Canada vs Uruguay: Fertilizer use per capita

Canada
21.04 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Uruguay
23.79 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Canada rank
7th
Uruguay rank
5th

Fertilizer use per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 23.79 Kilograms per capita against 21.04 Kilograms per capita in Canada, a difference of 2.75 Kilograms per capita.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 7.09 Kilograms per capita 1.52 Kilograms per capita 5.57 Kilograms per capita Canada
1970s 10.41 Kilograms per capita 1.72 Kilograms per capita 8.69 Kilograms per capita Canada
1980s 14.41 Kilograms per capita 0.974 Kilograms per capita 13.44 Kilograms per capita Canada
1990s 11.37 Kilograms per capita 1.57 Kilograms per capita 9.8 Kilograms per capita Canada
2000s 8.73 Kilograms per capita 1.16 Kilograms per capita 7.57 Kilograms per capita Canada
2010s 10.47 Kilograms per capita 16.17 Kilograms per capita 5.69 Kilograms per capita Uruguay
2020s 20.42 Kilograms per capita 20.92 Kilograms per capita 0.505 Kilograms per capita Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Canada or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 23.79 Kilograms per capita against 21.04 Kilograms per capita in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Canada and Uruguay?
2.75 Kilograms per capita, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Uruguay?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Uruguay rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
Canada ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer 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
Fertilizer use per capita
Unit
Kilograms per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 9,850 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.