Australia vs New Zealand: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Australia
0.0807 tonnes per person
in 2023
New Zealand
0.071 tonnes per person
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
New Zealand rank
3rd
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0807 tonnes per person against 0.071 tonnes per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0097 tonnes per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0064 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0207 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0.0119 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0383 tonnes per person | 0.0326 tonnes per person | 0.0058 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0462 tonnes per person | 0.0745 tonnes per person | 0.0283 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0542 tonnes per person | 0.0879 tonnes per person | 0.0337 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0763 tonnes per person | 0.0833 tonnes per person | 0.0069 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 0.0807 tonnes per person against 0.071 tonnes per person in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.0097 tonnes per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.