Australia vs World: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Australia
80.66 kg per person
in 2023
World
13.84 kg per person
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
World rank
1st

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time

  • Australia
  • World
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 80.66 kg per person against 13.84 kg per person in World, a difference of 66.82 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 175 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 7.33 kg per person 5.77 kg per person 1.56 kg per person Australia
1970s 12.91 kg per person 10.57 kg per person 2.34 kg per person Australia
1980s 20.71 kg per person 14.46 kg per person 6.25 kg per person Australia
1990s 38.35 kg per person 13.77 kg per person 24.58 kg per person Australia
2000s 46.21 kg per person 13.69 kg per person 32.53 kg per person Australia
2010s 54.16 kg per person 14.45 kg per person 39.71 kg per person Australia
2020s 76.3 kg per person 14.11 kg per person 62.19 kg per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Australia or World?
Australia, at 80.66 kg per person against 13.84 kg per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Australia and World?
66.82 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Australia ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.