Americas vs Canada: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita

Americas
25.42 kg/cap
in 2024
Canada
80.8 kg/cap
in 2024
Americas rank
4th
Canada rank
3rd

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Americas
  • Canada
020406080196119922024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 80.8 kg/cap against 25.42 kg/cap in Americas, a difference of 55.38 kg/cap.

That makes Canada's figure about 3.2 times Americas's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 4th and Canada ranks 3rd of 33 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 12.21 kg/cap 10.43 kg/cap 1.79 kg/cap Americas
1970s 19.67 kg/cap 24.48 kg/cap 4.81 kg/cap Canada
1980s 21.48 kg/cap 44.35 kg/cap 22.87 kg/cap Canada
1990s 21.27 kg/cap 50.43 kg/cap 29.16 kg/cap Canada
2000s 21.23 kg/cap 52.47 kg/cap 31.24 kg/cap Canada
2010s 23.51 kg/cap 70.18 kg/cap 46.67 kg/cap Canada
2020s 25.26 kg/cap 76.75 kg/cap 51.49 kg/cap Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita, Americas or Canada?
Canada, at 80.8 kg/cap against 25.42 kg/cap in Americas as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita between Americas and Canada?
55.38 kg/cap, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Canada?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and Canada rank globally for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — use per capita?
Americas ranks 4th and Canada ranks 3rd of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
245 places, 13,850 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf