Canada vs USSR: Fertilizer use per capita
Canada
21.04 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
USSR
17.4 Kilograms per capita
in 1991
Canada rank
7th
USSR rank
9th
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- Canada
- USSR
How they compare
Canada currently reports 21.04 Kilograms per capita against 17.4 Kilograms per capita in USSR, a difference of 3.64 Kilograms per capita.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and USSR ranks 9th of 205 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.09 Kilograms per capita | 6.84 Kilograms per capita | 0.2456 Kilograms per capita | Canada |
| 1970s | 10.41 Kilograms per capita | 16.57 Kilograms per capita | 6.16 Kilograms per capita | USSR |
| 1980s | 14.41 Kilograms per capita | 22.03 Kilograms per capita | 7.62 Kilograms per capita | USSR |
| 1990s | 11.89 Kilograms per capita | 17.43 Kilograms per capita | 5.54 Kilograms per capita | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Canada or USSR?
- Canada, at 21.04 Kilograms per capita against 17.4 Kilograms per capita in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Canada and USSR?
- 3.64 Kilograms per capita, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Canada and USSR rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- Canada ranks 7th and USSR ranks 9th of 205 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
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.