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
203
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 203 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 577,096 t.
Over the past decade 129 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 |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1.28 million t | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 4 | India | 13.01 million t | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 954,033 t | 2023 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 5 | USSR | 4.37 million t | 1991 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 4.03 million t | 2023 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 576,435 t | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 7 | Argentina | 2.67 million t | 2023 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 2.64 million t | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 412,281 t | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 2.28 million t | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 9 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 311,878 t | 2023 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.99 million t | 2023 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 273,949 t | 2023 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 11 | Australia | 1.96 million t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 11 | Syrian Arab Republic | 129,202 t | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 12 | Ukraine | 1.82 million t | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 12 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 119,563 t | 2023 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Pakistan | 1.66 million t | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 13 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 109,848 t | 2023 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 14 | France | 1.56 million t | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 89,939 t | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 15 | Nigeria | 1.45 million t | 2023 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Melanesia | 73,223 t | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 1.09 million t | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 16 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 70,979 t | 2023 | down 35.6% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 1.09 million t | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 17 | Polynesia | 4,461 t | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 18 | Mexico | 1.04 million t | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 18 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1,525 t | 2023 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 997,029 t | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 855,011 t | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 21 | Philippines | 771,248 t | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 22 | Paraguay | 714,164 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Myanmar | 712,892 t | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 670,504 t | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 25 | Egypt | 619,040 t | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 553,030 t | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 27 | South Africa | 548,664 t | 2023 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 27 | Caribbean | 291,191 t | 2023 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 28 | Romania | 498,320 t | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 264,375 t | 2023 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 468,680 t | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 469.76 t | 2023 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 434,006 t | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 431,487 t | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 32 | Malaysia | 430,453 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Spain | 382,510 t | 2023 | down 42.5% | rising |
| 34 | Yugoslav SFR | 373,325 t | 1991 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 35 | Hungary | 341,175 t | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 36 | Colombia | 316,114 t | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 37 | Ghana | 302,761 t | 2023 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Mali | 254,613 t | 2023 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Czechoslovakia | 251,384 t | 1992 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 246,347 t | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 41 | Japan | 245,508 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 42 | Nepal | 243,056 t | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Kenya | 239,147 t | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 44 | Serbia | 236,773 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 45 | Cambodia | 235,659 t | 2023 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Sudan | 225,918 t | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 47 | Niger | 224,918 t | 2023 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Czechia | 218,617 t | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 49 | Uganda | 218,224 t | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 50 | Cameroon | 212,165 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Peru | 210,456 t | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 52 | Belarus | 205,157 t | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 53 | Malawi | 204,071 t | 2023 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | 200,904 t | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Sudan (former) | 195,227 t | 2011 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 194,136 t | 2023 | up 113.7% | rising |
| 57 | Guatemala | 184,371 t | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Denmark | 181,893 t | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 59 | Morocco | 170,824 t | 2023 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 60 | Lithuania | 155,711 t | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 61 | Algeria | 149,621 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Benin | 148,244 t | 2023 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Zambia | 142,429 t | 2023 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Senegal | 141,976 t | 2023 | up 156.6% | rising |
| 65 | Ethiopia PDR | 141,918 t | 1992 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 66 | Guinea | 141,104 t | 2023 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 138,366 t | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 68 | Mozambique | 133,215 t | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 69 | Afghanistan | 130,753 t | 2023 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 70 | Angola | 127,647 t | 2023 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Uruguay | 125,135 t | 2023 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Republic of Korea | 123,679 t | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 73 | Austria | 120,114 t | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 74 | Slovakia | 112,800 t | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 75 | Iraq | 112,373 t | 2023 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 76 | Madagascar | 109,529 t | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 77 | Sweden | 107,812 t | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 102,740 t | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 79 | Chad | 94,540 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 89,954 t | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 89,864 t | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 82 | Chile | 87,612 t | 2023 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 83 | Belgium | 84,262 t | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 84 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 84,236 t | 1999 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 85 | Greece | 82,778 t | 2023 | down 52.7% | rising |
| 86 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 78,084 t | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 87 | Turkmenistan | 74,789 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 88 | Latvia | 72,273 t | 2023 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Burundi | 69,456 t | 2023 | up 107.6% | rising |
| 90 | Croatia | 68,920 t | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 91 | Finland | 67,985 t | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 63,954 t | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 61,436 t | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 94 | Cuba | 60,452 t | 2023 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 95 | Togo | 59,287 t | 2023 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Rwanda | 58,984 t | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 97 | Honduras | 57,588 t | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 98 | Papua New Guinea | 53,542 t | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 99 | China, Taiwan Province of | 53,371 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 100 | Central African Republic | 49,014 t | 2023 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 101 | El Salvador | 46,588 t | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 45,988 t | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 103 | Ireland | 42,678 t | 2023 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 104 | Tunisia | 41,238 t | 2023 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 39,750 t | 2023 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 106 | South Sudan | 38,683 t | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 37,279 t | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 108 | Portugal | 37,252 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 109 | Sierra Leone | 37,128 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Estonia | 32,986 t | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 111 | New Zealand | 27,426 t | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26,180 t | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 113 | Yemen | 25,338 t | 2023 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 114 | Guyana | 25,273 t | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 115 | Switzerland | 24,847 t | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 116 | Haiti | 24,527 t | 2023 | down 34.5% | flat |
| 117 | Eswatini | 22,759 t | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 118 | Panama | 18,777 t | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 119 | Albania | 18,494 t | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 120 | Norway | 17,167 t | 2023 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 121 | Israel | 16,733 t | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 122 | Guinea-Bissau | 14,567 t | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 123 | North Macedonia | 14,448 t | 2023 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 124 | Mongolia | 12,653 t | 2023 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Libya | 12,234 t | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 126 | Lebanon | 12,005 t | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 127 | Slovenia | 11,805 t | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 128 | Congo | 11,452 t | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 129 | Armenia | 10,822 t | 2023 | down 38.8% | rising |
| 130 | Liberia | 9,987 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 131 | Belize | 9,739 t | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 132 | Georgia | 9,737 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 133 | Mauritius | 9,637 t | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 134 | Oman | 9,427 t | 2023 | up 188.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Gabon | 9,262 t | 2023 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Mauritania | 9,261 t | 2023 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Jordan | 8,727 t | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 138 | Fiji | 8,113 t | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 139 | Jamaica | 7,144 t | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 140 | Eritrea | 6,934 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 6,676 t | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 142 | Namibia | 5,016 t | 2023 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 143 | Solomon Islands | 4,496 t | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 144 | Gambia | 4,419 t | 2023 | down 41.1% | rising |
| 145 | Luxembourg | 3,273 t | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 146 | Guadeloupe | 3,253 t | 2006 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 147 | Suriname | 3,110 t | 2023 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 148 | Kiribati | 2,968 t | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 149 | Lesotho | 2,651 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 150 | Comoros | 2,562 t | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 151 | Botswana | 2,355 t | 2023 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 152 | United Arab Emirates | 2,216 t | 2023 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Cyprus | 1,844 t | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 154 | Bhutan | 1,649 t | 2023 | down 48.9% | rising |
| 155 | Puerto Rico | 1,628 t | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Samoa | 1,519 t | 2023 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 157 | Kuwait | 1,502 t | 2023 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,384 t | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 159 | French Polynesia | 1,358 t | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 160 | Tonga | 1,311 t | 2023 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 161 | Trinidad and Tobago | 806.93 t | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Djibouti | 721.34 t | 2023 | up 135.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Bahamas | 590.22 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 164 | Dominica | 562.65 t | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 165 | Qatar | 545.46 t | 2023 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Montenegro | 497.88 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 167 | Sao Tome and Principe | 491.53 t | 2023 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 168 | Barbados | 426.75 t | 2023 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 169 | New Caledonia | 396.41 t | 2023 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 170 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 287.77 t | 2023 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 171 | Grenada | 282.11 t | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | 237.01 t | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 173 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 178.48 t | 2023 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Iceland | 171.25 t | 2023 | up 476.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Malta | 162.19 t | 2023 | down 77.9% | rising |
| 176 | Brunei Darussalam | 130.29 t | 2023 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 177 | Maldives | 113.31 t | 2023 | up 38.4% | falling |
| 178 | Seychelles | 110.26 t | 2023 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Singapore | 107.22 t | 2023 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Bahrain | 106.08 t | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 181 | Cook Islands | 85.87 t | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 182 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 72.97 t | 2023 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Tuvalu | 40.15 t | 2023 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 184 | Nauru | 38.56 t | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 36.78 t | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 186 | 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
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 6.60 million t
- South America 19.09 million t
- Eastern Asia 17.97 million t
- Southern Asia 16.75 million t
- Middle Africa 779,904 t
- Northern America 16.05 million t
- Europe 13.93 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 444,157 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
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 7.21 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 6.97 million t
- European Union (27) 6.89 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 5.17 million t
- Western Africa 3.26 million t
- Western Europe 2.97 million t
- Eastern Africa 2.41 million t
- Oceania 2.07 million t
- Western Asia 1.75 million t
- Central America 1.46 million t
- Southern Europe 1.31 million t
- Northern Europe 1.23 million t
- Northern Africa 1.22 million t
- Central Asia 1.09 million t
- Southern Africa 581,445 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 (%).