Crop harvest removal — 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
17.48 million t
China
Lowest
4.18 t
Faroe Islands
Median
70,979 t
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,483
What the numbers show
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 17.48 million t in China; the lowest is 4.18 t in Faroe Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 70,979 t, and the mean is 579,865 t.
Over the past decade 127 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 476.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 77.9%).
Crop harvest removal — Cropland nitrogen: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 17.48 million t | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 17.42 million t | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 14.46 million t | 2023 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 4 | India | 13.01 million t | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 5 | USSR | 4.37 million t | 1991 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 4.03 million t | 2023 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 7 | Argentina | 2.67 million t | 2023 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 2.64 million t | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 2.28 million t | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 10 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.99 million t | 2023 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 11 | Australia | 1.96 million t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 12 | Ukraine | 1.82 million t | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 13 | Pakistan | 1.66 million t | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 14 | France | 1.56 million t | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 15 | Nigeria | 1.45 million t | 2023 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Türkiye | 1.28 million t | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 1.09 million t | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 1.09 million t | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 1.04 million t | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 997,029 t | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 954,033 t | 2023 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Poland | 855,011 t | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 771,248 t | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 24 | Paraguay | 714,164 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Myanmar | 712,892 t | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 670,504 t | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 27 | Egypt | 619,040 t | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 28 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 576,435 t | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 553,030 t | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 498,320 t | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 468,680 t | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 434,006 t | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 431,487 t | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 34 | Malaysia | 430,453 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 35 | United Republic of Tanzania | 412,281 t | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Spain | 382,510 t | 2023 | down 42.5% | rising |
| 37 | Yugoslav SFR | 373,325 t | 1991 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 38 | Hungary | 341,175 t | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 39 | Colombia | 316,114 t | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 40 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 311,878 t | 2023 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Ghana | 302,761 t | 2023 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Caribbean | 291,191 t | 2023 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 43 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 273,949 t | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 44 | Côte d'Ivoire | 264,375 t | 2023 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Mali | 254,613 t | 2023 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Czechoslovakia | 251,384 t | 1992 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 246,347 t | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 48 | Japan | 245,508 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 49 | Nepal | 243,056 t | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Kenya | 239,147 t | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 51 | Serbia | 236,773 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 52 | Cambodia | 235,659 t | 2023 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Sudan | 225,918 t | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 54 | Niger | 224,918 t | 2023 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Czechia | 218,617 t | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 56 | Uganda | 218,224 t | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 57 | Cameroon | 212,165 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Peru | 210,456 t | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 59 | Belarus | 205,157 t | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 60 | Malawi | 204,071 t | 2023 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 200,904 t | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Sudan (former) | 195,227 t | 2011 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 194,136 t | 2023 | up 113.7% | rising |
| 64 | Guatemala | 184,371 t | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Denmark | 181,893 t | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 66 | Morocco | 170,824 t | 2023 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 67 | Lithuania | 155,711 t | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 68 | Algeria | 149,621 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Benin | 148,244 t | 2023 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Zambia | 142,429 t | 2023 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Senegal | 141,976 t | 2023 | up 156.6% | rising |
| 72 | Ethiopia PDR | 141,918 t | 1992 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 73 | Guinea | 141,104 t | 2023 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 138,366 t | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 75 | Mozambique | 133,215 t | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 76 | Afghanistan | 130,753 t | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 77 | Syrian Arab Republic | 129,202 t | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 78 | Angola | 127,647 t | 2023 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Uruguay | 125,135 t | 2023 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Republic of Korea | 123,679 t | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 81 | Austria | 120,114 t | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 82 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 119,563 t | 2023 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Slovakia | 112,800 t | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 84 | Iraq | 112,373 t | 2023 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 85 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 109,848 t | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 86 | Madagascar | 109,529 t | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 87 | Sweden | 107,812 t | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 88 | Ecuador | 102,740 t | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 89 | Chad | 94,540 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 89,954 t | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 91 | Republic of Moldova | 89,939 t | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 92 | Zimbabwe | 89,864 t | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 93 | Chile | 87,612 t | 2023 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 94 | Belgium | 84,262 t | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 95 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 84,236 t | 1999 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 96 | Greece | 82,778 t | 2023 | down 52.7% | rising |
| 97 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 78,084 t | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | 74,789 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 99 | Melanesia | 73,223 t | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 100 | Latvia | 72,273 t | 2023 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 70,979 t | 2023 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 102 | Burundi | 69,456 t | 2023 | up 107.6% | rising |
| 103 | Croatia | 68,920 t | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 104 | Finland | 67,985 t | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 63,954 t | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 106 | Nicaragua | 61,436 t | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 107 | Cuba | 60,452 t | 2023 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 108 | Togo | 59,287 t | 2023 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Rwanda | 58,984 t | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 110 | Honduras | 57,588 t | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 111 | Papua New Guinea | 53,542 t | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 112 | China, Taiwan Province of | 53,371 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 113 | El Salvador | 46,588 t | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 45,988 t | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 115 | Ireland | 42,678 t | 2023 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 116 | Tunisia | 41,238 t | 2023 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 117 | Saudi Arabia | 39,750 t | 2023 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 118 | South Sudan | 38,683 t | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 119 | Costa Rica | 37,279 t | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 120 | Portugal | 37,252 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 121 | Sierra Leone | 37,128 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Estonia | 32,986 t | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 123 | New Zealand | 27,426 t | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26,180 t | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 125 | Yemen | 25,338 t | 2023 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 126 | Guyana | 25,273 t | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 127 | Switzerland | 24,847 t | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 128 | Haiti | 24,527 t | 2023 | down 34.5% | flat |
| 129 | Eswatini | 22,759 t | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 130 | Panama | 18,777 t | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 131 | Albania | 18,494 t | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 132 | Norway | 17,167 t | 2023 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 133 | Israel | 16,733 t | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau | 14,567 t | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 14,448 t | 2023 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 136 | Mongolia | 12,653 t | 2023 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Libya | 12,234 t | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 138 | Lebanon | 12,005 t | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 139 | Slovenia | 11,805 t | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 140 | Congo | 11,452 t | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 141 | Armenia | 10,822 t | 2023 | down 38.8% | rising |
| 142 | Liberia | 9,987 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 143 | Belize | 9,739 t | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 144 | Georgia | 9,737 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 145 | Mauritius | 9,637 t | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 146 | Oman | 9,427 t | 2023 | up 188.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Gabon | 9,262 t | 2023 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Mauritania | 9,261 t | 2023 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Jordan | 8,727 t | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 150 | Fiji | 8,113 t | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 151 | Jamaica | 7,144 t | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 152 | Eritrea | 6,934 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 153 | Vanuatu | 6,676 t | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 154 | Namibia | 5,016 t | 2023 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 4,496 t | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 156 | Polynesia | 4,461 t | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 157 | Gambia | 4,419 t | 2023 | down 41.1% | rising |
| 158 | Luxembourg | 3,273 t | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 159 | Guadeloupe | 3,253 t | 2006 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 160 | Suriname | 3,110 t | 2023 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 161 | Kiribati | 2,968 t | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 162 | Lesotho | 2,651 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 163 | Comoros | 2,562 t | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 164 | Botswana | 2,355 t | 2023 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 165 | United Arab Emirates | 2,216 t | 2023 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Cyprus | 1,844 t | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 167 | Bhutan | 1,649 t | 2023 | down 48.9% | rising |
| 168 | Puerto Rico | 1,628 t | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1,525 t | 2023 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Samoa | 1,519 t | 2023 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 171 | Kuwait | 1,502 t | 2023 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,384 t | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 173 | French Polynesia | 1,358 t | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 174 | Tonga | 1,311 t | 2023 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 175 | Trinidad and Tobago | 806.93 t | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Djibouti | 721.34 t | 2023 | up 135.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Bahamas | 590.22 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 178 | Dominica | 562.65 t | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 179 | Qatar | 545.46 t | 2023 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Montenegro | 497.88 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe | 491.53 t | 2023 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 182 | Cabo Verde | 469.76 t | 2023 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 183 | Barbados | 426.75 t | 2023 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 184 | New Caledonia | 396.41 t | 2023 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 287.77 t | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 186 | Grenada | 282.11 t | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 187 | Saint Lucia | 237.01 t | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 188 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 178.48 t | 2023 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Iceland | 171.25 t | 2023 | up 476.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Malta | 162.19 t | 2023 | down 77.9% | rising |
| 191 | Brunei Darussalam | 130.29 t | 2023 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 192 | Maldives | 113.31 t | 2023 | up 38.4% | falling |
| 193 | Seychelles | 110.26 t | 2023 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Singapore | 107.22 t | 2023 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Bahrain | 106.08 t | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 196 | Cook Islands | 85.87 t | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 197 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 72.97 t | 2023 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Tuvalu | 40.15 t | 2023 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 199 | Nauru | 38.56 t | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 200 | Antigua and Barbuda | 36.78 t | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 201 | Faroe Islands | 4.18 t | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 105.69 million t
- Asia 44.53 million t
- Americas 36.90 million t
- South America 19.09 million t
- Eastern Asia 17.97 million t
- Southern Asia 16.75 million t
- Northern America 16.05 million t
- Europe 13.93 million t
- United States of America 13.77 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 10.45 million t
- Eastern Europe 8.42 million t
- Africa 8.26 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 (%).