Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Canada
Canada: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita was 21.01 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Canada recorded 21.01 kg/cap for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Canada peaked at 23.38 kg/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.04 kg/cap, in 2006.
That places Canada 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.83 kg/cap | — |
| 1962 | 6.02 kg/cap | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 5.77 kg/cap | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 6.36 kg/cap | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 7.2 kg/cap | +13.2% |
| 1966 | 8.06 kg/cap | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 8.14 kg/cap | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 8.12 kg/cap | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 8.3 kg/cap | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 8.6 kg/cap | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 8.7 kg/cap | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 8.58 kg/cap | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 8.97 kg/cap | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 9.06 kg/cap | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 10.45 kg/cap | +15.3% |
| 1976 | 9.96 kg/cap | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 11.63 kg/cap | +16.8% |
| 1978 | 13.78 kg/cap | +18.5% |
| 1979 | 14.4 kg/cap | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 14.9 kg/cap | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 13.83 kg/cap | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 13.61 kg/cap | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 14.57 kg/cap | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 15.45 kg/cap | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 15.28 kg/cap | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 14.88 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 15.21 kg/cap | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 13.23 kg/cap | -13.0% |
| 1989 | 13.15 kg/cap | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 12.16 kg/cap | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 11.63 kg/cap | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 11.49 kg/cap | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 10.98 kg/cap | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 10.64 kg/cap | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 11.31 kg/cap | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 10.82 kg/cap | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 11.85 kg/cap | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 11.76 kg/cap | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 11.09 kg/cap | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 10.05 kg/cap | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 10.22 kg/cap | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 10.65 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 10.99 kg/cap | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 10.32 kg/cap | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 10.13 kg/cap | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.04 kg/cap | -60.1% |
| 2007 | 7.66 kg/cap | +89.6% |
| 2008 | 7.47 kg/cap | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 7.39 kg/cap | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.77 kg/cap | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 8.68 kg/cap | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 10.19 kg/cap | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 9.29 kg/cap | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 11.23 kg/cap | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 11.4 kg/cap | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 10.81 kg/cap | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 11.6 kg/cap | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 11.45 kg/cap | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 11.3 kg/cap | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 18.63 kg/cap | +64.9% |
| 2021 | 23.38 kg/cap | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 18.62 kg/cap | -20.4% |
| 2023 | 21.04 kg/cap | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 21.01 kg/cap | -0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 21.01 kg/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.97 kg/cap, 7.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +89.6% | 4.04 kg/cap | 7.66 kg/cap |
| 2020 | +64.9% | 11.3 kg/cap | 18.63 kg/cap |
| 2006 | -60.1% | 10.13 kg/cap | 4.04 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.09 kg/cap | 5.77 kg/cap | 8.3 kg/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.41 kg/cap | 8.58 kg/cap | 14.4 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.41 kg/cap | 13.15 kg/cap | 15.45 kg/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.37 kg/cap | 10.64 kg/cap | 12.16 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.89 kg/cap | 4.04 kg/cap | 10.99 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.47 kg/cap | 8.68 kg/cap | 11.6 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.54 kg/cap | 18.62 kg/cap | 23.38 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 4 Malaysia 27.81 kg/cap compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 2.23 kg/cap compare
- 5 Türkiye 1.79 kg/cap compare
- 5 Uruguay 25.68 kg/cap compare
- 6 New Zealand 25.36 kg/cap compare
- 6 Melanesia 1.65 kg/cap compare
- 8 Costa Rica 20.34 kg/cap compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.64 kg/cap compare
- 9 Lithuania 17.77 kg/cap compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 0.49 kg/cap compare
- 10 USSR 17.4 kg/cap 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 potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Canada?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita in Canada was 21.01 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 23.38 kg/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.04 kg/cap in 2006.
- How does Canada rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita?
- Canada ranks 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf