Australia vs Canada: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Australia
24.2 kg per person
in 2023
Canada
23.34 kg per person
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
Canada rank
2nd

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
0510152025196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 24.2 kg per person against 23.34 kg per person in Canada, a difference of 0.86 kg per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 2nd of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 2.2 kg per person 3.13 kg per person 0.9287 kg per person Canada
1970s 3.87 kg per person 7.35 kg per person 3.48 kg per person Canada
1980s 6.21 kg per person 13.34 kg per person 7.13 kg per person Canada
1990s 11.5 kg per person 15.21 kg per person 3.7 kg per person Canada
2000s 13.86 kg per person 15.84 kg per person 1.97 kg per person Canada
2010s 16.25 kg per person 21.18 kg per person 4.93 kg per person Canada
2020s 22.89 kg per person 22.68 kg per person 0.2141 kg per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 24.2 kg per person against 23.34 kg per person in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Australia and Canada?
0.86 kg per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Australia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.