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

Canada
23.34 kg per person
in 2023
New Zealand
21.29 kg per person
in 2023
Canada rank
2nd
New Zealand rank
3rd

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

  • Canada
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 23.34 kg per person against 21.29 kg per person in New Zealand, a difference of 2.05 kg per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 2nd and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 3.13 kg per person 0.6771 kg per person 2.45 kg per person Canada
1970s 7.35 kg per person 1.97 kg per person 5.38 kg per person Canada
1980s 13.34 kg per person 2.64 kg per person 10.7 kg per person Canada
1990s 15.21 kg per person 9.77 kg per person 5.43 kg per person Canada
2000s 15.84 kg per person 22.35 kg per person 6.51 kg per person New Zealand
2010s 21.18 kg per person 26.36 kg per person 5.17 kg per person New Zealand
2020s 22.68 kg per person 24.98 kg per person 2.3 kg per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied, Canada or New Zealand?
Canada, at 23.34 kg per person against 21.29 kg per person in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Canada and New Zealand?
2.05 kg per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Canada ranks 2nd and New Zealand ranks 3rd 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.