Canada vs USSR: Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled
Canada
3.12 million tonnes
in 2023
USSR
7.78 million tonnes
in 1991
Canada rank
7th
USSR rank
4th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled over time
- Canada
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 7.78 million tonnes against 3.12 million tonnes in Canada, a difference of 4.66 million tonnes.
That makes USSR's figure about 2.5 times Canada's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 7th and USSR ranks 4th of 202 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 207,728 tonnes | 2.26 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1970s | 567,831 tonnes | 6.56 million tonnes | 5.99 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1980s | 1.15 million tonnes | 10.20 million tonnes | 9.05 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1990s | 1.21 million tonnes | 8.26 million tonnes | 7.05 million tonnes | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled, Canada or USSR?
- USSR, at 7.78 million tonnes against 3.12 million tonnes in Canada as of 1991.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled between Canada and USSR?
- 4.66 million tonnes, with USSR 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 nitrogen fertilizer use, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 7th and USSR ranks 4th 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.