Canada vs Colombia: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre

Canada
0.3545 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia
0.3841 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
94th
Colombia rank
93rd

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time

  • Canada
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.3841 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.3545 tonnes per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.0296 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 94th and Colombia ranks 93rd of 195 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Colombia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0232 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0397 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0166 tonnes per square kilometre Colombia
1970s 0.0633 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1065 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0432 tonnes per square kilometre Colombia
1980s 0.128 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1772 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0492 tonnes per square kilometre Colombia
1990s 0.1651 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2443 tonnes per square kilometre 0.0792 tonnes per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 0.1894 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3154 tonnes per square kilometre 0.126 tonnes per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 0.2809 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4062 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1253 tonnes per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 0.3321 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4151 tonnes per square kilometre 0.083 tonnes per square kilometre Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Canada or Colombia?
Colombia, at 0.3841 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.3545 tonnes per square kilometre in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Canada and Colombia?
0.0296 tonnes per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Colombia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Colombia rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 94th and Colombia ranks 93rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,961 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.