Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada
Canada: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.583 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada stood at 0.583 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 30.4% on the previous year and down 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada peaked at 2.24 kg/ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.583 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Canada 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7451 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.21 kg/ha | +62.8% |
| 1963 | 1.29 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 1.05 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 1965 | 1.17 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1966 | 1.27 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 1.01 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 1968 | 1.16 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1969 | 1.25 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 1.3 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 1.31 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.24 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 1.23 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 1.08 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 1.24 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 1.43 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 1.34 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 1.23 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 1.06 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 1.2 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1981 | 1.36 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 1.4 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.21 kg/ha | -14.0% |
| 1984 | 1.08 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 1.19 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 1.35 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 1.27 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9273 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 1989 | 1.17 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 1990 | 1.36 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 1.28 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 1.29 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.36 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 1.28 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 1.34 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 1.62 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 1.4 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 1.52 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 1.68 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 1.56 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 1.38 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 1.46 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.67 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 1.88 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 1.96 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.94 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.94 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.21 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 2.14 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.24 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.21 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.92 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 2.24 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 1.75 kg/ha | -21.8% |
| 2015 | 1.69 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.68 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.48 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 1.33 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 1.24 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 1.13 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7168 kg/ha | -36.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8376 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 0.583 kg/ha | -30.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.583 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.98 kg/ha, 29% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 kg/ha | 0.7451 kg/ha | 1.29 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.25 kg/ha | 1.06 kg/ha | 1.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 kg/ha | 0.9273 kg/ha | 1.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 1.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 kg/ha | 1.38 kg/ha | 2.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 kg/ha | 1.24 kg/ha | 2.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8177 kg/ha | 0.583 kg/ha | 1.13 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada was 0.583 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 kg/ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.583 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Canada ranks 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.0%. 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 residue removal — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).