Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Canada
Canada: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 77.8 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Canada is 77.8 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Canada peaked at 80.31 kg per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.38 kg per person, in 1961.
Canada ranks 2nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Canada, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.38 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 6.57 kg per person | +22.1% |
| 1963 | 7.92 kg per person | +20.5% |
| 1964 | 8.83 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 1965 | 11.09 kg per person | +25.5% |
| 1966 | 13.8 kg per person | +24.5% |
| 1967 | 15.72 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1968 | 11.68 kg per person | -25.7% |
| 1969 | 12.83 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 13.69 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1971 | 15.94 kg per person | +16.5% |
| 1972 | 18.44 kg per person | +15.7% |
| 1973 | 22.79 kg per person | +23.6% |
| 1974 | 23.29 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 24.33 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 25.55 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 31.83 kg per person | +24.6% |
| 1978 | 34.82 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 34.34 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 38.25 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 38.92 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 42.59 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 49.47 kg per person | +16.1% |
| 1984 | 52.27 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 47.4 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 43.85 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 44.72 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 43.3 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 43.89 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 41.81 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 44.7 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 46.44 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 49.01 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 50.21 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 53.79 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 56.42 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 55.26 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 53.91 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 55.33 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 50.98 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 49.68 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 52.39 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 52.14 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 48.2 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 55.1 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 42.12 kg per person | -23.6% |
| 2007 | 62.88 kg per person | +49.3% |
| 2008 | 57.43 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 56.93 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 60.32 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 72.53 kg per person | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 80.31 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 70.15 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 71.77 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 72.29 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 68.15 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 67.62 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 74.69 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 68.24 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 80.1 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 74.01 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 70.45 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 77.8 kg per person | +10.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 77.8 kg per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.65 kg per person, 8.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.43 kg per person | 5.38 kg per person | 15.72 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.5 kg per person | 13.69 kg per person | 34.82 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.47 kg per person | 38.25 kg per person | 52.27 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.69 kg per person | 41.81 kg per person | 56.42 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.79 kg per person | 42.12 kg per person | 62.88 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.61 kg per person | 60.32 kg per person | 80.31 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.59 kg per person | 70.45 kg per person | 80.1 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 Australia 80.66 kg per person compare
- 3 New Zealand 70.96 kg per person compare
- 4 Turkmenistan 69.33 kg per person compare
- 5 Uruguay 59.57 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Canada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Canada?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Canada was 77.8 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 80.31 kg per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.38 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Canada ranks 2nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.