Canada vs South America: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled
Canada
3.21 million t
in 2024
South America
9.97 million t
in 2024
Canada rank
7th
South America rank
10th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled over time
- Canada
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 9.97 million t against 3.21 million t in Canada, a difference of 6.76 million t.
That makes South America's figure about 3.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South America ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and South America ranks 10th of 212 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 207,728 t | 289,770 t | 82,042 t | South America |
| 1970s | 567,831 t | 900,870 t | 333,039 t | South America |
| 1980s | 1.15 million t | 1.52 million t | 372,933 t | South America |
| 1990s | 1.48 million t | 2.35 million t | 872,119 t | South America |
| 2000s | 1.70 million t | 4.26 million t | 2.56 million t | South America |
| 2010s | 2.52 million t | 6.62 million t | 4.10 million t | South America |
| 2020s | 2.99 million t | 9.61 million t | 6.63 million t | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled, Canada or South America?
- South America, at 9.97 million t against 3.21 million t in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled between Canada and South America?
- 6.76 million t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and South America rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 7th and South America ranks 10th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.