Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in Canada
Canada: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita was 0.0778 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Canada stood at 0.0778 t per person.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0803 t per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 t per person, in 1961.
Canada ranks 2nd of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0054 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0066 t per person | +22.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0079 t per person | +20.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0088 t per person | +11.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0111 t per person | +25.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0138 t per person | +24.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0157 t per person | +13.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0117 t per person | -25.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0128 t per person | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0137 t per person | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0159 t per person | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0184 t per person | +15.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0228 t per person | +23.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0233 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0243 t per person | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0255 t per person | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0318 t per person | +24.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0348 t per person | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0343 t per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0383 t per person | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0389 t per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0426 t per person | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0495 t per person | +16.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0523 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0474 t per person | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0439 t per person | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0447 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0433 t per person | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0439 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0418 t per person | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0447 t per person | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0464 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.049 t per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0502 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0538 t per person | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0564 t per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0553 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0539 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0553 t per person | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.051 t per person | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0497 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0524 t per person | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0521 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0482 t per person | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0551 t per person | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0421 t per person | -23.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0629 t per person | +49.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0574 t per person | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0569 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0603 t per person | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0725 t per person | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0803 t per person | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0702 t per person | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0718 t per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0723 t per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0682 t per person | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0676 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0747 t per person | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0682 t per person | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0801 t per person | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 0.074 t per person | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0704 t per person | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0774 t per person | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0778 t per person | +0.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0778 t per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0107 t per person, 7.2× the median. (60 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0104 t per person | 0.0054 t per person | 0.0157 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0245 t per person | 0.0137 t per person | 0.0348 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0445 t per person | 0.0383 t per person | 0.0523 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0507 t per person | 0.0418 t per person | 0.0564 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0528 t per person | 0.0421 t per person | 0.0629 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0706 t per person | 0.0603 t per person | 0.0803 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.076 t per person | 0.0704 t per person | 0.0801 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 Australia 0.1012 t per person compare
- 3 New Zealand 0.0732 t per person compare
- 4 Turkmenistan 0.0681 t per person compare
- 5 Uruguay 0.066 t per person 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Canada?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita in Canada was 0.0778 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0803 t per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 t per person in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita?
- Canada ranks 2nd out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — agricultural use, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.