Outputs — Cropland nitrogen in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Outputs — Cropland nitrogen was 1.99 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.99 million t
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
10th
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.99 million t
in 2023
All-time low
243,012 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Outputs — Cropland nitrogen in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 1.99 million t for outputs — cropland nitrogen in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outputs — cropland nitrogen in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 1.99 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 243,012 t, in 1961.

That places Australia and New Zealand 10th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 340,565 t 243,012 t 490,413 t 9
1970s 459,622 t 328,044 t 640,479 t 10
1980s 652,917 t 439,326 t 790,761 t 10
1990s 850,339 t 639,065 t 1.14 million t 10
2000s 999,812 t 646,832 t 1.18 million t 10
2010s 1.22 million t 966,367 t 1.61 million t 10
2020s 1.55 million t 853,781 t 1.99 million t 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 7 Argentina 2.67 million t compare
  2. 8 Indonesia 2.64 million t compare
  3. 9 Canada 2.28 million t compare
  4. 11 Australia 1.96 million t compare
  5. 12 Ukraine 1.82 million t compare
  6. 13 Pakistan 1.66 million t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is outputs — cropland nitrogen in Australia and New Zealand?
Outputs — cropland nitrogen in Australia and New Zealand was 1.99 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest outputs — cropland nitrogen recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 1.99 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest outputs — cropland nitrogen recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 243,012 t in 1961.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for outputs — cropland nitrogen?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 10th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is outputs — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
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 data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Outputs — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).