Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in New Zealand
New Zealand: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled was 381 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled in New Zealand, 1982–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 381 t for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.2% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in New Zealand peaked at 45,000 t in 1987 and was at its lowest, 284 t, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 113th of 216 countries on this measure, 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2,800 t | — |
| 1983 | 31,000 t | +1007.1% |
| 1984 | 30,000 t | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 36,700 t | +22.3% |
| 1986 | 31,600 t | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 45,000 t | +42.4% |
| 1988 | 41,300 t | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 34,111 t | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 44,072 t | +29.2% |
| 1991 | 32,000 t | -27.4% |
| 1992 | 11,000 t | -65.6% |
| 1993 | 6,000 t | -45.5% |
| 1994 | 5,800 t | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 5,736 t | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 4,946 t | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 1,800 t | -63.6% |
| 1998 | 1,805 t | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 16,700 t | +825.2% |
| 2000 | 5,943 t | -64.4% |
| 2001 | 3,313 t | -44.3% |
| 2002 | 1,681 t | -49.3% |
| 2003 | 1,243 t | -26.1% |
| 2004 | 1,032 t | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 1,004 t | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 649 t | -35.4% |
| 2007 | 673 t | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 786 t | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 14,572 t | +1753.9% |
| 2010 | 1,272 t | -91.3% |
| 2011 | 338 t | -73.4% |
| 2012 | 426 t | +26.0% |
| 2013 | 577 t | +35.4% |
| 2014 | 597 t | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 873 t | +46.2% |
| 2016 | 984 t | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 643 t | -34.7% |
| 2018 | 608 t | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 637 t | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 560 t | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 507 t | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 387 t | -23.7% |
| 2023 | 284 t | -26.6% |
| 2024 | 381 t | +34.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +1753.9% | 786 t | 14,572 t |
| 1983 | +1007.1% | 2,800 t | 31,000 t |
| 1999 | +825.2% | 1,805 t | 16,700 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31,564 t | 2,800 t | 45,000 t | 8 |
| 1990s | 12,986 t | 1,800 t | 44,072 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,090 t | 649 t | 14,572 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 695.5 t | 338 t | 1,272 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 423.8 t | 284 t | 560 t | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in New Zealand?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled in New Zealand was 381 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 45,000 t in 1987.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 284 t in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled?
- New Zealand ranks 113th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — export quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. 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) — 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.