Australia vs New Zealand: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Australia
8.07 kg per person
in 2023
New Zealand
7.1 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
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 8.07 kg per person against 7.1 kg per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.97 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 0.733 kg per person 0.2257 kg per person 0.5073 kg per person Australia
1970s 1.29 kg per person 0.6553 kg per person 0.6355 kg per person Australia
1980s 2.07 kg per person 0.8816 kg per person 1.19 kg per person Australia
1990s 3.83 kg per person 3.26 kg per person 0.5764 kg per person Australia
2000s 4.62 kg per person 7.45 kg per person 2.83 kg per person New Zealand
2010s 5.42 kg per person 8.79 kg per person 3.37 kg per person New Zealand
2020s 7.63 kg per person 8.33 kg per person 0.6948 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 8.07 kg per person against 7.1 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?
0.97 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 volatilises, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.