Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 20.31 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in 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 New Zealand stood at 20.31 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in New Zealand peaked at 34.37 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, -33.99 kg/ha, in 1986.
That places New Zealand 126th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -17.04 kg/ha | -28.48 kg/ha | -10.48 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -23.33 kg/ha | -27.85 kg/ha | -16.51 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -25.75 kg/ha | -33.99 kg/ha | -21.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -12.88 kg/ha | -25.51 kg/ha | -4.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.9 kg/ha | 4.49 kg/ha | 31.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5 kg/ha | 13.56 kg/ha | 34.37 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.25 kg/ha | 20.31 kg/ha | 28.45 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 123 Philippines 23.09 kg/ha compare
- 124 Chad 22 kg/ha compare
- 125 Mauritania 21.14 kg/ha compare
- 127 Bhutan 19.4 kg/ha compare
- 128 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 19.21 kg/ha compare
- 129 Kenya 18.83 kg/ha compare
More environment data for New Zealand
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 341,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.38 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 15,836 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 21,938 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 175,467 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 276,479 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 279,819 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 303,161 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in New Zealand?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in New Zealand was 20.31 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 34.37 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.99 kg/ha in 1986.
- How does New Zealand rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- New Zealand ranks 126th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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 (%).