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

New Zealand
70.96 kg per person
in 2023
World
13.84 kg per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
3rd
World rank
1st

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

  • New Zealand
  • World
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 70.96 kg per person against 13.84 kg per person in World, a difference of 57.12 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 175 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 2.26 kg per person 5.77 kg per person 3.51 kg per person World
1970s 6.55 kg per person 10.57 kg per person 4.02 kg per person World
1980s 8.82 kg per person 14.46 kg per person 5.64 kg per person World
1990s 32.58 kg per person 13.77 kg per person 18.82 kg per person New Zealand
2000s 74.5 kg per person 13.69 kg per person 60.81 kg per person New Zealand
2010s 87.85 kg per person 14.45 kg per person 73.41 kg per person New Zealand
2020s 83.25 kg per person 14.11 kg per person 69.14 kg per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), New Zealand or World?
New Zealand, at 70.96 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 New Zealand and World?
57.12 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
New Zealand ranks 3rd 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
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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.