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

Canada
0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
China
0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Canada rank
50th
China rank
53rd

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

  • Canada
  • China
00.020.040.06196119922023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0 kg per US$ of GDP.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times China's.

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

Canada ranks 50th and China ranks 53rd of 174 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and China in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada China Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0243 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0207 kg per US$ of GDP China
1970s 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0386 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0352 kg per US$ of GDP China
1980s 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0564 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0533 kg per US$ of GDP China
1990s 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0357 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0333 kg per US$ of GDP China
2000s 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0121 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0105 kg per US$ of GDP China
2010s 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP China
2020s 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP 0 kg per US$ of GDP 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 China?
Canada, at 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP against 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) between Canada and China?
0 kg per US$ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and China rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Canada ranks 50th and China ranks 53rd of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
kg per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 8,614 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.