Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in Canada

Canada: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium was 643,167 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
643,167 t
Change on year
up 19.4%
World rank
9th
of 201 countries
All-time high
643,167 t
in 2023
All-time low
79,776 t
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in Canada, 1961–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Canada recorded 643,167 t for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% on the previous year and up 149.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Canada peaked at 643,167 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79,776 t, in 1962.

Canada ranks 9th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 105,470 t 79,776 t 130,800 t 9
1970s 181,340 t 139,353 t 266,007 t 10
1980s 278,309 t 255,549 t 301,564 t 10
1990s 248,539 t 231,588 t 266,380 t 10
2000s 222,113 t 159,858 t 261,294 t 10
2010s 293,881 t 223,204 t 431,766 t 10
2020s 596,760 t 538,587 t 643,167 t 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 6 India 1.40 million t compare
  2. 7 Malaysia 1.04 million t compare
  3. 8 Thailand 659,883 t compare
  4. 10 Russian Federation 491,222 t compare
  5. 11 Bangladesh 466,712 t compare
  6. 12 Viet Nam 420,259 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Canada?
Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Canada was 643,167 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 643,167 t in 2023.
What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 79,776 t in 1962.
How does Canada rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
Canada ranks 9th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 149.6%. 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 potassium. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,440 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).