Fertilizer in Canada
Fertilizer products made in Canada
2019/2020 JULY TO JUNE: IN METRIC TONNES
20
Million
Potash
5
Million
Ammonia
4.6
Million
Urea
1.7
Million
Urea Ammonium Nitrate
1
Million
Ammonium Sulphate
725
Thousand
Ammonium Nitrate
243
Thousand
Other products
Source for information can be found here.
Fertilizer in Canada is at record highs
The 2019/2020 growing season saw the highest level of ammonia, urea, urea ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulphate on record.
Ammonium nitrate/calcium ammonium nitrate is now being produced at record rates, after a 2 year dip.
Potash, the number one fertilizer product produced is down slightly from the highest use in the 2017/2018 growing season.
Key nutrients shipped within Canada
Plants rely on nutrients to grow. Canadian farmers rely on fertilizer to replenish these nutrients after every harvest.
Fertilizer is a key component of the agriculture industry in Canada, helping our farmers produce the maximum crop yields possible.
Select a region:
Fertilizer shipments to Canadian agriculture markets (in metric tonnes):*
2.672
Million
Nitrogen
410
Thousand
Potash
1.137
Million
Phosphate
353
Thousand
Sulphur
Nutrients shipped in Quebec (in metric tonnes):*
173
Thousand
Nitrogen
N/A
Potash
59
Thousand
Phosphate
19
Thousand
Sulphur
Nutrients shipped in Ontario (in metric tonnes):*
184
Thousand
Nitrogen
120
Thousand
Potash
103
Thousand
Phosphate
34
Thousand
Sulphur
Nutrients shipped in Manitoba (in metric tonnes):*
469
Thousand
Nitrogen
64
Thousand
Potash
216
Thousand
Phosphate
53
Thousand
Sulphur
Nutrients shipped in Saskatchewan (in metric tonnes):*
1.087
Million
Nitrogen
84
Thousand
Potash
433
Thousand
Phosphate
161
Thousand
Sulphur
Nutrients shipped in Alberta (in metric tonnes):*
723
Thousand
Nitrogen
79
Thousand
Potash
270
Thousand
Phosphate
75
Thousand
Sulphur
Nutrients shipped in British Columbia (in metric tonnes):*
33
Thousand
Nitrogen
7
Thousand
Potash
11
Thousand
Phosphate
4
Thousand
Sulphur
*Some information suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
Source for information can be found here.
Key nutrient shipment highlights
Nitrogen and phosphate nutrient shipments reached record highs (record going back to 2006/2007 period)
Potash and sulphur were steady, down only slightly from near record levels
Fertilizer products used in Canadian agriculture
There are 17 essential nutrients in the soil that plants require to survive and grow. The following chart shows fertilizer shipments to Canadian agriculture markets by nutrient content, measured in metric tonnes.*
*Some information suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
Source for information can be found here.
