Canada vs Uruguay: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Canada
73.19 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Uruguay
81.15 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Canada rank
44th
Uruguay rank
41st
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Canada
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 81.15 kilograms per hectare against 73.19 kilograms per hectare in Canada, a difference of 7.96 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 41st of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.92 kilograms per hectare | 3.56 kilograms per hectare | 1.36 kilograms per hectare | Canada |
| 1970s | 13 kilograms per hectare | 8.56 kilograms per hectare | 4.44 kilograms per hectare | Canada |
| 1980s | 25.05 kilograms per hectare | 13.19 kilograms per hectare | 11.86 kilograms per hectare | Canada |
| 1990s | 32.26 kilograms per hectare | 23.88 kilograms per hectare | 8.38 kilograms per hectare | Canada |
| 2000s | 38.41 kilograms per hectare | 41.8 kilograms per hectare | 3.39 kilograms per hectare | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 59.21 kilograms per hectare | 65.76 kilograms per hectare | 6.55 kilograms per hectare | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 68.74 kilograms per hectare | 89.53 kilograms per hectare | 20.79 kilograms per hectare | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Canada or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 81.15 kilograms per hectare against 73.19 kilograms per hectare in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Canada and Uruguay?
- 7.96 kilograms per hectare, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Uruguay rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Canada ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 41st of 201 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 Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Application of nitrogen fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.