Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in New Zealand
New Zealand: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 315,447 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in New Zealand is 315,447 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 35.7% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in New Zealand peaked at 400,688 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,450 t, in 1962.
New Zealand ranks 36th of 218 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,264 t | — |
| 1962 | 3,450 t | -19.1% |
| 1963 | 4,026 t | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 5,993 t | +48.9% |
| 1965 | 6,549 t | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 6,883 t | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 4,913 t | -28.6% |
| 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 | 25,000 t | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 20,300 t | -18.8% |
| 1981 | 21,700 t | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 30,502 t | +40.6% |
| 1983 | 25,012 t | -18.0% |
| 1984 | 18,600 t | -25.6% |
| 1985 | 23,000 t | +23.7% |
| 1986 | 14,400 t | -37.4% |
| 1987 | 13,800 t | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 17,700 t | +28.3% |
| 1989 | 24,420 t | +38.0% |
| 1990 | 26,827 t | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 30,500 t | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 49,000 t | +60.7% |
| 1993 | 60,831 t | +24.1% |
| 1994 | 89,900 t | +47.8% |
| 1995 | 78,600 t | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 83,000 t | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 86,200 t | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 92,900 t | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 132,500 t | +42.6% |
| 2000 | 162,250 t | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 158,282 t | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 213,830 t | +35.1% |
| 2003 | 247,231 t | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 286,425 t | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 265,240 t | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 223,215 t | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 255,288 t | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 260,909 t | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 228,380 t | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 235,962 t | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 336,709 t | +42.7% |
| 2012 | 297,680 t | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 349,135 t | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 342,228 t | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 361,111 t | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 366,858 t | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 397,432 t | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 384,910 t | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 395,994 t | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 400,688 t | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 358,228 t | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 289,138 t | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 232,459 t | -19.6% |
| 2024 | 315,447 t | +35.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +221.3% | 9,893 t | 31,786 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,980 t | 3,450 t | 9,825 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,043 t | 7,937 t | 32,447 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,943 t | 13,800 t | 30,502 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 73,026 t | 26,827 t | 132,500 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 230,105 t | 158,282 t | 286,425 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 346,802 t | 235,962 t | 397,432 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 319,192 t | 232,459 t | 400,688 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 15.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 5,089 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.001 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in New Zealand?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in New Zealand was 315,447 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 400,688 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,450 t in 1962.
- How does New Zealand rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- New Zealand ranks 36th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 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) — Import 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) — Import quantity with 74 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.