Canada vs United States of America: Input — Cropland phosphorus

Canada
532,112 t
in 2023
United States of America
2.25 million t
in 2023
Canada rank
9th
United States of America rank
9th

Input — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • Canada
  • United States of America
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 2.25 million t against 532,112 t in Canada, a difference of 1.72 million t.

That makes United States of America's figure about 4.2 times Canada's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 9th of 186 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 181,305 t 2.11 million t 1.93 million t United States of America
1970s 260,220 t 2.63 million t 2.37 million t United States of America
1980s 326,764 t 2.40 million t 2.07 million t United States of America
1990s 324,571 t 2.32 million t 1.99 million t United States of America
2000s 329,801 t 2.29 million t 1.96 million t United States of America
2010s 446,216 t 2.35 million t 1.90 million t United States of America
2020s 511,590 t 2.26 million t 1.75 million t United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher input — cropland phosphorus, Canada or United States of America?
United States of America, at 2.25 million t against 532,112 t in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in input — cropland phosphorus between Canada and United States of America?
1.72 million t, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for input — cropland phosphorus?
Canada ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 9th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Input — Cropland phosphorus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Input — Cropland phosphorus
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).