Brazil vs Canada: Fertilizer use by nutrient

Brazil

6.40 million tonnes

in 2023

Canada

3.12 million tonnes

in 2023

Brazil rank

4th

Canada rank

6th

Fertilizer use by nutrient over time

Brazil currently reports 6.40 million tonnes against 3.12 million tonnes in Canada, a difference of 3.29 million tonnes.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Brazil ranks 4th and Canada ranks 6th of 201 countries.

Indicator: Fertilizer use by nutrient
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 10,271 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Fertilizer use in the agricultural sector, which includes use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.