Canada vs Northern America: Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita

Canada
29.14 kg/cap
in 2024
Northern America
12.54 kg/cap
in 2024
Canada rank
6th
Northern America rank
2nd

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Northern America
1015202530196119922024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 29.14 kg/cap against 12.54 kg/cap in Northern America, a difference of 16.6 kg/cap.

That makes Canada's figure about 2.3 times Northern America's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern America ahead.

Canada ranks 6th and Northern America ranks 2nd of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Northern America Difference Ahead
1960s 14.76 kg/cap 17.17 kg/cap 2.41 kg/cap Northern America
1970s 21.36 kg/cap 21.23 kg/cap 0.139 kg/cap Canada
1980s 25.41 kg/cap 17.89 kg/cap 7.52 kg/cap Canada
1990s 22.07 kg/cap 15.72 kg/cap 6.36 kg/cap Canada
2000s 19.88 kg/cap 13.95 kg/cap 5.93 kg/cap Canada
2010s 25.82 kg/cap 13.7 kg/cap 12.12 kg/cap Canada
2020s 28.77 kg/cap 12.84 kg/cap 15.93 kg/cap Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita, Canada or Northern America?
Canada, at 29.14 kg/cap against 12.54 kg/cap in Northern America as of 2024.
What is the difference in nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita between Canada and Northern America?
16.6 kg/cap, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Northern America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and Northern America rank globally for nutrient phosphate p2o5 (total) — use per capita?
Canada ranks 6th and Northern America ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
245 places, 13,784 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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