Crop residue 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
3.24 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Nauru
Median
16,867 t
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,500
What the numbers show
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 3.24 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 16,867 t, and the mean is 137,677 t.
Over the past decade 120 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 549.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 87.1%).
Crop residue removal — Cropland nitrogen: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3.24 million t | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 3.23 million t | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 3 | India | 3.13 million t | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 430,963 t | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 2.97 million t | 2023 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 245,719 t | 2023 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 5 | USSR | 2.50 million t | 1991 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 226,603 t | 2023 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Ukraine | 1.34 million t | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 183,879 t | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Pakistan | 724,120 t | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 8 | Nigeria | 527,713 t | 2023 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 468,690 t | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 51,759 t | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 444,013 t | 2023 | up 118.5% | rising |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 39,608 t | 2023 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 11 | France | 425,658 t | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 38,848 t | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Indonesia | 400,923 t | 2023 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 34,267 t | 2023 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 344,236 t | 2023 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 33,124 t | 2023 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 299,029 t | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 14 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 27,783 t | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 285,232 t | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 15 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 17,694 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 260,218 t | 2023 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 16 | Melanesia | 6,678 t | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 17 | South Africa | 236,565 t | 2023 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Polynesia | 166.45 t | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 222,454 t | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 18 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1.39 t | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Australia and New Zealand | 206,682 t | 2023 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Australia | 200,528 t | 2023 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Myanmar | 194,881 t | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 22 | Egypt | 184,952 t | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 23 | Thailand | 184,022 t | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 169,545 t | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 25 | Niger | 149,462 t | 2023 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechoslovakia | 144,630 t | 1992 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 27 | Italy | 138,296 t | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 55,593 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Belarus | 134,471 t | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 28 | Caribbean | 53,496 t | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 29 | Romania | 129,033 t | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 65.68 t | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 30 | Mali | 115,069 t | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Spain | 114,846 t | 2023 | down 40.5% | rising |
| 32 | Canada | 112,075 t | 2023 | down 76.1% | rising |
| 33 | Ghana | 103,315 t | 2023 | up 72.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 97,334 t | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 35 | Afghanistan | 96,281 t | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 92,363 t | 2023 | down 37.8% | rising |
| 37 | Czechia | 91,246 t | 2023 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 38 | Yugoslav SFR | 90,889 t | 1991 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 39 | Hungary | 88,248 t | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 40 | Argentina | 86,501 t | 2023 | up 36.1% | falling |
| 41 | Morocco | 83,831 t | 2023 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 42 | Kenya | 78,772 t | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 43 | Cambodia | 76,554 t | 2023 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 76,306 t | 2023 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Ethiopia PDR | 76,233 t | 1992 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 46 | Algeria | 75,178 t | 2023 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Peru | 73,914 t | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 48 | Uganda | 71,072 t | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 49 | Denmark | 65,565 t | 2023 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 50 | Iraq | 64,438 t | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Slovakia | 62,899 t | 2023 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 52 | Sudan (former) | 62,553 t | 2011 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 53 | Senegal | 62,417 t | 2023 | up 107.5% | rising |
| 54 | Sudan | 59,094 t | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 55 | Japan | 53,111 t | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 56 | Malawi | 52,806 t | 2023 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 51,910 t | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 58 | Republic of Korea | 51,825 t | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 59 | Zambia | 51,409 t | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Greece | 47,483 t | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 61 | Mozambique | 43,089 t | 2023 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Madagascar | 42,689 t | 2023 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Belgium | 40,115 t | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 64 | Benin | 40,021 t | 2023 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Nepal | 39,389 t | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 39,243 t | 2023 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Austria | 38,557 t | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 37,542 t | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 69 | Sweden | 35,016 t | 2023 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 70 | Guatemala | 34,757 t | 2023 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Cameroon | 34,756 t | 2023 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 34,480 t | 1999 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 33,082 t | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 30,934 t | 2023 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Angola | 30,291 t | 2023 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Lithuania | 29,983 t | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 77 | Turkmenistan | 29,461 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 78 | Nicaragua | 29,186 t | 2023 | up 412.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 29,122 t | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 80 | Ecuador | 28,263 t | 2023 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 81 | Cuba | 27,938 t | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 82 | Serbia | 25,980 t | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 83 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 25,408 t | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 84 | Togo | 22,599 t | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 22,480 t | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 86 | Guinea | 17,214 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 87 | Chad | 17,158 t | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 88 | Rwanda | 16,994 t | 2023 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 89 | Chile | 16,867 t | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 90 | Colombia | 15,466 t | 2023 | up 296.4% | volatile |
| 91 | South Sudan | 15,219 t | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 15,215 t | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 93 | Tunisia | 14,745 t | 2023 | down 29.7% | rising |
| 94 | Ireland | 14,374 t | 2023 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 95 | Malaysia | 14,207 t | 2023 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Finland | 14,191 t | 2023 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 97 | El Salvador | 12,288 t | 2023 | up 258.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Latvia | 11,118 t | 2023 | up 62.3% | falling |
| 99 | Croatia | 10,668 t | 2023 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 9,536 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Burundi | 9,223 t | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 102 | Switzerland | 8,980 t | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 103 | China, Taiwan Province of | 8,935 t | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 104 | Albania | 8,367 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 105 | Central African Republic | 8,186 t | 2023 | up 156.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Norway | 8,144 t | 2023 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 107 | Mongolia | 7,764 t | 2023 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 108 | Portugal | 6,750 t | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 109 | Paraguay | 6,436 t | 2023 | up 99.9% | rising |
| 110 | Haiti | 6,238 t | 2023 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 111 | New Zealand | 6,154 t | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 112 | Honduras | 5,856 t | 2023 | up 34.4% | flat |
| 113 | Yemen | 5,493 t | 2023 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 5,462 t | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 115 | Mauritania | 4,908 t | 2023 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Papua New Guinea | 4,903 t | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 117 | Armenia | 4,557 t | 2023 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 118 | Slovenia | 4,545 t | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 119 | Libya | 4,279 t | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 120 | Congo | 4,011 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 121 | Eritrea | 3,993 t | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 122 | Panama | 3,840 t | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 123 | Uruguay | 3,644 t | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 124 | Estonia | 3,436 t | 2023 | up 135.5% | volatile |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 2,773 t | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 126 | Israel | 2,539 t | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 127 | Oman | 2,510 t | 2023 | up 549.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Guyana | 2,502 t | 2023 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 129 | Georgia | 2,480 t | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 130 | Gabon | 2,460 t | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 131 | Liberia | 2,370 t | 2023 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Jordan | 2,303 t | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 133 | Jamaica | 2,180 t | 2023 | up 36.4% | falling |
| 134 | Namibia | 2,093 t | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,067 t | 2023 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 136 | Gambia | 2,024 t | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 137 | Lesotho | 1,793 t | 2023 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 138 | Lebanon | 1,740 t | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 139 | Eswatini | 1,662 t | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 140 | Luxembourg | 1,495 t | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 141 | Bhutan | 1,325 t | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 142 | Belize | 1,191 t | 2023 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Iceland | 1,151 t | 2023 | up 92.7% | rising |
| 144 | Fiji | 1,127 t | 2023 | up 15.5% | flat |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,098 t | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 146 | Puerto Rico | 954.59 t | 2023 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Cyprus | 848.82 t | 2023 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 148 | Mauritius | 785.11 t | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 149 | Botswana | 749.36 t | 2023 | up 97.0% | falling |
| 150 | Suriname | 730.71 t | 2023 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 151 | Comoros | 564.72 t | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 365.84 t | 2023 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 153 | United Arab Emirates | 341.74 t | 2023 | up 265.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Equatorial Guinea | 290.45 t | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Kuwait | 285.46 t | 2023 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 268.94 t | 2023 | up 107.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Guadeloupe | 259.95 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 158 | Qatar | 210.23 t | 2023 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Dominica | 84.6 t | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 160 | Tonga | 78.18 t | 2023 | up 29.0% | falling |
| 161 | Samoa | 75.66 t | 2023 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 162 | Barbados | 64.85 t | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 163 | Sao Tome and Principe | 64.03 t | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Montenegro | 63.26 t | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 55.9 t | 2023 | up 38.6% | falling |
| 166 | Trinidad and Tobago | 47.05 t | 2023 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Bahamas | 30.1 t | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 168 | Saint Lucia | 26.24 t | 2023 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 169 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.53 t | 2023 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Bahrain | 14.62 t | 2023 | up 106.4% | rising |
| 171 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 14.62 t | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Malta | 14.48 t | 2023 | down 87.1% | falling |
| 173 | Kiribati | 13.7 t | 2023 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 174 | Grenada | 13.37 t | 2023 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 175 | New Caledonia | 12.58 t | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 176 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.62 t | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Djibouti | 10.21 t | 2023 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 178 | French Polynesia | 8.45 t | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 179 | Maldives | 8.01 t | 2023 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.31 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Seychelles | 3.72 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Singapore | 3 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Cook Islands | 0.8915 t | 2023 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Tuvalu | 0.5385 t | 2023 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Faroe Islands | 0.2152 t | 2023 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 186 | Nauru | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 23.53 million t
- Asia 10.27 million t
- Europe 6.66 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.23 million t
- Eastern Europe 5.19 million t
- Southern Asia 4.53 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.58 million t
- Americas 3.44 million t
- Eastern Asia 3.38 million t
- Middle Africa 136,065 t
- Africa 2.94 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 68,651 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.48 million t
- Northern America 2.10 million t
- European Union (27) 2.01 million t
- United States of America 1.99 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.75 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 1.24 million t
- Western Africa 1.19 million t
- Eastern Africa 951,670 t
- Western Europe 839,242 t
- South America 730,348 t
- Western Asia 635,941 t
- Central America 561,270 t
- Central Asia 473,063 t
- Northern Africa 422,079 t
- Southern Europe 361,852 t
- Northern Europe 275,341 t
- Southern Africa 242,863 t
- Oceania 213,542 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 (%).