Canada vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Canada
106.36 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
104.02 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
85th
South Africa rank
86th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Canada
- South Africa
How they compare
Canada currently reports 106.36 kg per square kilometre against 104.02 kg per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 2.34 kg per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Canada ranks 85th and South Africa ranks 86th of 176 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.95 kg per square kilometre | 25.41 kg per square kilometre | 18.45 kg per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 19 kg per square kilometre | 69.9 kg per square kilometre | 50.9 kg per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 38.4 kg per square kilometre | 101 kg per square kilometre | 62.6 kg per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 49.52 kg per square kilometre | 96.46 kg per square kilometre | 46.94 kg per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 56.81 kg per square kilometre | 103.57 kg per square kilometre | 46.76 kg per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 84.26 kg per square kilometre | 104.74 kg per square kilometre | 20.47 kg per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 99.64 kg per square kilometre | 134.13 kg per square kilometre | 34.49 kg per square kilometre | South Africa |
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 South Africa?
- Canada, at 106.36 kg per square kilometre against 104.02 kg per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Canada and South Africa?
- 2.34 kg per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Canada ranks 85th and South Africa ranks 86th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.