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
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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About this data
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.