Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada
Canada: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.26 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada is 0.26 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada peaked at 0.2882 kg/ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1322 kg/ha, in 1969.
Canada ranks 62nd 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 phosphorus per unit area in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1907 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1955 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1951 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1888 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1971 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1903 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1892 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1763 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1322 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1721 kg/ha | +30.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1655 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1745 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1655 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1723 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1815 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1713 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1691 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1637 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1744 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1891 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1906 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1909 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1914 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1986 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2062 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2027 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1977 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2049 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2009 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2006 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2028 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2053 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1991 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2062 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.212 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2162 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2178 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2167 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2207 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2353 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2435 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2454 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2479 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2384 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2367 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2406 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2434 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2882 kg/ha | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2816 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2257 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2181 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2426 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2485 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2613 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2589 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2638 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2736 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2673 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.267 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2713 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2627 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2642 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.26 kg/ha | -1.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.26 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2366 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Seed — Cropland phosphorus 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 | +30.2% | 0.1322 kg/ha | 0.1721 kg/ha |
| 1969 | -25.0% | 0.1763 kg/ha | 0.1322 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1839 kg/ha | 0.1322 kg/ha | 0.1971 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.171 kg/ha | 0.1637 kg/ha | 0.1815 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1973 kg/ha | 0.1891 kg/ha | 0.2062 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2097 kg/ha | 0.1991 kg/ha | 0.2207 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2501 kg/ha | 0.2353 kg/ha | 0.2882 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2527 kg/ha | 0.2181 kg/ha | 0.2736 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2646 kg/ha | 0.26 kg/ha | 0.2713 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 59 Iraq 0.2709 kg/ha compare
- 60 Switzerland 0.2684 kg/ha compare
- 61 Norway 0.2635 kg/ha compare
- 63 Malawi 0.2558 kg/ha compare
- 64 Luxembourg 0.2553 kg/ha compare
- 65 Madagascar 0.2508 kg/ha 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 seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Canada was 0.26 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2882 kg/ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1322 kg/ha in 1969.
- How does Canada rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Canada ranks 62nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).