Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Australia
Australia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Australia stood at 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Australia peaked at 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2012.
That places Australia 58th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | +23.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | +48.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP | +36.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 1970 | 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1974 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 1976 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | +29.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | +20.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | +26.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | +41.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, 5.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 55 Romania 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Guinea-Bissau 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 57 Hungary 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 59 Colombia 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 60 El Salvador 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 South Africa 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Australia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Australia was 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP in 1968.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- How does Australia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Australia ranks 58th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.