Canada vs Northern America: Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen
Biological fixation — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Canada
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 7.85 million t against 749,936 t in Canada, a difference of 7.10 million t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 10.5 times Canada's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 6th and Northern America ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,243 t | 2.12 million t | 2.10 million t | Northern America |
| 1970s | 37,106 t | 3.46 million t | 3.42 million t | Northern America |
| 1980s | 91,821 t | 4.24 million t | 4.15 million t | Northern America |
| 1990s | 260,490 t | 4.88 million t | 4.62 million t | Northern America |
| 2000s | 453,939 t | 6.02 million t | 5.57 million t | Northern America |
| 2010s | 785,940 t | 7.43 million t | 6.64 million t | Northern America |
| 2020s | 786,429 t | 8.06 million t | 7.27 million t | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher biological fixation — cropland nitrogen, Canada or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 7.85 million t against 749,936 t in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in biological fixation — cropland nitrogen between Canada and Northern America?
- 7.10 million t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Northern America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Northern America rank globally for biological fixation — cropland nitrogen?
- Canada ranks 6th and Northern America ranks 3rd of 176 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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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 (%).