Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Canada
Canada: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus was 101,773 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Canada recorded 101,773 t for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in 2023.
The figure is up 339.9% on the previous year and up 301.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Canada peaked at 162,353 t in 1984 and was at its lowest, -50,406 t, in 2013.
That places Canada 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Canada, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70,984 t | — |
| 1962 | 34,269 t | -51.7% |
| 1963 | 25,041 t | -26.9% |
| 1964 | 57,481 t | +129.5% |
| 1965 | 68,091 t | +18.5% |
| 1966 | 57,139 t | -16.1% |
| 1967 | 103,890 t | +81.8% |
| 1968 | 50,566 t | -51.3% |
| 1969 | 28,915 t | -42.8% |
| 1970 | 69,580 t | +140.6% |
| 1971 | 37,355 t | -46.3% |
| 1972 | 85,249 t | +128.2% |
| 1973 | 110,151 t | +29.2% |
| 1974 | 135,803 t | +23.3% |
| 1975 | 106,882 t | -21.3% |
| 1976 | 85,850 t | -19.7% |
| 1977 | 118,254 t | +37.7% |
| 1978 | 122,190 t | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 144,036 t | +17.9% |
| 1980 | 139,947 t | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 112,391 t | -19.7% |
| 1982 | 99,972 t | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 144,744 t | +44.8% |
| 1984 | 162,353 t | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 129,257 t | -20.4% |
| 1986 | 61,367 t | -52.5% |
| 1987 | 77,830 t | +26.8% |
| 1988 | 133,096 t | +71.0% |
| 1989 | 90,742 t | -31.8% |
| 1990 | 39,419 t | -56.6% |
| 1991 | 48,087 t | +22.0% |
| 1992 | 76,028 t | +58.1% |
| 1993 | 57,866 t | -23.9% |
| 1994 | 51,634 t | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 61,527 t | +19.2% |
| 1996 | 62,659 t | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 81,655 t | +30.3% |
| 1998 | 42,168 t | -48.4% |
| 1999 | 22,422 t | -46.8% |
| 2000 | 14,462 t | -35.5% |
| 2001 | 88,514 t | +512.1% |
| 2002 | 136,519 t | +54.2% |
| 2003 | 76,962 t | -43.6% |
| 2004 | 19,920 t | -74.1% |
| 2005 | 10,996 t | -44.8% |
| 2006 | 24,516 t | +122.9% |
| 2007 | 58,539 t | +138.8% |
| 2008 | -40,205 t | -168.7% |
| 2009 | -36,052 t | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 10,787 t | -129.9% |
| 2011 | 45,190 t | +318.9% |
| 2012 | 22,331 t | -50.6% |
| 2013 | -50,406 t | -325.7% |
| 2014 | 44,598 t | -188.5% |
| 2015 | 53,738 t | +20.5% |
| 2016 | -12,448 t | -123.2% |
| 2017 | 23,988 t | -292.7% |
| 2018 | 62,593 t | +160.9% |
| 2019 | 72,652 t | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 49,410 t | -32.0% |
| 2021 | 145,413 t | +194.3% |
| 2022 | 23,137 t | -84.1% |
| 2023 | 101,773 t | +339.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 101,773 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,812 t, 56.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +512.1% | 14,462 t | 88,514 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,153 t | 25,041 t | 103,890 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 101,535 t | 37,355 t | 144,036 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 115,170 t | 61,367 t | 162,353 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 54,346 t | 22,422 t | 81,655 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,417 t | -40,205 t | 136,519 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,302 t | -50,406 t | 72,652 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,933 t | 23,137 t | 145,413 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 9 Yugoslav SFR 138,874 t compare
- 9 Polynesia 134.28 t compare
- 10 Colombia 109,100 t compare
- 10 Micronesia (Federated States of) -104.76 t compare
- 11 Thailand 107,984 t compare
- 11 Melanesia -2,819 t compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova -3,173 t compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -4,221 t compare
- 13 Mexico 100,045 t compare
- 14 Japan 96,623 t compare
- 15 Czechoslovakia 87,122 t compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic -16,540 t compare
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 phosphorus in Canada?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus in Canada was 101,773 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 162,353 t in 1984.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -50,406 t in 2013.
- How does Canada rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus?
- Canada ranks 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 301.9%. 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 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 (%).