Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia
Australia: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.7883 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia stood at 0.7883 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia peaked at 1.55 kg/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.5057 kg/ha, in 2020.
Australia ranks 113th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8941 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.8302 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8881 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8395 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.8971 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.8793 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9806 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 1968 | 0.8171 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1969 | 0.7192 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8319 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1971 | 1 kg/ha | +20.2% |
| 1972 | 1.05 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 1.03 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.08 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 1.18 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 1.41 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 1977 | 1.5 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 1.09 kg/ha | -27.7% |
| 1979 | 1.38 kg/ha | +26.9% |
| 1980 | 1.3 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 1.26 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.49 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1983 | 1.55 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 1.27 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 1985 | 1.24 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.49 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 1987 | 1.44 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.27 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 1.1 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9115 kg/ha | -17.2% |
| 1991 | 1.02 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 1.06 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9905 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 1.05 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 1.18 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 1.07 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 1 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9755 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9306 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8902 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8523 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.887 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.04 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8816 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 0.837 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9351 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 1.01 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.975 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8433 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8887 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7285 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7336 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.705 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7068 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6712 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6764 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9667 kg/ha | +42.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6721 kg/ha | -30.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5867 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5057 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8431 kg/ha | +66.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6945 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7883 kg/ha | +13.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.7883 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.54 kg/ha, 51% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.7883 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4634 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8606 kg/ha | 0.7192 kg/ha | 0.9806 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.16 kg/ha | 0.8319 kg/ha | 1.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 1.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 kg/ha | 0.9115 kg/ha | 1.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9146 kg/ha | 0.837 kg/ha | 1.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7336 kg/ha | 0.5867 kg/ha | 0.9667 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7079 kg/ha | 0.5057 kg/ha | 0.8431 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Australia was 0.7883 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 kg/ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5057 kg/ha in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Australia ranks 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).