Asia vs Canada: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Asia
- Canada
How they compare
Asia currently reports 12.19 million t against 749,936 t in Canada, a difference of 11.44 million t.
That makes Asia's figure about 16.3 times Canada's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 4th and Canada ranks 6th of 32 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.93 million t | 20,243 t | 6.91 million t | Asia |
| 1970s | 7.16 million t | 37,106 t | 7.12 million t | Asia |
| 1980s | 7.97 million t | 91,821 t | 7.88 million t | Asia |
| 1990s | 9.14 million t | 260,490 t | 8.88 million t | Asia |
| 2000s | 9.95 million t | 453,939 t | 9.50 million t | Asia |
| 2010s | 10.92 million t | 785,940 t | 10.14 million t | Asia |
| 2020s | 12.01 million t | 786,429 t | 11.22 million t | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen, Asia or Canada?
- Asia, at 12.19 million t against 749,936 t in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen between Asia and Canada?
- 11.44 million t, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Canada?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Asia and Canada rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen?
- Asia ranks 4th and Canada ranks 6th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).