Canada vs Iraq: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Canada
0.3545 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
0.391 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
94th
Iraq rank
92nd
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.391 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.3545 tonnes per square kilometre in Canada, a difference of 0.0365 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 94th and Iraq ranks 92nd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0232 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0098 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0134 tonnes per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.0633 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.071 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0077 tonnes per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.128 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2423 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1143 tonnes per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.1651 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4648 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2998 tonnes per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.1894 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5012 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3118 tonnes per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.2809 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3104 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0295 tonnes per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.3321 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4048 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0726 tonnes per square kilometre | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Canada or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.391 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 Iraq?
- 0.0365 tonnes per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iraq?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Iraq rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 94th and Iraq ranks 92nd 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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About this data
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.