Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Canada
Canada: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 1.20 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Canada stood at 1.20 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Canada peaked at 1.20 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,278 t, in 1962.
That places Canada 9th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Canada, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,487 t | — |
| 1962 | 6,278 t | -53.5% |
| 1963 | 15,466 t | +146.4% |
| 1964 | 11,568 t | -25.2% |
| 1965 | 17,030 t | +47.2% |
| 1966 | 22,716 t | +33.4% |
| 1967 | 17,853 t | -21.4% |
| 1968 | 13,050 t | -26.9% |
| 1969 | 6,528 t | -50.0% |
| 1970 | 12,352 t | +89.2% |
| 1971 | 15,000 t | +21.4% |
| 1972 | 13,032 t | -13.1% |
| 1973 | 24,881 t | +90.9% |
| 1974 | 44,600 t | +79.3% |
| 1975 | 61,777 t | +38.5% |
| 1976 | 100,000 t | +61.9% |
| 1977 | 79,600 t | -20.4% |
| 1978 | 98,400 t | +23.6% |
| 1979 | 136,300 t | +38.5% |
| 1980 | 99,300 t | -27.1% |
| 1981 | 126,000 t | +26.9% |
| 1982 | 145,000 t | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 190,200 t | +31.2% |
| 1984 | 190,000 t | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 185,100 t | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 230,000 t | +24.3% |
| 1987 | 230,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 239,802 t | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 190,248 t | -20.7% |
| 1990 | 209,378 t | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 227,526 t | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 227,288 t | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 243,765 t | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 206,382 t | -15.3% |
| 1995 | 212,438 t | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 231,200 t | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 285,500 t | +23.5% |
| 1998 | 297,300 t | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 277,100 t | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 406,100 t | +46.6% |
| 2001 | 351,373 t | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 355,308 t | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 546,611 t | +53.8% |
| 2004 | 374,576 t | -31.5% |
| 2005 | 363,142 t | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 328,366 t | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 512,052 t | +55.9% |
| 2008 | 494,239 t | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 314,693 t | -36.3% |
| 2010 | 498,624 t | +58.4% |
| 2011 | 620,414 t | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 792,512 t | +27.7% |
| 2013 | 838,274 t | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 854,195 t | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 807,980 t | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 701,597 t | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 879,426 t | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 983,507 t | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 1.01 million t | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.07 million t | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.06 million t | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.12 million t | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 1.06 million t | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 1.20 million t | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,775 t | 6,278 t | 22,716 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 58,594 t | 12,352 t | 136,300 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 182,565 t | 99,300 t | 239,802 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 241,788 t | 206,382 t | 297,300 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 404,646 t | 314,693 t | 546,611 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 798,321 t | 498,624 t | 1.01 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million t | 1.06 million t | 1.20 million t | 5 |
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- 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)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 16.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 13,357 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Canada?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Canada was 1.20 million t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,278 t in 1962.
- How does Canada rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.