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

Canada
77.8 kg per person
in 2023
World
13.84 kg per person
in 2023
Canada rank
2nd
World rank
1st

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

  • Canada
  • World
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 77.8 kg per person against 13.84 kg per person in World, a difference of 63.96 kg per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 5.6 times World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

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

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada World Difference Ahead
1960s 10.43 kg per person 5.77 kg per person 4.66 kg per person Canada
1970s 24.5 kg per person 10.57 kg per person 13.93 kg per person Canada
1980s 44.47 kg per person 14.46 kg per person 30.01 kg per person Canada
1990s 50.69 kg per person 13.77 kg per person 36.92 kg per person Canada
2000s 52.79 kg per person 13.69 kg per person 39.1 kg per person Canada
2010s 70.61 kg per person 14.45 kg per person 56.16 kg per person Canada
2020s 75.59 kg per person 14.11 kg per person 61.47 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 World?
Canada, at 77.8 kg per person against 13.84 kg per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Canada and World?
63.96 kg per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and World?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and World rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Canada ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st 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.