Australia vs Canada: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Australia
0.0807 tonnes per person
in 2023
Canada
0.0778 tonnes per person
in 2023
Australia rank
1st
Canada rank
2nd
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0807 tonnes per person against 0.0778 tonnes per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0029 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 0.0104 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.0129 tonnes per person | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 0.0116 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.0207 tonnes per person | 0.0445 tonnes per person | 0.0238 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0383 tonnes per person | 0.0507 tonnes per person | 0.0123 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0462 tonnes per person | 0.0528 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0542 tonnes per person | 0.0706 tonnes per person | 0.0164 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0763 tonnes per person | 0.0756 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 0.0807 tonnes per person against 0.0778 tonnes per person in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Australia and Canada?
- 0.0029 tonnes per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Australia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen 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
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.