Canada vs Panama: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Canada
20.51 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Panama
21.42 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Canada rank
56th
Panama rank
55th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Canada
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 21.42 kilograms per hectare against 20.51 kilograms per hectare in Canada, a difference of 0.91 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 56th and Panama ranks 55th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.23 kilograms per hectare | 4.11 kilograms per hectare | 0.13 kilograms per hectare | Canada |
| 1970s | 5.81 kilograms per hectare | 12.03 kilograms per hectare | 6.21 kilograms per hectare | Panama |
| 1980s | 8.58 kilograms per hectare | 16.39 kilograms per hectare | 7.8 kilograms per hectare | Panama |
| 1990s | 7.65 kilograms per hectare | 8.96 kilograms per hectare | 1.31 kilograms per hectare | Panama |
| 2000s | 6.8 kilograms per hectare | 5.85 kilograms per hectare | 0.945 kilograms per hectare | Canada |
| 2010s | 9.34 kilograms per hectare | 13.43 kilograms per hectare | 4.09 kilograms per hectare | Panama |
| 2020s | 19.54 kilograms per hectare | 21.2 kilograms per hectare | 1.66 kilograms per hectare | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Canada or Panama?
- Panama, at 21.42 kilograms per hectare against 20.51 kilograms per hectare in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Canada and Panama?
- 0.91 kilograms per hectare, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Panama?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Panama rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Canada ranks 56th and Panama ranks 55th 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.