Canada vs South Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied

Canada
35.45 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
34.67 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
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 35.45 kg per square kilometre against 34.67 kg per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.78 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 2.32 kg per square kilometre 8.47 kg per square kilometre 6.15 kg per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 6.33 kg per square kilometre 23.3 kg per square kilometre 16.97 kg per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 12.8 kg per square kilometre 33.67 kg per square kilometre 20.87 kg per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 16.51 kg per square kilometre 32.15 kg per square kilometre 15.65 kg per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 18.94 kg per square kilometre 34.52 kg per square kilometre 15.59 kg per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 28.09 kg per square kilometre 34.91 kg per square kilometre 6.82 kg per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 33.21 kg per square kilometre 44.71 kg per square kilometre 11.5 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 35.45 kg per square kilometre against 34.67 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?
0.78 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 volatilises, per square kilometre. 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 volatilises, per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,865 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises 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.