Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Canada
Canada: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 56.53 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 56.53 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Canada peaked at 135.83 % in 1963 and was at its lowest, 46.8 %, in 2002.
Canada ranks 78th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78.12 % | — |
| 1962 | 124.67 % | +59.6% |
| 1963 | 135.83 % | +8.9% |
| 1964 | 109.03 % | -19.7% |
| 1965 | 114.11 % | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 124.86 % | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 90.56 % | -27.5% |
| 1968 | 114.52 % | +26.5% |
| 1969 | 118.34 % | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 92.94 % | -21.5% |
| 1971 | 114.89 % | +23.6% |
| 1972 | 94.06 % | -18.1% |
| 1973 | 87.4 % | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 72.95 % | -16.5% |
| 1975 | 86.04 % | +17.9% |
| 1976 | 94.61 % | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 83.75 % | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 80.43 % | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 69.09 % | -14.1% |
| 1980 | 68.73 % | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 79.49 % | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 79.8 % | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 65.28 % | -18.2% |
| 1984 | 58.5 % | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 67.61 % | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 85.12 % | +25.9% |
| 1987 | 75.56 % | -11.2% |
| 1988 | 56.85 % | -24.8% |
| 1989 | 69.31 % | +21.9% |
| 1990 | 82.15 % | +18.5% |
| 1991 | 76.15 % | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 68.73 % | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 70.23 % | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 67.5 % | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 64.82 % | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 67.74 % | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 63.22 % | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 66.08 % | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 69.09 % | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 66.43 % | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 53.94 % | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 46.8 % | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 61.36 % | +31.1% |
| 2004 | 67.73 % | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 67.55 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 67.85 % | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 56.84 % | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 70.62 % | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 65.8 % | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 60.27 % | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 57.49 % | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 55.34 % | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 71.62 % | +29.4% |
| 2014 | 59.76 % | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 62.23 % | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 68.39 % | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 66.5 % | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 64.66 % | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 64.59 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 63.1 % | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 50.87 % | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 64.24 % | +26.3% |
| 2023 | 56.53 % | -12.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 56.53 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.97 %, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 112.23 % | 78.12 % | 135.83 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 87.62 % | 69.09 % | 114.89 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.62 % | 56.85 % | 85.12 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.57 % | 63.22 % | 82.15 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.49 % | 46.8 % | 70.62 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.08 % | 55.34 % | 71.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.68 % | 50.87 % | 64.24 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Canada?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Canada was 56.53 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 135.83 % in 1963.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8 % in 2002.
- How does Canada rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Canada ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 use efficiency. 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 (%).