Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in Australia
Australia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita was 0.1012 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.1012 t per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.9% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.1012 t per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 t per person, in 1961.
That places Australia 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0041 t per person | +22.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0064 t per person | +57.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0057 t per person | -10.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0061 t per person | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0073 t per person | +19.3% |
| 1967 | 0.011 t per person | +50.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0117 t per person | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0102 t per person | -12.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0099 t per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0096 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0126 t per person | +31.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0129 t per person | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0129 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.012 t per person | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0148 t per person | +23.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0125 t per person | -15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.015 t per person | +20.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0169 t per person | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0169 t per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0168 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.017 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0198 t per person | +16.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0221 t per person | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0215 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0208 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0223 t per person | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0237 t per person | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0262 t per person | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0257 t per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0267 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0279 t per person | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0321 t per person | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0328 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0373 t per person | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0452 t per person | +21.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0456 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0526 t per person | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0575 t per person | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.05 t per person | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0536 t per person | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0499 t per person | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0473 t per person | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.053 t per person | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0472 t per person | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.042 t per person | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0407 t per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0393 t per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0392 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0446 t per person | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0492 t per person | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0495 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0528 t per person | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0598 t per person | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0547 t per person | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0609 t per person | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0607 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0565 t per person | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0528 t per person | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0709 t per person | +34.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0808 t per person | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0742 t per person | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.081 t per person | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1012 t per person | +24.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.1012 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0107 t per person, 9.4× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.1012 t per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.003 t per person, 33.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0073 t per person | 0.0033 t per person | 0.0117 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0129 t per person | 0.0096 t per person | 0.0169 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0207 t per person | 0.0168 t per person | 0.0262 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0383 t per person | 0.0257 t per person | 0.0575 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0462 t per person | 0.0392 t per person | 0.0536 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0542 t per person | 0.0446 t per person | 0.0609 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0816 t per person | 0.0709 t per person | 0.1012 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 2 Canada 0.0778 t per person compare
- 3 New Zealand 0.0732 t per person compare
- 4 Turkmenistan 0.0681 t per person compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Australia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Australia was 0.1012 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1012 t per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 t per person in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.