Australia vs New Zealand: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Australia
24.2 kg per person
in 2023
New Zealand
21.29 kg per person
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
New Zealand rank
3rd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 24.2 kg per person against 21.29 kg per person in New Zealand, a difference of 2.91 kg per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2 kg per person | 0.6771 kg per person | 1.52 kg per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.87 kg per person | 1.97 kg per person | 1.91 kg per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.21 kg per person | 2.64 kg per person | 3.57 kg per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 11.5 kg per person | 9.77 kg per person | 1.73 kg per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 13.86 kg per person | 22.35 kg per person | 8.49 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 16.25 kg per person | 26.36 kg per person | 10.11 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 22.89 kg per person | 24.98 kg per person | 2.08 kg per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 24.2 kg per person against 21.29 kg per person in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Australia and New Zealand?
- 2.91 kg per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.