Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen by country
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total...
Countries reporting
201
Highest
3.47 million t
India
Lowest
0.4836 t
Faroe Islands
Median
9,378 t
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,500
What the numbers show
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 3.47 million t in India; the lowest is 0.4836 t in Faroe Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 9,378 t, and the mean is 97,742 t.
Over the past decade 125 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 96.2%), and the largest decrease in China, Hong Kong SAR (down 34.8%).
Atmospheric deposition — Cropland nitrogen: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 3.47 million t | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 2 | China | 3.11 million t | 2023 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 3.10 million t | 2023 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 2.13 million t | 1991 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 579,159 t | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 6 | Brazil | 537,887 t | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 490,991 t | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 325,822 t | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 295,418 t | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 248,100 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Ukraine | 242,736 t | 2023 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 12 | Argentina | 228,120 t | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 218,271 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 14 | France | 217,512 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 205,224 t | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 179,520 t | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 17 | Canada | 175,669 t | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 146,706 t | 2023 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Poland | 143,599 t | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 20 | Türkiye | 142,655 t | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 21 | Ethiopia PDR | 123,687 t | 1992 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 22 | Myanmar | 120,408 t | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 108,408 t | 2023 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 24 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 104,610 t | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 25 | Sudan | 102,206 t | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 97,299 t | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 27 | Sudan (former) | 95,276 t | 2011 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 83,966 t | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 83,616 t | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Uganda | 82,461 t | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 31 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 79,148 t | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 32 | Niger | 75,218 t | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 74,985 t | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 34 | United Republic of Tanzania | 74,207 t | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 35 | Yugoslav SFR | 64,270 t | 1991 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 36 | Czechoslovakia | 62,953 t | 1992 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 37 | Romania | 62,127 t | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 38 | Nepal | 61,134 t | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 39 | Australia and New Zealand | 59,056 t | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 40 | Cameroon | 58,753 t | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 41 | Australia | 57,321 t | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 42 | Ghana | 56,092 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Algeria | 52,251 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 44 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 48,029 t | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 45 | Cambodia | 46,753 t | 2023 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Hungary | 43,759 t | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 47 | Philippines | 42,934 t | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 48 | Malaysia | 40,570 t | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 39,941 t | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 50 | Belarus | 39,354 t | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 51 | Chad | 39,040 t | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 52 | Mali | 39,020 t | 2023 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Japan | 38,206 t | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 54 | Kenya | 37,730 t | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 55 | Morocco | 36,892 t | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 56 | Guinea | 33,023 t | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 57 | Colombia | 32,129 t | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 58 | Caribbean | 31,377 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 59 | Egypt | 31,367 t | 2023 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Paraguay | 30,807 t | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Mozambique | 30,221 t | 2023 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 30,182 t | 2023 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 63 | Angola | 29,694 t | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 64 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 29,546 t | 2023 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 65 | Czechia | 27,855 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 66 | Syrian Arab Republic | 26,236 t | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 67 | Tunisia | 26,103 t | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 68 | Togo | 25,636 t | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 69 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 24,421 t | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Zambia | 23,666 t | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 71 | Benin | 23,523 t | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 72 | Republic of Korea | 23,445 t | 2023 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 73 | Malawi | 22,876 t | 2023 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Afghanistan | 22,343 t | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 75 | Serbia | 21,604 t | 2023 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 76 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 21,323 t | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 77 | Iraq | 21,055 t | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 78 | Uruguay | 16,589 t | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 79 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 15,828 t | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 15,557 t | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 81 | Greece | 15,529 t | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 82 | South Sudan | 15,289 t | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 83 | Guatemala | 15,191 t | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 84 | Cuba | 14,510 t | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 85 | Denmark | 14,232 t | 2023 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 86 | Madagascar | 14,046 t | 2023 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Lithuania | 13,889 t | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 13,798 t | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 89 | Austria | 13,745 t | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 90 | Republic of Moldova | 13,539 t | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 91 | Peru | 13,497 t | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 92 | Slovakia | 13,356 t | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 93 | Ecuador | 13,176 t | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 94 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12,465 t | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Saudi Arabia | 11,573 t | 2023 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Burundi | 10,133 t | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 97 | Rwanda | 9,978 t | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 98 | Senegal | 9,849 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 9,806 t | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 100 | China, Taiwan Province of | 9,496 t | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Armenia | 9,378 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 102 | Sweden | 9,289 t | 2023 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 103 | Belgium | 9,089 t | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,016 t | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 105 | Sierra Leone | 8,926 t | 2023 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Israel | 8,832 t | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 107 | Haiti | 8,689 t | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 108 | Libya | 8,519 t | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 8,463 t | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 7,995 t | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 111 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 7,864 t | 1999 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 112 | El Salvador | 6,587 t | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Croatia | 6,480 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 114 | Honduras | 6,013 t | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 115 | Latvia | 5,621 t | 2023 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 116 | Finland | 5,439 t | 2023 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 5,405 t | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 118 | Portugal | 5,343 t | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 119 | Lebanon | 5,198 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 120 | Congo | 5,192 t | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 121 | Albania | 4,742 t | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 122 | Turkmenistan | 4,551 t | 2023 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | 4,497 t | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 124 | Tajikistan | 4,460 t | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 125 | Switzerland | 4,158 t | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 126 | Yemen | 4,142 t | 2023 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,977 t | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 128 | Liberia | 3,923 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Panama | 3,505 t | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Eritrea | 3,057 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 131 | North Macedonia | 2,975 t | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 132 | Chile | 2,780 t | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 133 | Gambia | 2,756 t | 2023 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Estonia | 2,655 t | 2023 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 135 | Costa Rica | 2,555 t | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 136 | Namibia | 2,344 t | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 137 | Georgia | 2,312 t | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 138 | Melanesia | 2,217 t | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 139 | Lesotho | 2,144 t | 2023 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 140 | Mongolia | 2,014 t | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 141 | Gabon | 1,865 t | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 142 | New Zealand | 1,735 t | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 143 | Papua New Guinea | 1,689 t | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 144 | Slovenia | 1,675 t | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 145 | Eswatini | 1,603 t | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 146 | Ireland | 1,424 t | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 147 | Norway | 1,416 t | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 148 | Jordan | 1,331 t | 2023 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 149 | Jamaica | 1,252 t | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 150 | Mauritania | 1,168 t | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 151 | Guyana | 995.32 t | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 152 | Botswana | 984.1 t | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 153 | Belize | 878.87 t | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 154 | Bhutan | 851.24 t | 2023 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 155 | Comoros | 727.53 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea | 500.76 t | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 157 | Mauritius | 487.08 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 158 | Puerto Rico | 440.77 t | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 159 | Luxembourg | 438.83 t | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 160 | Cyprus | 377.06 t | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 161 | Oman | 371.15 t | 2023 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Cabo Verde | 332.94 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 163 | United Arab Emirates | 328.26 t | 2023 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Trinidad and Tobago | 312.93 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 165 | Kuwait | 260.54 t | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Sao Tome and Principe | 258.95 t | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 167 | Fiji | 251.83 t | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 203.5 t | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 169 | Brunei Darussalam | 186.1 t | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 170 | Dominica | 153.14 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 171 | Guadeloupe | 152.1 t | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 172 | Polynesia | 145.3 t | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 173 | Qatar | 97.58 t | 2023 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Maldives | 91.19 t | 2023 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Montenegro | 83.29 t | 2023 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Bahrain | 76.3 t | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 177 | Bahamas | 73.24 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 178 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 72.83 t | 2023 | down 34.8% | rising |
| 179 | Vanuatu | 67.98 t | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 63.72 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 181 | Iceland | 63.03 t | 2023 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Kiribati | 61.78 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 183 | Malta | 60.45 t | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 184 | Suriname | 56.53 t | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 185 | Tonga | 56.33 t | 2023 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 186 | Barbados | 53.26 t | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 187 | French Polynesia | 51.78 t | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 188 | Grenada | 46.61 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 33.96 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 190 | Antigua and Barbuda | 33.29 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 190 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 33.29 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 192 | Djibouti | 24.05 t | 2023 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Samoa | 22.47 t | 2023 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 194 | Singapore | 12.28 t | 2023 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Seychelles | 9.56 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 196 | New Caledonia | 4.45 t | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 197 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3.63 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 198 | Cook Islands | 3.45 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 199 | Tuvalu | 3.27 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 200 | Nauru | 0.7268 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 201 | Faroe Islands | 0.4836 t | 2023 | up 13.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 15.19 million t
- Asia 8.89 million t
- Southern Asia 4.46 million t
- Eastern Asia 3.20 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.47 million t
- Americas 2.42 million t
- Europe 1.98 million t
- Africa 1.84 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.78 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.68 million t
- Northern America 1.31 million t
- Eastern Europe 1.20 million t
About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).