Canada vs World: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Canada
23.34 kg per person
in 2023
World
4.15 kg per person
in 2023
Canada rank
2nd
World rank
1st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Canada
- World
How they compare
Canada currently reports 23.34 kg per person against 4.15 kg per person in World, a difference of 19.19 kg per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 5.6 times World's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.13 kg per person | 1.73 kg per person | 1.4 kg per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 7.35 kg per person | 3.17 kg per person | 4.18 kg per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 13.34 kg per person | 4.34 kg per person | 9 kg per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 15.21 kg per person | 4.13 kg per person | 11.08 kg per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 15.84 kg per person | 4.11 kg per person | 11.73 kg per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 21.18 kg per person | 4.33 kg per person | 16.85 kg per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 22.68 kg per person | 4.23 kg per person | 18.44 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 World?
- Canada, at 23.34 kg per person against 4.15 kg per person in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Canada and World?
- 19.19 kg per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and World rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Canada ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.