Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia
Australia: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 7.1 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia is 7.1 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia peaked at 7.1 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.31 kg/ha, in 1966.
Australia ranks 118th of 201 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 | 1.42 kg/ha | 1.31 kg/ha | 1.54 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.59 kg/ha | 1.7 kg/ha | 3.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.66 kg/ha | 2.32 kg/ha | 3.47 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.57 kg/ha | 3.63 kg/ha | 5.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.47 kg/ha | 3.78 kg/ha | 4.93 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.62 kg/ha | 3.94 kg/ha | 5.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.54 kg/ha | 6.05 kg/ha | 7.1 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Australia
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.63 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3.61 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 51,999 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 450,829 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 806,085 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 587,995 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 484,839 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia 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?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does Australia rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Australia ranks 118th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 (%).