Australia vs World: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Australia
24.2 kg per person
in 2023
World
4.15 kg per person
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
World rank
1st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Australia
- World
How they compare
Australia currently reports 24.2 kg per person against 4.15 kg per person in World, a difference of 20.05 kg per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 5.8 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was World ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2 kg per person | 1.73 kg per person | 0.468 kg per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.87 kg per person | 3.17 kg per person | 0.7018 kg per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.21 kg per person | 4.34 kg per person | 1.88 kg per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 11.5 kg per person | 4.13 kg per person | 7.37 kg per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 13.86 kg per person | 4.11 kg per person | 9.76 kg per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 16.25 kg per person | 4.33 kg per person | 11.91 kg per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 22.89 kg per person | 4.23 kg per person | 18.66 kg per person | Australia |
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 World?
- Australia, at 24.2 kg per person against 4.15 kg per person in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Australia and World?
- 20.05 kg per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and World rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Australia ranks 1st and World ranks 1st 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.