Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Canada
Canada: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.4379 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland potassium 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 potassium per unit area in Canada is 0.4379 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Canada peaked at 0.4734 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2327 kg/ha, in 1969.
That places Canada 71st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2942 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2951 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2938 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2912 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3076 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2952 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2878 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2778 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2327 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2883 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2623 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2723 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2647 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2661 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2714 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2675 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2616 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2612 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2706 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.289 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.294 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2906 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2965 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3072 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3157 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3079 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2977 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3094 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3059 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3053 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3033 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3154 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3122 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3257 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3328 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3428 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.346 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3467 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3571 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.382 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3925 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3965 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4042 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3898 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3871 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3982 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3762 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4335 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4287 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3706 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3599 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.39 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.408 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4392 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.441 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4444 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4734 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4514 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4302 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4355 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4434 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4451 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4379 kg/ha | -1.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.4379 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4325 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2862 kg/ha | 0.2327 kg/ha | 0.3076 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2686 kg/ha | 0.2612 kg/ha | 0.2883 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3014 kg/ha | 0.289 kg/ha | 0.3157 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3287 kg/ha | 0.3033 kg/ha | 0.3571 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3989 kg/ha | 0.3762 kg/ha | 0.4335 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4208 kg/ha | 0.3599 kg/ha | 0.4734 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4405 kg/ha | 0.4355 kg/ha | 0.4451 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
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- 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 potassium per unit area in Canada?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Canada was 0.4379 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4734 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2327 kg/ha in 1969.
- How does Canada rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Canada ranks 71st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium 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 potassium 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 (%).