DATA SOURCE: National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
Adapted by Ministry for the Environment and Statistics New Zealand to provide for environmental reporting transparency
Dataset used to develop the "Far fertiliser applied" indicator [available at https://statisticsnz.shinyapps.io/farm_fertiliser_applied_apr21/]
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This indicator reports industry estimates of nitrogen and phosphorus (as elements) sold in fertiliser products nationally from 1991 to 2019.
More information on this dataset and how it relates to our environmental reporting indicators and topics can be found in the attached data quality pdf.
