Canada vs Northern America: Seed — Cropland nitrogen

Canada
57,889 t
in 2023
Northern America
306,168 t
in 2023
Canada rank
11th
Northern America rank
9th

Seed — Cropland nitrogen over time

  • Canada
  • Northern America
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How they compare

Northern America currently reports 306,168 t against 57,889 t in Canada, a difference of 248,279 t.

That makes Northern America's figure about 5.3 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 11th and Northern America ranks 9th 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 38,016 t 204,330 t 166,315 t Northern America
1970s 36,704 t 235,445 t 198,741 t Northern America
1980s 44,661 t 256,438 t 211,777 t Northern America
1990s 47,539 t 276,034 t 228,495 t Northern America
2000s 54,841 t 301,860 t 247,018 t Northern America
2010s 55,081 t 329,016 t 273,935 t Northern America
2020s 58,300 t 310,564 t 252,264 t Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher seed — cropland nitrogen, Canada or Northern America?
Northern America, at 306,168 t against 57,889 t in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in seed — cropland nitrogen between Canada and Northern America?
248,279 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 seed — cropland nitrogen?
Canada ranks 11th and Northern America ranks 9th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Seed — 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
Seed — 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, 13,483 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 (%).