Canada vs United States of America: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 5.51 million t against 1.75 million t in Canada, a difference of 3.76 million t.
That makes United States of America's figure about 3.1 times Canada's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 11th of 186 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -74,334 t | 4.10 million t | 4.17 million t | United States of America |
| 1970s | 135,843 t | 6.91 million t | 6.78 million t | United States of America |
| 1980s | 467,960 t | 7.41 million t | 6.94 million t | United States of America |
| 1990s | 634,839 t | 7.41 million t | 6.77 million t | United States of America |
| 2000s | 912,453 t | 6.88 million t | 5.97 million t | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.28 million t | 6.34 million t | 5.06 million t | United States of America |
| 2020s | 1.60 million t | 5.86 million t | 4.26 million t | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen, Canada or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 5.51 million t against 1.75 million t in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen between Canada and United States of America?
- 3.76 million t, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Canada ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 11th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient balance — 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 (%).