Nutrient balance β Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Nutrient balance β Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 80.16 % in 2023. βΌ Falling
Nutrient balance β Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Australia and New Zealand, 1961β2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance β cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Australia and New Zealand stood at 80.16 %.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance β cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 185.04 % in 1966 and was at its lowest, 44.27 %, in 2020.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 149.25 % | 104.75 % | 185.04 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 124.09 % | 91.98 % | 156.87 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 113.51 % | 93.33 % | 149.59 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.95 % | 61.3 % | 96.57 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.36 % | 54.29 % | 99.98 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.64 % | 59.41 % | 93.89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.26 % | 44.27 % | 82.23 % | 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 Β°C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 Β°C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper β Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land β Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land β Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland β Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Land area 4.06 % (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Agricultural land 8.64 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance β cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Australia and New Zealand?
- Nutrient balance β cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Australia and New Zealand was 80.16 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance β cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 185.04 % in 1966.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance β cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.27 % in 2020.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for nutrient balance β cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 32nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance β cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 β Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. 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 (%).