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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Canada

Canada: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 13.8%
World rank
50th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP
in 1967
All-time low
0.001 kg per US$ of GDP
in 2006
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Canada, 1961–2023

0.0010.0020.0030.0040.005196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Canada is 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Canada peaked at 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2006.

That places Canada 50th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Canada, year by year

Year kg per US$ of GDP Change
1961 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP —
1962 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP +20.6%
1963 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP +15.2%
1964 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP +3.6%
1965 0.004 kg per US$ of GDP +15.8%
1966 0.0045 kg per US$ of GDP +13.1%
1967 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP +7.8%
1968 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP -31.0%
1969 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP +1.0%
1970 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP -2.6%
1971 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP +6.2%
1972 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP +2.8%
1973 0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP +7.7%
1974 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP -15.2%
1975 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP -2.2%
1976 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP -10.5%
1977 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP +23.1%
1978 0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP +6.9%
1979 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP -10.4%
1980 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP +0.2%
1981 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP -7.9%
1982 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP +8.2%
1983 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP +8.0%
1984 0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP +2.2%
1985 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP -10.8%
1986 0.003 kg per US$ of GDP -9.7%
1987 0.0027 kg per US$ of GDP -9.6%
1988 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP -16.6%
1989 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP -7.3%
1990 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP -8.0%
1991 0.002 kg per US$ of GDP +5.3%
1992 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP +8.3%
1993 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP +9.5%
1994 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP +3.4%
1995 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP +3.6%
1996 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP +1.8%
1997 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP -4.8%
1998 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP +1.6%
1999 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP -3.3%
2000 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP -15.3%
2001 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP -0.7%
2002 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP +3.6%
2003 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP -14.7%
2004 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP -18.6%
2005 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP +1.0%
2006 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP -31.3%
2007 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP +35.4%
2008 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP -12.7%
2009 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP +13.3%
2010 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP -8.9%
2011 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP +9.5%
2012 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP +9.8%
2013 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP -12.6%
2014 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP +5.7%
2015 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP +17.7%
2016 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP -2.9%
2017 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP -7.0%
2018 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP +7.1%
2019 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP -8.3%
2020 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP +25.0%
2021 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP -23.9%
2022 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP -10.9%
2023 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP +13.8%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, 6.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP 9
1970s 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0039 kg per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP 0.0018 kg per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 47 Philippines 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 48 New Zealand 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 49 Poland 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 51 Sri Lanka 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 52 Georgia 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 53 China 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Canada?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Canada was 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP in 1967.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP in 2006.
How does Canada rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
Canada ranks 50th out of 174 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 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per unit of GDP
Unit
kg per US$ of GDP
Source
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176 places, 8,614 data points, 1961–2023
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.