Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Canada
Canada: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen was 1.75 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Canada is 1.75 million t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 28.6% on the previous year and up 82.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Canada peaked at 1.79 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, -194,245 t, in 1963.
Canada ranks 8th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | -74,334 t | -194,245 t | 106,586 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 135,843 t | -112,105 t | 391,740 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 467,960 t | 233,878 t | 719,563 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 634,839 t | 290,287 t | 836,894 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 912,453 t | 751,146 t | 1.21 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 million t | 962,205 t | 1.55 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.60 million t | 1.36 million t | 1.79 million t | 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Canada?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen in Canada was 1.75 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 million t in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -194,245 t in 1963.
- How does Canada rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen?
- Canada ranks 8th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.2%. 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. 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 (%).