Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Canada

Fertilizer use in Canada in 2023 — 132.8 kg/ha. Ranked 64 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 1,111%.

2023 132.8 kg/ha +13.5% vs 2022
World rank 64of 191
Period maximum 132.8 kg/ha2023
Period minimum 11 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Canada, 1961–202305010015019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 11 kg/ha1963: 13.4 kg/ha1965: 18.3 kg/ha1967: 23.1 kg/ha1969: 19 kg/ha1971: 22.8 kg/ha1973: 31.1 kg/ha1975: 33.5 kg/ha1977: 41.2 kg/ha1979: 45.2 kg/ha1981: 48 kg/ha1983: 57.1 kg/ha1985: 56.2 kg/ha1987: 53.5 kg/ha1989: 52.3 kg/ha1991: 52.6 kg/ha1993: 57.2 kg/ha1995: 62.5 kg/ha1997: 66.4 kg/ha1999: 65.6 kg/ha2001: 60.4 kg/ha2003: 66.7 kg/ha2005: 70.6 kg/ha2007: 78.8 kg/ha2009: 71.6 kg/ha2011: 96.9 kg/ha2013: 96.5 kg/ha2015: 104.4 kg/ha2017: 101.8 kg/ha2019: 106.7 kg/ha2021: 126.1 kg/ha2023: 132.8 kg/ha
Change over the period: +121.9 (+1,110.97%) Average annual rate: 4.1 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada

Canada 132.8 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
North America 128.8 kg/ha
Northern America computed 128.8 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 132.8 +15.8 +13.5%
2022 117 −9 −7.16%
2021 126.1 −3.4 −2.65%
2020 129.5 +22.8 +21.32%
2019 106.7 −5.1 −4.54%
2018 111.8 +10 +9.81%
2017 101.8 +2.5 +2.57%
2016 99.3 −5.1 −4.87%
2015 104.4 +2.2 +2.16%
2014 102.2 +5.7 +5.86%
2013 96.5 −7.7 −7.41%
2012 104.2 +7.3 +7.57%
2011 96.9 +17.2 +21.64%
2010 79.7 +8.1 +11.28%
2009 71.6 −2 −2.68%
2008 73.6 −5.3 −6.7%
2007 78.8 +24.9 +46.08%
2006 54 −16.7 −23.6%
2005 70.6 +8.5 +13.72%
2004 62.1 −4.6 −6.83%
2003 66.7 +1.8 +2.75%
2002 64.9 +4.5 +7.38%
2001 60.4 +0.7 +1.23%
2000 59.7 −5.9 −9.02%
1999 65.6 +1 +1.57%
1998 64.6 −1.8 −2.77%
1997 66.4 +0.8 +1.15%
1996 65.7 +3.2 +5.14%
1995 62.5 +4.3 +7.36%
1994 58.2 +0.9 +1.63%
1993 57.2 +2.4 +4.47%
1992 54.8 +2.2 +4.18%
1991 52.6 +2.5 +4.91%
1990 50.1 −2.2 −4.14%
1989 52.3 +0.9 +1.8%
1988 51.4 −2.1 −3.94%
1987 53.5 +1.5 +2.92%
1986 52 −4.2 −7.5%
1985 56.2 −3.8 −6.29%
1984 60 +2.9 +5.03%
1983 57.1 +6.5 +12.8%
1982 50.6 +2.7 +5.53%
1981 48 −0.2 −0.32%
1980 48.1 +2.9 +6.49%
1979 45.2 +0 +0.01%
1978 45.2 +4 +9.68%
1977 41.2 +7.1 +20.8%
1976 34.1 +0.6 +1.81%
1975 33.5 +1.6 +5.15%
1974 31.8 +0.7 +2.24%
1973 31.1 +4.9 +18.64%
1972 26.3 +3.4 +15.13%
1971 22.8 +2 +9.46%
1970 20.8 +1.9 +9.92%
1969 19 +0.1 +0.77%
1968 18.8 −4.3 −18.71%
1967 23.1 +1.9 +8.91%
1966 21.2 +3 +16.14%
1965 18.3 +3.4 +22.77%
1964 14.9 +1.5 +11.17%
1963 13.4 +1 +8.18%
1962 12.4 +1.4 +12.95%
1961 11

Northern America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Consumption of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphate and potash in nutrient terms) in kilograms per hectare of arable land. It is directly linked to yields, but excessive application leads to the pollution of water bodies and to nitrous oxide emissions — which is why the optimum, not the maximum, is the goal here.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by arable land — the same denominator that stands in the indicator. The figure does not distinguish types of fertilizer and says nothing about whether it was applied at the right rate and the right time.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.