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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity in Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 1.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 66,924 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 91,679 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 1.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 575,932 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 275,719 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 2,151 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 281,163 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 6,237 t (2024)
- Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 104,471 t (2024)
All data for Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) →
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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About this data
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