Brazil vs Canada: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled
Brazil
6.40 million tonnes
in 2023
Canada
3.12 million tonnes
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
Canada rank
7th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 6.40 million tonnes against 3.12 million tonnes in Canada, a difference of 3.29 million tonnes.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Canada ranks 7th of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86,117 tonnes | 207,728 tonnes | 121,611 tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 479,117 tonnes | 567,831 tonnes | 88,713 tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 798,688 tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | 348,978 tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.18 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 298,776 tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.31 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 608,705 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 4.02 million tonnes | 2.52 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 6.45 million tonnes | 2.93 million tonnes | 3.51 million tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled, Brazil or Canada?
- Brazil, at 6.40 million tonnes against 3.12 million tonnes in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled between Brazil and Canada?
- 3.29 million tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Canada ranks 7th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.