Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Canada
Canada: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) was 32.07 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions) in Canada, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Canada is 32.07 kt, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Canada peaked at 32.07 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.53 kt, in 1991.
That places Canada 3rd out of 43 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.79 kt | 14.53 kt | 18.8 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.4 kt | 16.7 kt | 20.47 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.52 kt | 20.86 kt | 28.37 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.07 kt | 32.07 kt | 32.07 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 Russian Federation 41.24 kt compare
- 2 France 32.09 kt compare
- 4 Ukraine 30.56 kt compare
- 5 Bangladesh 17.62 kt compare
- 6 Spain 16.43 kt compare
More climate change data for Canada
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.51 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Canada?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) in Canada was 32.07 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 32.07 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.53 kt in 1991.
- How does Canada rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions)?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (direct emissions) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. 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 Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Direct emissions N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).