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

Canada
0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Canada rank
50th
Sri Lanka rank
51st

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

  • Canada
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 kg per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Canada ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0082 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0071 kg per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1970s 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0059 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0048 kg per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0041 kg per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka

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 Sri Lanka?
Canada, at 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Canada and Sri Lanka?
0 kg per US$ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Sri Lanka rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Canada ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 51st 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.