Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in New Zealand
New Zealand: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 21.29 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 21.29 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in New Zealand peaked at 28.04 kg per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4164 kg per person, in 1962.
That places New Zealand 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5287 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4164 kg per person | -21.2% |
| 1963 | 0.476 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 0.6855 kg per person | +44.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7487 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7702 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.5411 kg per person | -29.8% |
| 1968 | 0.8641 kg per person | +59.7% |
| 1969 | 1.06 kg per person | +23.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8472 kg per person | -20.3% |
| 1971 | 1.04 kg per person | +22.8% |
| 1972 | 3.28 kg per person | +215.7% |
| 1973 | 3.29 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.77 kg per person | -46.1% |
| 1975 | 1 kg per person | -43.4% |
| 1976 | 1.94 kg per person | +93.5% |
| 1977 | 1.95 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 2.39 kg per person | +23.0% |
| 1979 | 2.15 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 1.96 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 2.08 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 2.87 kg per person | +37.6% |
| 1983 | 3.11 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 3.72 kg per person | +19.7% |
| 1985 | 2.96 kg per person | -20.5% |
| 1986 | 2.5 kg per person | -15.6% |
| 1987 | 3.37 kg per person | +35.1% |
| 1988 | 1.87 kg per person | -44.4% |
| 1989 | 2.02 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 4.13 kg per person | +104.4% |
| 1991 | 5.54 kg per person | +34.2% |
| 1992 | 7.67 kg per person | +38.5% |
| 1993 | 8.88 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 10.41 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 12.7 kg per person | +22.0% |
| 1996 | 11.25 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 11.02 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 12.07 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 14.08 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 17.94 kg per person | +27.4% |
| 2001 | 20.8 kg per person | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 21.2 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 24.06 kg per person | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 25.54 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 25.76 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 22.22 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 22.16 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 23.1 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 20.71 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 23.51 kg per person | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 25.11 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 24.7 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 24.99 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 26.9 kg per person | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 27.92 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 27.49 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 27.61 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 28.04 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 27.28 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 27.8 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 26.02 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 24.79 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 21.29 kg per person | -14.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 21.29 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9 kg per person, 7.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 21.29 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5816 kg per person, 36.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +215.7% | 1.04 kg per person | 3.28 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6771 kg per person | 0.4164 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.97 kg per person | 0.8472 kg per person | 3.29 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.64 kg per person | 1.87 kg per person | 3.72 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.77 kg per person | 4.13 kg per person | 14.08 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.35 kg per person | 17.94 kg per person | 25.76 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.36 kg per person | 23.51 kg per person | 28.04 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.98 kg per person | 21.29 kg per person | 27.8 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More climate change data for New Zealand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 113.13 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 46,323 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 45.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,226 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 694.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 691.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in New Zealand?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in New Zealand was 21.29 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 28.04 kg per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4164 kg per person in 1962.
- How does New Zealand rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- New Zealand ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches 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) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.