Fertilizer production by nutrient type in Canada
Canada: Fertilizer production by nutrient type was 13.55 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
13.55 million tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
13.99 million tonnes
in 2018
All-time low
358,668 tonnes
in 1962
Years of data
62
1962–2023
Fertilizer production by nutrient type in Canada, 1962–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertilizer production by nutrient type in Canada is 13.55 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer production by nutrient type in Canada peaked at 13.99 million tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 358,668 tonnes, in 1962.
Canada ranks 1st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Fertilizer production by nutrient type in Canada, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 358,668 tonnes | — |
| 1963 | 679,780 tonnes | +89.5% |
| 1964 | 1.07 million tonnes | +57.0% |
| 1965 | 1.75 million tonnes | +63.9% |
| 1966 | 2.00 million tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 2.70 million tonnes | +34.8% |
| 1968 | 2.80 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 3.57 million tonnes | +27.4% |
| 1970 | 3.18 million tonnes | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 3.92 million tonnes | +23.3% |
| 1972 | 3.82 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 5.07 million tonnes | +32.8% |
| 1974 | 5.62 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 4.84 million tonnes | -13.9% |
| 1976 | 5.66 million tonnes | +16.8% |
| 1977 | 6.21 million tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 6.39 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 7.06 million tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 7.34 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 6.04 million tonnes | -17.6% |
| 1982 | 5.38 million tonnes | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 7.15 million tonnes | +33.0% |
| 1984 | 7.29 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 6.52 million tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 7.04 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 7.84 million tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 8.09 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 7.36 million tonnes | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 7.09 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 7.01 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 7.25 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 6.81 million tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 8.89 million tonnes | +30.5% |
| 1995 | 7.97 million tonnes | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 8.04 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 9.03 million tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 9.20 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 8.23 million tonnes | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 9.17 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 8.31 million tonnes | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 8.13 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 9.54 million tonnes | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 10.32 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 8.07 million tonnes | -21.8% |
| 2006 | 10.05 million tonnes | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 10.81 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 6.79 million tonnes | -37.1% |
| 2009 | 7.04 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 10.29 million tonnes | +46.2% |
| 2011 | 9.92 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 9.88 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.54 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 10.44 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 11.28 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 10.71 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 12.18 million tonnes | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 13.99 million tonnes | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 12.58 million tonnes | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 13.55 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 13.55 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.55 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.55 million tonnes | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertilizer production by nutrient type in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +89.5% | 358,668 tonnes | 679,780 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.86 million tonnes | 358,668 tonnes | 3.57 million tonnes | 8 |
| 1970s | 5.18 million tonnes | 3.18 million tonnes | 7.06 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.01 million tonnes | 5.38 million tonnes | 8.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.95 million tonnes | 6.81 million tonnes | 9.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.82 million tonnes | 6.79 million tonnes | 10.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.08 million tonnes | 9.54 million tonnes | 13.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.55 million tonnes | 13.55 million tonnes | 13.55 million tonnes | 4 |
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer production by nutrient type in Canada?
- Fertilizer production by nutrient type in Canada was 13.55 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertilizer production by nutrient type recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 13.99 million tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest fertilizer production by nutrient type recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 358,668 tonnes in 1962.
- How does Canada rank for fertilizer production by nutrient type?
- Canada ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer production by nutrient type rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertilizer production by nutrient type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total fertilizer production by nutrient type (nitrogen, phosphate and potash), measured in tonnes of nutrient.