Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Canada
Canada: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.51 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.51 kg/ha for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Canada peaked at 1.59 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7113 kg/ha, in 1969.
Canada ranks 71st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.06 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.07 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 1.07 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.04 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 1.07 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 1.04 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 1.02 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.9704 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.7113 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9253 kg/ha | +30.1% |
| 1971 | 0.897 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9464 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9042 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9342 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9931 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9277 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9496 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9153 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9738 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 1.02 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 1.03 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 1.03 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.04 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.07 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.12 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 1.11 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.11 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.15 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1.15 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.14 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.16 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.12 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.08 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.13 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 1.15 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.17 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.18 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.17 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.2 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.31 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 1.34 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.35 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.38 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.32 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.3 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.32 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.34 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.56 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 1.54 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.26 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 1.24 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.35 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 1.41 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.49 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.48 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.5 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.59 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 1.54 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.52 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.53 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.5 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.52 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.51 kg/ha | -0.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.51 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.54 kg/ha, 98% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +30.1% | 0.7113 kg/ha | 0.9253 kg/ha |
| 1969 | -26.7% | 0.9704 kg/ha | 0.7113 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 kg/ha | 0.7113 kg/ha | 1.07 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9367 kg/ha | 0.897 kg/ha | 0.9931 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 kg/ha | 1.02 kg/ha | 1.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha | 1.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 kg/ha | 1.3 kg/ha | 1.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 kg/ha | 1.24 kg/ha | 1.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 kg/ha | 1.5 kg/ha | 1.53 kg/ha | 4 |
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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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Canada?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Canada was 1.51 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7113 kg/ha in 1969.
- How does Canada rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Canada ranks 71st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).