Canada vs Pakistan: Fertilizer consumption
Canada
4.72 million tonnes
in 2023
Pakistan
4.85 million tonnes
in 2023
Canada rank
7th
Pakistan rank
6th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Canada
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 4.85 million tonnes against 4.72 million tonnes in Canada, a difference of 134,440 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 612,326 tonnes | 129,084 tonnes | 483,243 tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.23 million tonnes | 569,922 tonnes | 662,808 tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.04 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | 592,043 tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.29 million tonnes | 2.33 million tonnes | 31,016 tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 2.44 million tonnes | 3.43 million tonnes | 991,249 tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 3.55 million tonnes | 4.26 million tonnes | 700,662 tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 4.50 million tonnes | 4.75 million tonnes | 248,698 tonnes | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Canada or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 4.85 million tonnes against 4.72 million tonnes in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Canada and Pakistan?
- 134,440 tonnes, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Pakistan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Pakistan rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Canada ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).