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

Australia
80.66 kg per person
in 2023
Canada
77.8 kg per person
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
Canada rank
2nd

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 80.66 kg per person against 77.8 kg per person in Canada, a difference of 2.86 kg per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 2nd of 175 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 7.33 kg per person 10.43 kg per person 3.1 kg per person Canada
1970s 12.91 kg per person 24.5 kg per person 11.59 kg per person Canada
1980s 20.71 kg per person 44.47 kg per person 23.76 kg per person Canada
1990s 38.35 kg per person 50.69 kg per person 12.34 kg per person Canada
2000s 46.21 kg per person 52.79 kg per person 6.57 kg per person Canada
2010s 54.16 kg per person 70.61 kg per person 16.45 kg per person Canada
2020s 76.3 kg per person 75.59 kg per person 0.7134 kg per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 80.66 kg per person against 77.8 kg per person in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Australia and Canada?
2.86 kg per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Australia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 2nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
kg per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 9,026 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.