Canada vs United States of America: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use

Canada
1.16 million t
in 2024
United States of America
3.67 million t
in 2024
Canada rank
8th
United States of America rank
7th

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Canada
  • United States of America
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3.67 million t against 1.16 million t in Canada, a difference of 2.51 million t.

That makes United States of America's figure about 3.2 times Canada's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 7th of 195 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 291,993 t 3.42 million t 3.12 million t United States of America
1970s 493,299 t 4.63 million t 4.13 million t United States of America
1980s 655,842 t 4.10 million t 3.44 million t United States of America
1990s 646,508 t 4.00 million t 3.36 million t United States of America
2000s 642,292 t 3.91 million t 3.27 million t United States of America
2010s 929,918 t 4.01 million t 3.08 million t United States of America
2020s 1.12 million t 3.77 million t 2.65 million t United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use, Canada or United States of America?
United States of America, at 3.67 million t against 1.16 million t in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use between Canada and United States of America?
2.51 million t, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — agricultural use?
Canada ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 7th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 12,540 data points, 1961–2024
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The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf