Canada vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied
Canada
7.78 kg per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2146 kg per person
in 2023
Canada rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied over time
- Canada
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Canada currently reports 7.78 kg per person against 0.2146 kg per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.57 kg per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 36.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 kg per person | 0.0794 kg per person | 0.9632 kg per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.45 kg per person | 0.1658 kg per person | 2.28 kg per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 4.45 kg per person | 0.2023 kg per person | 4.24 kg per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 5.07 kg per person | 0.1692 kg per person | 4.9 kg per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 5.28 kg per person | 0.149 kg per person | 5.13 kg per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 7.06 kg per person | 0.1924 kg per person | 6.87 kg per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 7.56 kg per person | 0.2239 kg per person | 7.34 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Canada, at 7.78 kg per person against 0.2146 kg per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 7.57 kg per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Canada ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita. 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.