Canada vs South Africa: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre
Canada
0.3545 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.3467 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
94th
South Africa rank
95th
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- South Africa
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.3545 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.3467 tonnes per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0078 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Canada ranks 94th and South Africa ranks 95th of 195 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0232 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0847 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0615 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0633 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.233 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1697 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.128 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3367 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2087 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.1651 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3215 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1565 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1894 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3452 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1559 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.2809 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3491 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0682 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.3321 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4471 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.115 tonnes per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre, Canada or South Africa?
- Canada, at 0.3545 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.3467 tonnes per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre between Canada and South Africa?
- 0.0078 tonnes per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 94th and South Africa ranks 95th 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.