Canada vs Southern Asia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus

Canada
454,988 t
in 2023
Southern Asia
4.58 million t
in 2023
Canada rank
6th
Southern Asia rank
4th

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus over time

  • Canada
  • Southern Asia
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922023

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 4.58 million t against 454,988 t in Canada, a difference of 4.12 million t.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 10.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 6th and Southern Asia ranks 4th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 113,681 t 116,014 t 2,333 t Southern Asia
1970s 193,567 t 421,342 t 227,776 t Southern Asia
1980s 258,127 t 1.20 million t 940,701 t Southern Asia
1990s 253,690 t 1.93 million t 1.68 million t Southern Asia
2000s 249,677 t 2.84 million t 2.59 million t Southern Asia
2010s 370,469 t 3.83 million t 3.46 million t Southern Asia
2020s 433,749 t 4.56 million t 4.12 million t Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus, Canada or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 4.58 million t against 454,988 t in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus between Canada and Southern Asia?
4.12 million t, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Southern Asia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and Southern Asia rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus?
Canada ranks 6th and Southern Asia ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — 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, 13,497 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).