Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Australia

Australia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) was 0 kt per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 kt per person
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0 kt per person
in 2023
All-time low
0 kt per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Australia, 1961–2023

0000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Australia stood at 0 kt per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Australia peaked at 0 kt per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1961.

Australia ranks 1st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers), per capita in Australia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0 kt per person
1962 0 kt per person +22.1%
1963 0 kt per person +57.2%
1964 0 kt per person -10.6%
1965 0 kt per person +7.2%
1966 0 kt per person +19.3%
1967 0 kt per person +50.3%
1968 0 kt per person +6.1%
1969 0 kt per person -12.5%
1970 0 kt per person -3.5%
1971 0 kt per person -2.6%
1972 0 kt per person +31.6%
1973 0 kt per person +1.9%
1974 0 kt per person +0.5%
1975 0 kt per person -7.1%
1976 0 kt per person +23.2%
1977 0 kt per person -15.8%
1978 0 kt per person +20.1%
1979 0 kt per person +12.7%
1980 0 kt per person -0.0%
1981 0 kt per person -0.8%
1982 0 kt per person +1.4%
1983 0 kt per person +16.6%
1984 0 kt per person +11.4%
1985 0 kt per person -2.5%
1986 0 kt per person -3.6%
1987 0 kt per person +7.6%
1988 0 kt per person +6.4%
1989 0 kt per person +10.3%
1990 0 kt per person -1.7%
1991 0 kt per person +3.9%
1992 0 kt per person +4.4%
1993 0 kt per person +14.8%
1994 0 kt per person +2.2%
1995 0 kt per person +13.8%
1996 0 kt per person +21.4%
1997 0 kt per person +0.7%
1998 0 kt per person +15.5%
1999 0 kt per person +9.3%
2000 0 kt per person -13.1%
2001 0 kt per person +7.3%
2002 0 kt per person -7.0%
2003 0 kt per person -5.1%
2004 0 kt per person +12.0%
2005 0 kt per person -11.0%
2006 0 kt per person -11.1%
2007 0 kt per person -3.0%
2008 0 kt per person -3.5%
2009 0 kt per person -0.3%
2010 0 kt per person +13.7%
2011 0 kt per person +10.4%
2012 0 kt per person +0.6%
2013 0 kt per person +6.8%
2014 0 kt per person +13.2%
2015 0 kt per person -8.6%
2016 0 kt per person +11.4%
2017 0 kt per person -0.3%
2018 0 kt per person -6.9%
2019 0 kt per person -6.6%
2020 0 kt per person +33.3%
2021 0 kt per person +14.0%
2022 0 kt per person -8.0%
2023 0 kt per person +9.2%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0 kt per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 8.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0 kt per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 kt per person, 41.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 9
1970s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1980s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1990s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2000s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2010s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2020s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 2 Canada 0 kt per person compare
  2. 3 New Zealand 0 kt per person compare
  3. 4 Turkmenistan 0 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 178 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Australia?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Australia was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2023.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1961.
How does Australia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches)?
Australia ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers), per capita
Unit
kt 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) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.