Canada vs New Zealand: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Canada
0.0778 tonnes per person
in 2023
New Zealand
0.071 tonnes per person
in 2023
Canada rank
2nd
New Zealand rank
3rd
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0778 tonnes per person against 0.071 tonnes per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0068 tonnes per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 2nd and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0104 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0082 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0179 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.0445 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person | 0.0357 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0507 tonnes per person | 0.0326 tonnes per person | 0.0181 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0528 tonnes per person | 0.0745 tonnes per person | 0.0217 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0706 tonnes per person | 0.0879 tonnes per person | 0.0172 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0756 tonnes per person | 0.0833 tonnes per person | 0.0077 tonnes per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Canada or New Zealand?
- Canada, at 0.0778 tonnes per person against 0.071 tonnes per person in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Canada and New Zealand?
- 0.0068 tonnes per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Canada ranks 2nd and New Zealand ranks 3rd 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.