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

Canada
23.34 kg per person
in 2023
Uruguay
17.87 kg per person
in 2023
Canada rank
2nd
Uruguay rank
5th

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

  • Canada
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 23.34 kg per person against 17.87 kg per person in Uruguay, a difference of 5.47 kg per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 176 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 3.13 kg per person 0.9778 kg per person 2.15 kg per person Canada
1970s 7.35 kg per person 1.65 kg per person 5.7 kg per person Canada
1980s 13.34 kg per person 2 kg per person 11.34 kg per person Canada
1990s 15.21 kg per person 3.37 kg per person 11.84 kg per person Canada
2000s 15.84 kg per person 6.63 kg per person 9.21 kg per person Canada
2010s 21.18 kg per person 14.77 kg per person 6.42 kg per person Canada
2020s 22.68 kg per person 18.71 kg per person 3.97 kg per person Canada

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 Uruguay?
Canada, at 23.34 kg per person against 17.87 kg per person in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Canada and Uruguay?
5.47 kg per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Uruguay rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Canada ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 5th 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.