Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 15.41 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — 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, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand stood at 15.41 kg/ha.
The figure is up 27.6% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 34.02 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, -13.47 kg/ha, in 1978.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 129th 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -4.95 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -7.06 kg/ha | +42.7% |
| 1963 | -6.3 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1964 | -8.38 kg/ha | +33.0% |
| 1965 | -3.29 kg/ha | -60.7% |
| 1966 | -10.21 kg/ha | +210.1% |
| 1967 | -0.6654 kg/ha | -93.5% |
| 1968 | -8.83 kg/ha | +1227.7% |
| 1969 | -5.11 kg/ha | -42.2% |
| 1970 | -3.61 kg/ha | -29.3% |
| 1971 | -5.8 kg/ha | +60.8% |
| 1972 | 1.62 kg/ha | -127.9% |
| 1973 | -5.73 kg/ha | -453.5% |
| 1974 | -4.38 kg/ha | -23.7% |
| 1975 | -7.82 kg/ha | +78.8% |
| 1976 | -4.5 kg/ha | -42.5% |
| 1977 | -2.53 kg/ha | -43.8% |
| 1978 | -13.47 kg/ha | +432.7% |
| 1979 | -8.74 kg/ha | -35.1% |
| 1980 | -1.28 kg/ha | -85.3% |
| 1981 | -9.4 kg/ha | +633.1% |
| 1982 | 1.47 kg/ha | -115.6% |
| 1983 | -13.17 kg/ha | -998.0% |
| 1984 | -7.38 kg/ha | -44.0% |
| 1985 | -5.37 kg/ha | -27.3% |
| 1986 | -3.72 kg/ha | -30.6% |
| 1987 | 2.23 kg/ha | -159.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5417 kg/ha | -75.7% |
| 1989 | 1.68 kg/ha | +209.5% |
| 1990 | 1.4 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1991 | 3.37 kg/ha | +141.0% |
| 1992 | 8.91 kg/ha | +164.1% |
| 1993 | 7.75 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 4.04 kg/ha | -47.9% |
| 1995 | 23.08 kg/ha | +471.6% |
| 1996 | 14.25 kg/ha | -38.2% |
| 1997 | 4.57 kg/ha | -67.9% |
| 1998 | 14.64 kg/ha | +220.3% |
| 1999 | 14.49 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 5.93 kg/ha | -59.1% |
| 2001 | 12.12 kg/ha | +104.5% |
| 2002 | 5.61 kg/ha | -53.8% |
| 2003 | 24.43 kg/ha | +335.8% |
| 2004 | 6.65 kg/ha | -72.8% |
| 2005 | 7.66 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0069 kg/ha | -99.9% |
| 2007 | 21.31 kg/ha | +308694.2% |
| 2008 | 13.53 kg/ha | -36.5% |
| 2009 | 6.3 kg/ha | -53.5% |
| 2010 | 11.58 kg/ha | +83.9% |
| 2011 | 7.3 kg/ha | -36.9% |
| 2012 | 2.73 kg/ha | -62.7% |
| 2013 | 11.96 kg/ha | +338.5% |
| 2014 | 14.3 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 14.53 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 22.34 kg/ha | +53.8% |
| 2017 | 11.82 kg/ha | -47.1% |
| 2018 | 17.45 kg/ha | +47.7% |
| 2019 | 20.93 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 34.02 kg/ha | +62.5% |
| 2021 | 24.34 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 2022 | 12.08 kg/ha | -50.4% |
| 2023 | 15.41 kg/ha | +27.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -6.09 kg/ha | -10.21 kg/ha | -0.6654 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -5.5 kg/ha | -13.47 kg/ha | 1.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.44 kg/ha | -13.17 kg/ha | 2.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.65 kg/ha | 1.4 kg/ha | 23.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.35 kg/ha | 0.0069 kg/ha | 24.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.49 kg/ha | 2.73 kg/ha | 22.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.46 kg/ha | 12.08 kg/ha | 34.02 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)
- 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia and New Zealand was 15.41 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 34.02 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.47 kg/ha in 1978.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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 Nutrient balance — 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 (%).