1966.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 112th of 185 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 kg/ha | 1.32 kg/ha | 1.55 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.58 kg/ha | 1.71 kg/ha | 3.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.64 kg/ha | 2.31 kg/ha | 3.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.55 kg/ha | 3.61 kg/ha | 5.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.52 kg/ha | 3.83 kg/ha | 4.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.67 kg/ha | 3.99 kg/ha | 5.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.55 kg/ha | 6.09 kg/ha | 7.1 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4.06 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 8.64 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand was 7.1 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 112th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. 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 Leaching — 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 (%).