Canada vs Uruguay: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita
Canada
0.0778 tonnes per person
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0596 tonnes per person
in 2023
Canada rank
2nd
Uruguay rank
5th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita over time
- Canada
- Uruguay
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0778 tonnes per person against 0.0596 tonnes per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0182 tonnes per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0104 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 0.019 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.0445 tonnes per person | 0.0067 tonnes per person | 0.0378 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0507 tonnes per person | 0.0112 tonnes per person | 0.0395 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0528 tonnes per person | 0.0221 tonnes per person | 0.0307 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0706 tonnes per person | 0.0492 tonnes per person | 0.0214 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0756 tonnes per person | 0.0624 tonnes per person | 0.0132 tonnes per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita, Canada or Uruguay?
- Canada, at 0.0778 tonnes per person against 0.0596 tonnes per person in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita between Canada and Uruguay?
- 0.0182 tonnes per person, with Canada 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 capita?
- Canada ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 5th 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.