Canada vs Türkiye: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Canada
29.36 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Türkiye
30.7 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Canada rank
29th
Türkiye rank
28th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Canada
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 30.7 kilograms per hectare against 29.36 kilograms per hectare in Canada, a difference of 1.34 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 29th and Türkiye ranks 28th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7 kilograms per hectare | 3.46 kilograms per hectare | 4.24 kilograms per hectare | Canada |
| 1970s | 12.56 kilograms per hectare | 13.81 kilograms per hectare | 1.25 kilograms per hectare | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 15.92 kilograms per hectare | 19.96 kilograms per hectare | 4.04 kilograms per hectare | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 15.66 kilograms per hectare | 22.77 kilograms per hectare | 7.12 kilograms per hectare | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 16.12 kilograms per hectare | 20.9 kilograms per hectare | 4.78 kilograms per hectare | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 24.26 kilograms per hectare | 25.94 kilograms per hectare | 1.68 kilograms per hectare | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 28.86 kilograms per hectare | 28.99 kilograms per hectare | 0.13 kilograms per hectare | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Canada or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 30.7 kilograms per hectare against 29.36 kilograms per hectare in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Canada and Türkiye?
- 1.34 kilograms per hectare, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Türkiye?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Türkiye rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Canada ranks 29th and Türkiye ranks 28th of 201 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 Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Application of phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.