Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Australia
Australia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 1.51 billion kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Australia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.51 billion kg for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Australia peaked at 1.51 billion kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 440.00 million kg, in 1991.
That places Australia 5th out of 42 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Australia, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 440.00 million kg | — |
| 1991 | 440.00 million kg | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 462.00 million kg | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 485.00 million kg | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 564.99 million kg | +16.5% |
| 1995 | 573.99 million kg | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 669.93 million kg | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 761.89 million kg | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 811.76 million kg | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 857.16 million kg | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 1.00 billion kg | +16.9% |
| 2001 | 1.07 billion kg | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 971.63 million kg | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 932.91 million kg | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.06 billion kg | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 1.01 billion kg | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 858.10 million kg | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 848.01 million kg | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 835.02 million kg | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 849.78 million kg | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 981.79 million kg | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 1.10 billion kg | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 1.10 billion kg | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.22 billion kg | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 1.41 billion kg | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 1.35 billion kg | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.49 billion kg | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 1.49 billion kg | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.41 billion kg | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.34 billion kg | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.51 billion kg | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 606.67 million kg | 440.00 million kg | 857.16 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 942.86 million kg | 835.02 million kg | 1.07 billion kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 billion kg | 981.79 million kg | 1.49 billion kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 billion kg | 1.51 billion kg | 1.51 billion kg | 1 |
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More climate change data for Australia
- 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)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.82 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 1.51 billion kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 billion kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 440.00 million kg in 1991.
- How does Australia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Australia ranks 5th out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).