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
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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About this data
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.