What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of gdp between Canada and China?

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Canada ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs China: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of GDP

Canada

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2023

China

0 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Canada rank

56th

China rank

59th

Nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of GDP over time

Canada
China

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

Canada ranks 56th and China ranks 59th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and China in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	China	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	China
1970s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	China
1980s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP	China
1990s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	China
2000s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	China
2010s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	China
2020s	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of gdp, Canada or China?: Canada, at 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of gdp between Canada and China?: 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and China rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of gdp?: Canada ranks 56th and China ranks 59th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 9,433 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.