Canada vs Denmark: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Canada
20.51 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Denmark
20.46 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Canada rank
56th
Denmark rank
57th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Canada
- Denmark
How they compare
Canada currently reports 20.51 kilograms per hectare against 20.46 kilograms per hectare in Denmark, a difference of 0.05 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Canada ranks 56th and Denmark ranks 57th of 201 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.52 kilograms per hectare | 65.13 kilograms per hectare | 61.61 kilograms per hectare | Denmark |
| 1970s | 5.81 kilograms per hectare | 68.04 kilograms per hectare | 62.23 kilograms per hectare | Denmark |
| 1980s | 8.58 kilograms per hectare | 56.66 kilograms per hectare | 48.08 kilograms per hectare | Denmark |
| 1990s | 7.65 kilograms per hectare | 44.92 kilograms per hectare | 37.27 kilograms per hectare | Denmark |
| 2000s | 6.8 kilograms per hectare | 34.59 kilograms per hectare | 27.79 kilograms per hectare | Denmark |
| 2010s | 9.34 kilograms per hectare | 27.18 kilograms per hectare | 17.84 kilograms per hectare | Denmark |
| 2020s | 19.54 kilograms per hectare | 30.55 kilograms per hectare | 11.01 kilograms per hectare | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Canada or Denmark?
- Canada, at 20.51 kilograms per hectare against 20.46 kilograms per hectare in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Canada and Denmark?
- 0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Denmark?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Denmark rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Canada ranks 56th and Denmark ranks 57th 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 Potash 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
Average potash fertilizer application rate, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.