Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 58.58 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — 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 58.58 kg/ha for mineral fertilizers — 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 13.9% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 58.58 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.13 kg/ha, in 1961.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 67th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.13 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2.47 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1963 | 3.98 kg/ha | +61.3% |
| 1964 | 3.44 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1965 | 3.55 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 4 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1967 | 5.91 kg/ha | +47.9% |
| 1968 | 5.77 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 5.62 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 5.85 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 6.45 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 8.64 kg/ha | +33.9% |
| 1973 | 10.28 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 1974 | 10.51 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 10.68 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 12.52 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 1977 | 10.42 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1978 | 11.34 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 12.42 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 12.23 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 12.03 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 11.68 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 13.92 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 1984 | 13.96 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 14.25 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 14.11 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 16.3 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1988 | 18.9 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1989 | 21.96 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1990 | 22.72 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 23.65 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 26.53 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 29.17 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 28.95 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 35.27 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 1996 | 37.95 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 35.52 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 40.53 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 41.67 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 36.1 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 38.12 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 36.81 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 36.04 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 36.89 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 32.45 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 31.84 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 32.84 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 31.19 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 28.14 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 34.37 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 31.22 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 31.62 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 36.38 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 39.4 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 38.4 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 44.33 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 43.56 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 40.12 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 39.16 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 49.17 kg/ha | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 56.41 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 51.42 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 58.58 kg/ha | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1 kg/ha | 2.13 kg/ha | 5.91 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.91 kg/ha | 5.85 kg/ha | 12.52 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.93 kg/ha | 11.68 kg/ha | 21.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.2 kg/ha | 22.72 kg/ha | 41.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.04 kg/ha | 28.14 kg/ha | 38.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.86 kg/ha | 31.22 kg/ha | 44.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.89 kg/ha | 49.17 kg/ha | 58.58 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)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand was 58.58 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 58.58 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.13 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).