Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Australia
Australia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled was 82,032 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Australia stood at 82,032 t.
The figure is up 20.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Australia peaked at 223,091 t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 357 t, in 1964.
That places Australia 57th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 412 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,290 t | +213.1% |
| 1963 | 662 t | -48.7% |
| 1964 | 357 t | -46.1% |
| 1969 | 500 t | +40.1% |
| 1970 | 24,000 t | +4700.0% |
| 1971 | 56,000 t | +133.3% |
| 1972 | 21,000 t | -62.5% |
| 1973 | 18,000 t | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 23,000 t | +27.8% |
| 1975 | 16,000 t | -30.4% |
| 1976 | 4,200 t | -73.8% |
| 1977 | 500 t | -88.1% |
| 1978 | 6,000 t | +1100.0% |
| 1979 | 4,840 t | -19.3% |
| 1980 | 11,000 t | +127.3% |
| 1981 | 8,000 t | -27.3% |
| 1982 | 5,000 t | -37.5% |
| 1983 | 1,000 t | -80.0% |
| 1984 | 6,500 t | +550.0% |
| 1985 | 1,000 t | -84.6% |
| 1986 | 3,500 t | +250.0% |
| 1987 | 6,000 t | +71.4% |
| 1988 | 6,300 t | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 21,400 t | +239.7% |
| 1990 | 40,067 t | +87.2% |
| 1991 | 15,777 t | -60.6% |
| 1992 | 8,400 t | -46.8% |
| 1993 | 12,200 t | +45.2% |
| 1994 | 12,700 t | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 3,300 t | -74.0% |
| 1996 | 600 t | -81.8% |
| 1997 | 3,100 t | +416.7% |
| 1998 | 3,000 t | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 7,978 t | +165.9% |
| 2000 | 63,267 t | +693.0% |
| 2001 | 47,050 t | -25.6% |
| 2002 | 84,102 t | +78.8% |
| 2003 | 101,526 t | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 82,102 t | -19.1% |
| 2005 | 124,387 t | +51.5% |
| 2006 | 110,463 t | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 134,796 t | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 173,772 t | +28.9% |
| 2009 | 223,091 t | +28.4% |
| 2010 | 157,808 t | -29.3% |
| 2011 | 149,582 t | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 118,878 t | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 73,565 t | -38.1% |
| 2014 | 82,320 t | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 102,064 t | +24.0% |
| 2016 | 137,836 t | +35.0% |
| 2017 | 96,692 t | -29.8% |
| 2018 | 94,632 t | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 84,859 t | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 92,835 t | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 98,319 t | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 103,781 t | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 68,194 t | -34.3% |
| 2024 | 82,032 t | +20.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +4700.0% | 500 t | 24,000 t |
| 1978 | +1100.0% | 500 t | 6,000 t |
| 2000 | +693.0% | 7,978 t | 63,267 t |
| 1984 | +550.0% | 1,000 t | 6,500 t |
| 1997 | +416.7% | 600 t | 3,100 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 644.2 t | 357 t | 1,290 t | 5 |
| 1970s | 17,354 t | 500 t | 56,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,970 t | 1,000 t | 21,400 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,712 t | 600 t | 40,067 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 114,456 t | 47,050 t | 223,091 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,824 t | 73,565 t | 157,808 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,032 t | 68,194 t | 103,781 t | 5 |
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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)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 2.75 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 27.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 990,855 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 95.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 1.57 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Australia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in Australia was 82,032 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 223,091 t in 2009.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 357 t in 1964.
- How does Australia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 57th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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) — Export quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity with 86 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) — Export quantity 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) — Export quantity with 86 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.