Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada
Canada: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 11.87 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada is 11.87 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada peaked at 11.87 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.01 kg/ha, in 1961.
Canada ranks 33rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 kg/ha | 2.01 kg/ha | 4.08 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.93 kg/ha | 3.32 kg/ha | 6.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.26 kg/ha | 5.76 kg/ha | 6.98 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.14 kg/ha | 5.47 kg/ha | 6.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.26 kg/ha | 5.74 kg/ha | 7.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.66 kg/ha | 7.12 kg/ha | 11.82 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.29 kg/ha | 10.62 kg/ha | 11.87 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Canada
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 3.05 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.95 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 72,165 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 11,365 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2.33 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2.13 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2.59 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 2.19 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada was 11.87 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 11.87 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Canada ranks 33rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. 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 Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. 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 (%).