Canada vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural)

Canada
77.8 kg per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
2.15 kg per person
in 2023
Canada rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

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

  • Canada
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 77.8 kg per person against 2.15 kg per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 75.65 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 175 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 10.43 kg per person 0.7938 kg per person 9.63 kg per person Canada
1970s 24.5 kg per person 1.66 kg per person 22.84 kg per person Canada
1980s 44.47 kg per person 2.02 kg per person 42.44 kg per person Canada
1990s 50.69 kg per person 1.69 kg per person 49 kg per person Canada
2000s 52.79 kg per person 1.49 kg per person 51.3 kg per person Canada
2010s 70.61 kg per person 1.92 kg per person 68.68 kg per person Canada
2020s 75.59 kg per person 2.24 kg per person 73.35 kg per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Canada or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Canada, at 77.8 kg per person against 2.15 kg per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
75.65 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Canada ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.