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
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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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.