Canada vs Eastern Asia: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen

Canada
749,936 t
in 2023
Eastern Asia
3.74 million t
in 2023
Canada rank
6th
Eastern Asia rank
9th

Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Canada
  • Eastern Asia
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 3.74 million t against 749,936 t in Canada, a difference of 2.99 million t.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 5.0 times Canada's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 6th and Eastern Asia ranks 9th of 191 countries.

Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 20,243 t 2.65 million t 2.63 million t Eastern Asia
1970s 37,106 t 2.58 million t 2.54 million t Eastern Asia
1980s 91,821 t 2.79 million t 2.70 million t Eastern Asia
1990s 260,490 t 2.98 million t 2.72 million t Eastern Asia
2000s 453,939 t 3.35 million t 2.90 million t Eastern Asia
2010s 785,940 t 3.28 million t 2.49 million t Eastern Asia
2020s 786,429 t 3.67 million t 2.89 million t Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen, Canada or Eastern Asia?
Eastern Asia, at 3.74 million t against 749,936 t in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen between Canada and Eastern Asia?
2.99 million t, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Eastern Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Eastern Asia rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen?
Canada ranks 6th and Eastern Asia ranks 9th of 191 countries.
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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Indicator
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
223 places, 12,870 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).