Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in New Zealand
New Zealand: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled was 387,000 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 387,000 t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in New Zealand peaked at 470,000 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,445 t, in 1962.
New Zealand ranks 36th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,264 t | — |
| 1962 | 3,445 t | -19.2% |
| 1963 | 4,017 t | +16.6% |
| 1964 | 5,908 t | +47.1% |
| 1965 | 6,560 t | +11.0% |
| 1966 | 6,870 t | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 4,913 t | -28.5% |
| 1968 | 7,915 t | +61.1% |
| 1969 | 9,825 t | +24.1% |
| 1970 | 7,937 t | -19.2% |
| 1971 | 9,893 t | +24.6% |
| 1972 | 31,786 t | +221.3% |
| 1973 | 32,447 t | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 17,842 t | -45.0% |
| 1975 | 10,295 t | -42.3% |
| 1976 | 20,103 t | +95.3% |
| 1977 | 20,231 t | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 24,900 t | +23.1% |
| 1979 | 22,300 t | -10.4% |
| 1980 | 20,300 t | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 21,700 t | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 30,150 t | +38.9% |
| 1983 | 33,141 t | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 40,000 t | +20.7% |
| 1985 | 32,000 t | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 27,000 t | -15.6% |
| 1987 | 36,800 t | +36.3% |
| 1988 | 20,500 t | -44.3% |
| 1989 | 22,200 t | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 45,800 t | +106.3% |
| 1991 | 64,500 t | +40.8% |
| 1992 | 90,300 t | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 105,731 t | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 125,600 t | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 155,500 t | +23.8% |
| 1996 | 140,000 t | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 138,900 t | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 153,500 t | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 180,000 t | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 230,740 t | +28.2% |
| 2001 | 269,000 t | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 279,000 t | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 323,000 t | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 348,000 t | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 355,000 t | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 310,000 t | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 312,000 t | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 328,000 t | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 297,000 t | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 341,000 t | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 367,000 t | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 363,000 t | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 370,000 t | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 405,000 t | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 429,000 t | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 432,000 t | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 443,000 t | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 458,000 t | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 452,000 t | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 470,000 t | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 442,000 t | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 399,000 t | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 368,000 t | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 387,000 t | +5.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +221.3% | 9,893 t | 31,786 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,969 t | 3,445 t | 9,825 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,773 t | 7,937 t | 32,447 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,379 t | 20,300 t | 40,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 119,983 t | 45,800 t | 180,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 305,174 t | 230,740 t | 355,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 406,000 t | 341,000 t | 458,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 413,200 t | 368,000 t | 470,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in New Zealand?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled in New Zealand was 387,000 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 470,000 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,445 t in 1962.
- How does New Zealand rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- New Zealand ranks 36th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.