Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Canada
Canada: Potassium nitrate — Import quantity was 12,110 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Canada, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Canada recorded 12,110 t for potassium nitrate — import quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium nitrate — import quantity in Canada peaked at 15,298 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,947 t, in 2006.
Canada ranks 19th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Potassium nitrate — Import quantity in Canada, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8,743 t | — |
| 2003 | 9,411 t | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 10,650 t | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 5,056 t | -52.5% |
| 2006 | 2,947 t | -41.7% |
| 2007 | 4,831 t | +63.9% |
| 2008 | 8,959 t | +85.5% |
| 2009 | 4,645 t | -48.1% |
| 2010 | 7,136 t | +53.6% |
| 2011 | 8,854 t | +24.1% |
| 2012 | 10,759 t | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 10,054 t | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 11,266 t | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 10,560 t | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 9,814 t | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 12,219 t | +24.5% |
| 2018 | 12,745 t | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 10,462 t | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 13,713 t | +31.1% |
| 2021 | 15,298 t | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 13,334 t | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 11,814 t | -11.4% |
| 2024 | 12,110 t | +2.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 12,110 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 480.71 t, 25.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,905 t | 2,947 t | 10,650 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 10,387 t | 7,136 t | 12,745 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,254 t | 11,814 t | 15,298 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 potassium nitrate — import quantity in Canada?
- Potassium nitrate — import quantity in Canada was 12,110 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 15,298 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest potassium nitrate — import quantity recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,947 t in 2006.
- How does Canada rank for potassium nitrate — import quantity?
- Canada ranks 19th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potassium nitrate — import quantity rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 Potassium nitrate — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf