Canadian Fertilizer Shipments by Nutrient Content and Year

Statistics Canada tracks national fertilizer shipments categorized by key nutrients like nitrogen, phosphate, potash, and sulphur. The data is cumulative by fertilizer year, providing a measure of agricultural input distribution. It is published by Statistics Canada and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in nitrogen shipments over fertilizer years to forecast agricultural input demand.
• Model the relationship between potash and phosphate shipment volumes to understand nutrient application patterns.
• Compare sulphur shipment data across years to assess changes in crop nutrition practices.

Strengths

• Data is published by the national statistical agency, Statistics Canada, ensuring authoritative collection.
• Tracks multiple nutrient types (nitrogen, phosphate, potash, sulphur) for detailed analysis.
• Time-series data is cumulative by fertilizer year, allowing for seasonal and annual trend analysis.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, geographic granularity below national level, and exact time range are not provided.
• Data may reflect shipments to markets rather than final on-farm use, which is an indirect measure of application.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada

Collection Method

Collected from fertilizer shipment reports within Canada.

Time Range

Cumulative data by fertilizer year; specific start year unknown.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Canada