Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)

Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade): Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity was 2.83 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.83 million t
Change on year
up 21.9%
World rank
3rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.83 million t
in 2024
All-time low
470,025 t
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M1990200720241990: 470.0k t1991: 483.1k t1992: 499.9k t1993: 637.8k t1994: 684.8k t1995: 703.3k t1996: 842.3k t1997: 865.4k t1998: 911.4k t1999: 1.1M t2000: 1.1M t2001: 1.2M t2002: 1.1M t2003: 1.2M t2004: 1.4M t2005: 1.2M t2006: 1.0M t2007: 1.0M t2008: 1.1M t2009: 872.4k t2010: 1.3M t2011: 1.4M t2012: 1.5M t2013: 1.6M t2014: 1.7M t2015: 1.7M t2016: 1.9M t2017: 1.8M t2018: 1.7M t2019: 1.8M t2020: 2.1M t2021: 2.3M t2022: 2.1M t2023: 2.3M t2024: 2.8M t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) is 2.83 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 21.9% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 2.83 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 470,025 t, in 1990.

Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) ranks 3rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade), year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade), 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 470,025 t
1991 483,075 t +2.8%
1992 499,889 t +3.5%
1993 637,807 t +27.6%
1994 684,840 t +7.4%
1995 703,314 t +2.7%
1996 842,258 t +19.8%
1997 865,371 t +2.7%
1998 911,350 t +5.3%
1999 1.09 million t +19.8%
2000 1.15 million t +5.3%
2001 1.16 million t +0.8%
2002 1.11 million t -3.9%
2003 1.15 million t +3.5%
2004 1.39 million t +20.7%
2005 1.21 million t -13.1%
2006 1.02 million t -15.5%
2007 1.01 million t -1.3%
2008 1.09 million t +8.2%
2009 872,414 t -20.0%
2010 1.30 million t +49.0%
2011 1.44 million t +10.8%
2012 1.47 million t +2.4%
2013 1.59 million t +8.2%
2014 1.72 million t +7.6%
2015 1.66 million t -3.5%
2016 1.92 million t +16.1%
2017 1.85 million t -3.8%
2018 1.72 million t -6.8%
2019 1.84 million t +6.5%
2020 2.11 million t +15.0%
2021 2.28 million t +8.3%
2022 2.08 million t -8.9%
2023 2.32 million t +11.5%
2024 2.83 million t +21.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 718,943 t 470,025 t 1.09 million t 10
2000s 1.12 million t 872,414 t 1.39 million t 10
2010s 1.65 million t 1.30 million t 1.92 million t 10
2020s 2.33 million t 2.08 million t 2.83 million t 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)

  1. 1 Brazil 6.94 million t compare
  2. 2 India 4.47 million t compare
  3. 4 Australia and New Zealand 2.63 million t compare
  4. 5 Australia 2.31 million t compare
  5. 6 France 1.90 million t compare

See the full ranking of 277 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) was 2.83 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity recorded in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)?
The highest recorded value was 2.83 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity recorded in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)?
The lowest recorded value was 470,025 t in 1990.
How does Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity?
Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) ranks 3rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 14,127 data points, 1961–2024
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The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf