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
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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About this data
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.