Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Canada
Canada: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 45.75 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Canada recorded 45.75 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Canada peaked at 46.58 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.2 kg/ha, in 1963.
Canada ranks 83rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.96 kg/ha | -5.2 kg/ha | 2.9 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.43 kg/ha | -2.9 kg/ha | 9.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.34 kg/ha | 5.61 kg/ha | 17.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.38 kg/ha | 7 kg/ha | 20.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.88 kg/ha | 18.73 kg/ha | 29.88 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.45 kg/ha | 25.35 kg/ha | 41.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.62 kg/ha | 35.37 kg/ha | 46.58 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Canada?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Canada was 45.75 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 46.58 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.2 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Canada rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Canada ranks 83rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).