Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus in Canada
Canada: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus was 454,988 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Canada recorded 454,988 t for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in Canada peaked at 458,716 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73,725 t, in 1961.
That places Canada 6th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 113,681 t | 73,725 t | 156,655 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 193,567 t | 128,001 t | 247,173 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 258,127 t | 239,021 t | 287,943 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 253,690 t | 226,885 t | 281,351 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 249,677 t | 233,833 t | 277,229 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 370,469 t | 269,530 t | 458,716 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 433,749 t | 408,881 t | 455,380 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 3 China, mainland 4.08 million t compare
- 4 India 3.62 million t compare
- 5 Brazil 2.36 million t compare
- 7 Bangladesh 447,223 t compare
- 8 Pakistan 433,926 t compare
- 9 Russian Federation 382,611 t compare
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 in Canada?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus in Canada was 454,988 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 458,716 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,725 t in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus?
- Canada ranks 6th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. 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. 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 (%).