Canada vs USSR: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers

Canada
2.27 billion kg
in 2050
USSR
7.78 billion kg
in 1991
Canada rank
9th
USSR rank
6th

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers over time

  • Canada
  • USSR
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How they compare

USSR currently reports 7.78 billion kg against 2.27 billion kg in Canada, a difference of 5.51 billion kg.

That makes USSR's figure about 3.4 times Canada's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 9th and USSR ranks 6th of 198 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 207.73 million kg 2.26 billion kg 2.05 billion kg USSR
1970s 567.83 million kg 6.56 billion kg 5.99 billion kg USSR
1980s 1.15 billion kg 10.20 billion kg 9.05 billion kg USSR
1990s 1.21 billion kg 8.26 billion kg 7.05 billion kg USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers, Canada or USSR?
USSR, at 7.78 billion kg against 2.27 billion kg in Canada as of 1991.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers between Canada and USSR?
5.51 billion kg, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and USSR?
31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Canada and USSR rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers?
Canada ranks 9th and USSR ranks 6th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
251 places, 13,449 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).