Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 3.14 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.14 million t
Change on year
up 24.2%
World rank
8th
of 212 countries
All-time high
3.14 million t
in 2024
All-time low
39,281 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 3.14 million t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.2% on the previous year and up 73.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 3.14 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39,281 t, in 1961.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 39,281 t
1962 47,245 t +20.3%
1963 74,217 t +57.1%
1964 69,908 t -5.8%
1965 76,560 t +9.5%
1966 92,282 t +20.5%
1967 134,910 t +46.2%
1968 148,301 t +9.9%
1969 135,238 t -8.8%
1970 131,318 t -2.9%
1971 134,132 t +2.1%
1972 198,342 t +47.9%
1973 204,706 t +3.2%
1974 195,436 t -4.5%
1975 177,295 t -9.3%
1976 227,903 t +28.5%
1977 197,231 t -13.5%
1978 239,900 t +21.6%
1979 267,300 t +11.4%
1980 268,300 t +0.4%
1981 271,700 t +1.3%
1982 288,150 t +6.1%
1983 338,141 t +17.3%
1984 384,000 t +13.6%
1985 372,000 t -3.1%
1986 359,500 t -3.4%
1987 399,900 t +11.2%
1988 413,100 t +3.3%
1989 462,500 t +12.0%
1990 485,200 t +4.9%
1991 526,800 t +8.6%
1992 578,500 t +9.8%
1993 671,131 t +16.0%
1994 708,800 t +5.6%
1995 826,800 t +16.6%
1996 964,600 t +16.7%
1997 978,300 t +1.4%
1998 1.13 million t +15.8%
1999 1.26 million t +11.4%
2000 1.18 million t -6.4%
2001 1.30 million t +10.3%
2002 1.25 million t -4.0%
2003 1.26 million t +0.4%
2004 1.40 million t +11.8%
2005 1.31 million t -6.9%
2006 1.17 million t -10.6%
2007 1.16 million t -0.7%
2008 1.16 million t +0.3%
2009 1.15 million t -1.4%
2010 1.32 million t +15.3%
2011 1.47 million t +10.8%
2012 1.49 million t +1.5%
2013 1.59 million t +7.0%
2014 1.81 million t +13.7%
2015 1.73 million t -4.3%
2016 1.91 million t +10.1%
2017 1.94 million t +1.6%
2018 1.87 million t -3.5%
2019 1.79 million t -4.3%
2020 2.29 million t +27.9%
2021 2.52 million t +10.0%
2022 2.33 million t -7.5%
2023 2.53 million t +8.5%
2024 3.14 million t +24.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 90,882 t 39,281 t 148,301 t 9
1970s 197,356 t 131,318 t 267,300 t 10
1980s 355,729 t 268,300 t 462,500 t 10
1990s 813,463 t 485,200 t 1.26 million t 10
2000s 1.23 million t 1.15 million t 1.40 million t 10
2010s 1.69 million t 1.32 million t 1.94 million t 10
2020s 2.56 million t 2.29 million t 3.14 million t 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 5 Brazil 7.01 million t compare
  2. 6 Pakistan 3.81 million t compare
  3. 7 Canada 3.21 million t compare
  4. 9 Indonesia 2.98 million t compare
  5. 10 Australia 2.75 million t compare
  6. 11 Russian Federation 2.24 million t compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in Australia and New Zealand was 3.14 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 3.14 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 39,281 t in 1961.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled
Unit
t
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 12,879 data points, 1961–2024
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.