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

Canada
354.55 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
346.75 kg per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
85th
South Africa rank
86th

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

  • Canada
  • South Africa
0100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 354.55 kg per square kilometre against 346.75 kg per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 7.8 kg per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Canada ranks 85th and South Africa ranks 86th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 23.17 kg per square kilometre 84.68 kg per square kilometre 61.51 kg per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 63.33 kg per square kilometre 233.02 kg per square kilometre 169.68 kg per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 128.01 kg per square kilometre 336.67 kg per square kilometre 208.66 kg per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 165.05 kg per square kilometre 321.53 kg per square kilometre 156.47 kg per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 189.37 kg per square kilometre 345.23 kg per square kilometre 155.86 kg per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 280.88 kg per square kilometre 349.12 kg per square kilometre 68.24 kg per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 332.13 kg per square kilometre 447.09 kg per square kilometre 114.96 kg per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural), Canada or South Africa?
Canada, at 354.55 kg per square kilometre against 346.75 kg per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Canada and South Africa?
7.8 kg per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Canada ranks 85th and South Africa ranks 86th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.