New Zealand vs World: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
New Zealand
7.1 kg per person
in 2023
World
1.38 kg per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- New Zealand
- World
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7.1 kg per person against 1.38 kg per person in World, a difference of 5.72 kg per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 5.1 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was World ahead.
New Zealand ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and World in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2257 kg per person | 0.577 kg per person | 0.3513 kg per person | World |
| 1970s | 0.6553 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 0.4015 kg per person | World |
| 1980s | 0.8816 kg per person | 1.45 kg per person | 0.564 kg per person | World |
| 1990s | 3.26 kg per person | 1.38 kg per person | 1.88 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 7.45 kg per person | 1.37 kg per person | 6.08 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 8.79 kg per person | 1.44 kg per person | 7.34 kg per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 8.33 kg per person | 1.41 kg per person | 6.91 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, New Zealand or World?
- New Zealand, at 7.1 kg per person against 1.38 kg per person in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between New Zealand and World?
- 5.72 kg per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and World rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- New Zealand ranks 3rd 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 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.