Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Canada
Canada: Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 16.84 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Canada stood at 16.84 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Canada peaked at 18.7 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.25 kg/ha, in 1961.
Canada ranks 117th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.25 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 4.85 kg/ha | +49.5% |
| 1963 | 5.54 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 1964 | 4.77 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1965 | 5.4 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1966 | 6.21 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1967 | 4.86 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 1968 | 5.69 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 1969 | 5.98 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 5.54 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 6.58 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 1972 | 5.86 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 6.06 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 5.25 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1975 | 6.12 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1976 | 6.69 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 6.98 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 7.1 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 6.45 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 6.79 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 7.8 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 8.36 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 7.41 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 7.18 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 7.98 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 9.17 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1987 | 8.69 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 6.43 kg/ha | -25.9% |
| 1989 | 7.87 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 1990 | 9.28 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1991 | 9.01 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 8.45 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 9.45 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 9.83 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 10.09 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 10.71 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 10.26 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 10.94 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 11.64 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 11.17 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 8.97 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 8.02 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 10.44 kg/ha | +30.1% |
| 2004 | 11.55 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 12.18 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 11.79 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 11.49 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 13.71 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 13.48 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 13.41 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 13.7 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 14.56 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 17.92 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 15.84 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 16.57 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 17.96 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 17.94 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.68 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 17.57 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.7 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 14.05 kg/ha | -24.8% |
| 2022 | 17.96 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 2023 | 16.84 kg/ha | -6.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 16.84 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.21 kg/ha, 76% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.17 kg/ha | 3.25 kg/ha | 6.21 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.26 kg/ha | 5.25 kg/ha | 7.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.77 kg/ha | 6.43 kg/ha | 9.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.97 kg/ha | 8.45 kg/ha | 11.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.28 kg/ha | 8.02 kg/ha | 13.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.31 kg/ha | 13.41 kg/ha | 17.96 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.89 kg/ha | 14.05 kg/ha | 18.7 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Canada?
- Crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Canada was 16.84 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.25 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Canada ranks 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop harvest removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop harvest removal — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).