Canada vs China: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Canada
0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
China
0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Canada rank
50th
China rank
53rd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0 kg per US$ of GDP.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
Canada ranks 50th and China ranks 53rd of 175 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1970s | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0116 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0106 kg per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1980s | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0169 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.016 kg per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1990s | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.01 kg per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0 kg per US$ of GDP | 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 China?
- Canada, at 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Canada and China?
- 0 kg per US$ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Canada ranks 50th and China ranks 53rd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.