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
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

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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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per unit of GDP
Unit
kg per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,212 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.