Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Canada
Canada: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium was 302,256 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Canada is 302,256 t, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.1% on the previous year and down 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Canada peaked at 1.05 million t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 302,256 t, in 2023.
Canada ranks 28th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium in Canada, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 345,920 t | — |
| 1962 | 581,796 t | +68.2% |
| 1963 | 638,934 t | +9.8% |
| 1964 | 524,159 t | -18.0% |
| 1965 | 585,073 t | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 650,532 t | +11.2% |
| 1967 | 509,061 t | -21.7% |
| 1968 | 578,119 t | +13.6% |
| 1969 | 623,520 t | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 601,916 t | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 620,215 t | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 599,692 t | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 602,137 t | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 527,779 t | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 614,954 t | +16.5% |
| 1976 | 734,392 t | +19.4% |
| 1977 | 677,099 t | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 635,713 t | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 540,796 t | -14.9% |
| 1980 | 612,886 t | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 708,596 t | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 741,150 t | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 657,548 t | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 570,331 t | -13.3% |
| 1985 | 632,559 t | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 745,470 t | +17.8% |
| 1987 | 680,106 t | -8.8% |
| 1988 | 480,887 t | -29.3% |
| 1989 | 630,994 t | +31.2% |
| 1990 | 750,569 t | +19.0% |
| 1991 | 714,512 t | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 718,444 t | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 728,749 t | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 666,000 t | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 703,174 t | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 851,560 t | +21.1% |
| 1997 | 725,270 t | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 774,031 t | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 861,253 t | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 810,004 t | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 694,721 t | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 714,317 t | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 825,180 t | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 928,696 t | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 961,407 t | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 945,653 t | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 887,546 t | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.04 million t | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 1.00 million t | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million t | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 990,328 t | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 870,774 t | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 million t | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 819,870 t | -21.6% |
| 2015 | 781,709 t | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 797,748 t | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 694,994 t | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 637,744 t | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 599,209 t | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 554,002 t | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 342,129 t | -38.2% |
| 2022 | 420,399 t | +22.9% |
| 2023 | 302,256 t | -28.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 302,256 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,726 t, 19.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 559,679 t | 345,920 t | 650,532 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 615,469 t | 527,779 t | 734,392 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 646,053 t | 480,887 t | 745,470 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 749,356 t | 666,000 t | 861,253 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 881,016 t | 694,721 t | 1.04 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 824,665 t | 599,209 t | 1.05 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 404,696 t | 302,256 t | 554,002 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 25 Czechoslovakia 367,089 t compare
- 26 Italy 352,568 t compare
- 27 Belarus 339,033 t compare
- 27 Caribbean 126,506 t compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 85,630 t compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 98.87 t compare
- 29 Romania 281,287 t compare
- 30 Spain 280,004 t compare
- 31 Afghanistan 256,540 t compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Canada?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium in Canada was 302,256 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million t in 2013.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 302,256 t in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium?
- Canada ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.1%. 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 potassium. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).