Canada vs Northern America: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen

Canada
323,802 t
in 2023
Northern America
1.55 million t
in 2023
Canada rank
9th
Northern America rank
8th

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Canada
  • Northern America
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 1.55 million t against 323,802 t in Canada, a difference of 1.23 million t.

That makes Northern America's figure about 4.8 times Canada's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 9th and Northern America ranks 8th of 201 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 64,147 t 774,192 t 710,046 t Northern America
1970s 94,066 t 1.10 million t 1.01 million t Northern America
1980s 144,232 t 1.26 million t 1.12 million t Northern America
1990s 174,564 t 1.35 million t 1.17 million t Northern America
2000s 198,203 t 1.40 million t 1.20 million t Northern America
2010s 269,538 t 1.53 million t 1.26 million t Northern America
2020s 307,706 t 1.56 million t 1.25 million t Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher leaching — cropland nitrogen, Canada or Northern America?
Northern America, at 1.55 million t against 323,802 t in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in leaching — cropland nitrogen between Canada and Northern America?
1.23 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 leaching — cropland nitrogen?
Canada ranks 9th and Northern America ranks 8th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Leaching — Cropland nitrogen. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 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 (%).