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Input — 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
37.84 million t
China
Lowest
21.67 t
Nauru
Median
148,630 t
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,500

What the numbers show

Input — Cropland nitrogen is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 37.84 million t in China; the lowest is 21.67 t in Nauru.

The median across all reporting countries is 148,630 t, and the mean is 1.14 million t.

Over the past decade 115 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 169.1%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 89.8%).

Input — Cropland nitrogen: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 37.84 million t 2023 down 11.5% rising
2 China, mainland 36.82 million t 2023 down 13.4% rising
3 India 30.24 million t 2023 up 17.4% rising
4 Brazil 19.78 million t 2023 up 53.1% volatile
5 USSR 16.56 million t 1991 down 3.2% rising
6 Pakistan 5.68 million t 2023 up 21.3% volatile
7 Russian Federation 5.33 million t 2023 up 50.6% rising
8 Indonesia 4.93 million t 2023 up 16.8% volatile
9 Canada 4.03 million t 2023 up 18.9% volatile
10 Argentina 3.94 million t 2023 down 17.7% volatile
11 Thailand 2.79 million t 2023 up 19.2% volatile
12 France 2.62 million t 2023 down 14.2% rising
13 Australia and New Zealand 2.48 million t 2023 up 55.9% volatile
14 Bangladesh 2.48 million t 2023 up 25.3% rising
15 Viet Nam 2.45 million t 2023 up 6.9% volatile
16 Australia 2.44 million t 2023 up 57.5% volatile
17 Türkiye 2.33 million t 2023 up 20.4% rising
18 Mexico 2.13 million t 2023 up 3.4% rising
19 Ukraine 1.77 million t 2023 up 1.9% rising
20 Germany 1.60 million t 2023 down 26.7% falling
21 Nigeria 1.55 million t 2023 up 25.8% rising
22 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.53 million t 2023 up 28.4% volatile
23 Spain 1.43 million t 2023 down 14.1% rising
24 Poland 1.41 million t 2023 up 2.4% flat
25 Myanmar 1.39 million t 2023 up 6.4% rising
26 Egypt 1.37 million t 2023 up 12.8% rising
27 Uzbekistan 1.23 million t 2023 up 33.0% rising
28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.22 million t 2023 down 7.3% flat
29 Ethiopia 1.13 million t 2023 up 62.2% rising
30 Philippines 1.03 million t 2023 up 17.2% rising
31 Italy 1.03 million t 2023 down 7.8% falling
32 Paraguay 876,448 t 2023 up 11.6% volatile
33 Colombia 808,158 t 2023 up 3.6% rising
34 Romania 798,498 t 2023 up 11.9% falling
35 Belarus 775,514 t 2023 down 5.4% rising
36 Yugoslav SFR 682,600 t 1991 down 25.1% rising
37 Czechoslovakia 604,340 t 1992 down 38.9% rising
38 Turkmenistan 591,259 t 2023 up 25.4% rising
39 United Republic of Tanzania 570,510 t 2023 up 11.5% volatile
40 Malaysia 558,110 t 2023 down 22.4% volatile
41 Malawi 519,054 t 2023 up 115.8% volatile
42 Sudan 494,591 t 2023 up 8.6% rising
43 Japan 476,929 t 2023 down 13.8% falling
44 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 466,456 t 2023 up 26.8% volatile
45 Sudan (former) 459,761 t 2011 up 19.7% rising
46 Peru 455,360 t 2023 down 2.0% rising
47 Bulgaria 429,289 t 2023 up 16.7% falling
48 Kazakhstan 423,043 t 2023 up 15.0% flat
49 Republic of Korea 405,913 t 2023 down 3.9% rising
50 Zambia 380,056 t 2023 up 63.8% volatile
51 Kenya 379,810 t 2023 up 12.1% volatile
52 Hungary 378,190 t 2023 down 20.5% falling
53 Denmark 377,777 t 2023 up 3.2% falling
54 Czechia 374,389 t 2023 down 18.3% rising
55 Uruguay 374,124 t 2023 down 9.9% volatile
56 Belgium-Luxembourg 371,500 t 1999 down 0.6% rising
57 Cambodia 361,678 t 2023 up 51.3% volatile
58 Caribbean 326,954 t 2023 down 16.2% falling
59 Serbia 322,897 t 2023 down 21.8% falling
60 Iraq 312,251 t 2023 up 38.6% volatile
61 Nepal 309,056 t 2023 down 7.2% rising
62 Uganda 302,694 t 2023 up 19.8% rising
63 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 300,456 t 2023 down 33.9% rising
64 Morocco 298,462 t 2023 down 8.9% rising
65 Guatemala 288,238 t 2023 down 6.9% volatile
66 Ethiopia PDR 283,948 t 1992 up 14.5% rising
67 Belgium 283,460 t 2023 down 15.5% flat
68 Democratic Republic of the Congo 281,138 t 2023 up 41.7% rising
69 Chile 265,395 t 2023 down 4.9% rising
70 Sweden 263,145 t 2023 up 3.7% falling
71 Ecuador 260,787 t 2023 down 12.8% rising
72 Burkina Faso 245,815 t 2023 up 30.5% volatile
73 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 242,836 t 2023 down 8.2% falling
74 Ghana 242,569 t 2023 up 21.5% volatile
75 Mali 241,120 t 2023 up 21.1% volatile
76 Greece 239,065 t 2023 down 14.0% falling
77 Côte d'Ivoire 237,608 t 2023 up 66.9% volatile
78 Lithuania 237,333 t 2023 up 7.5% rising
79 Saudi Arabia 236,615 t 2023 up 14.8% volatile
80 Sri Lanka 231,196 t 2023 up 8.8% rising
81 Mozambique 229,262 t 2023 up 48.9% volatile
82 Guinea 224,006 t 2023 up 88.8% volatile
83 Cameroon 222,411 t 2023 up 8.5% rising
84 Niger 215,516 t 2023 up 28.3% volatile
85 Mongolia 215,232 t 2023 up 66.0% rising
86 Chad 211,950 t 2023 up 16.0% volatile
87 Austria 200,223 t 2023 down 7.4% falling
88 Benin 191,753 t 2023 up 169.1% volatile
89 China, Taiwan Province of 191,221 t 2023 down 16.9% falling
90 Algeria 189,571 t 2023 up 19.2% rising
91 Senegal 189,538 t 2023 up 39.7% rising
92 Lao People's Democratic Republic 180,955 t 2023 up 50.9% rising
93 Angola 170,715 t 2023 up 19.8% volatile
94 Afghanistan 169,632 t 2023 up 13.6% rising
95 Dominican Republic 165,460 t 2023 up 34.5% rising
96 Zimbabwe 164,955 t 2023 up 59.5% rising
97 Slovakia 163,344 t 2023 down 0.7% rising
98 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 158,735 t 2023 down 46.3% volatile
99 Honduras 157,951 t 2023 up 17.0% volatile
100 Croatia 150,802 t 2023 up 2.3% falling
101 Tajikistan 148,630 t 2023 up 121.6% rising
102 Portugal 147,743 t 2023 down 19.2% falling
103 Madagascar 146,693 t 2023 up 41.7% rising
104 Norway 143,816 t 2023 down 5.7% rising
105 Finland 138,927 t 2023 down 3.4% rising
106 Nicaragua 137,647 t 2023 up 15.8% rising
107 Togo 126,842 t 2023 up 87.4% volatile
108 Ireland 125,316 t 2023 down 9.4% rising
109 Costa Rica 125,000 t 2023 up 4.8% rising
110 Republic of Moldova 115,073 t 2023 up 35.9% falling
111 Syrian Arab Republic 113,751 t 2023 up 23.5% volatile
112 Tunisia 110,430 t 2023 down 2.5% rising
113 Latvia 108,526 t 2023 up 20.8% rising
114 Azerbaijan 101,647 t 2023 up 80.8% rising
115 South Sudan 99,432 t 2023 up 17.3% rising
116 Kyrgyzstan 99,264 t 2023 up 14.3% rising
117 Burundi 98,948 t 2023 up 162.1% volatile
118 Switzerland 89,249 t 2023 down 3.4% falling
119 El Salvador 81,860 t 2023 down 9.2% rising
120 Rwanda 78,047 t 2023 up 21.0% volatile
121 Cuba 76,383 t 2023 down 49.8% falling
122 Estonia 66,477 t 2023 up 19.6% rising
123 Panama 60,615 t 2023 up 28.4% rising
124 Sierra Leone 57,650 t 2023 up 18.3% volatile
125 Melanesia 56,871 t 2023 up 21.0% rising
126 Albania 56,666 t 2023 down 12.4% rising
127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56,603 t 2023 down 44.0% rising
128 Israel 48,259 t 2023 down 22.1% rising
129 Georgia 45,494 t 2023 up 24.9% falling
130 Haiti 45,308 t 2023 down 33.7% rising
131 Papua New Guinea 43,238 t 2023 up 29.6% volatile
132 New Zealand 39,447 t 2023 down 2.6% volatile
133 Libya 36,147 t 2023 down 18.5% rising
134 Namibia 31,553 t 2023 up 87.6% volatile
135 Jordan 30,583 t 2023 up 28.6% volatile
136 Slovenia 30,412 t 2023 up 2.5% falling
137 Guinea-Bissau 30,173 t 2023 up 34.8% rising
138 Guyana 29,827 t 2023 down 8.3% rising
139 Armenia 29,766 t 2023 down 40.4% rising
140 Yemen 28,621 t 2023 down 33.1% rising
141 Lebanon 28,175 t 2023 down 21.4% rising
142 North Macedonia 27,354 t 2023 down 22.3% falling
143 Botswana 20,951 t 2023 down 18.7% volatile
144 Liberia 20,380 t 2023 down 1.7% rising
145 Mauritania 18,985 t 2023 up 9.6% rising
146 Belize 18,201 t 2023 up 35.8% volatile
147 Gambia 16,161 t 2023 up 7.8% rising
148 United Arab Emirates 15,093 t 2023 down 23.9% volatile
149 Gabon 14,705 t 2023 up 51.3% volatile
150 Oman 14,487 t 2023 up 13.2% volatile
151 Eritrea 13,986 t 2023 up 5.1% rising
152 Congo 13,780 t 2023 up 9.8% rising
153 Trinidad and Tobago 13,770 t 2023 down 8.8% rising
154 Suriname 13,752 t 2023 up 22.2% rising
155 Eswatini 12,725 t 2023 up 17.9% rising
156 Cyprus 12,519 t 2023 down 0.5% flat
157 Jamaica 11,924 t 2023 down 15.8% falling
158 Iceland 10,704 t 2023 down 11.4% falling
159 Kuwait 9,671 t 2023 up 18.6% volatile
160 Fiji 9,649 t 2023 up 6.2% flat
161 Mauritius 7,514 t 2023 down 29.6% flat
162 Luxembourg 6,971 t 2023 down 20.9% falling
163 Lesotho 6,894 t 2023 down 19.4% rising
164 Puerto Rico 5,997 t 2023 down 27.3% falling
165 Montenegro 5,756 t 2023 down 11.2% falling
166 Qatar 5,459 t 2023 up 101.6% volatile
167 Brunei Darussalam 4,896 t 2023 up 12.2% volatile
168 Bhutan 3,860 t 2023 down 19.4% rising
169 Polynesia 2,883 t 2023 down 17.3% rising
170 Cabo Verde 2,657 t 2023 down 2.6% rising
171 Comoros 2,427 t 2023 down 24.7% rising
172 Barbados 2,040 t 2023 down 29.1% falling
173 China, Hong Kong SAR 1,966 t 2023 down 3.6% falling
174 Djibouti 1,542 t 2023 up 82.0% rising
175 Malta 1,503 t 2023 down 30.5% rising
176 Vanuatu 1,420 t 2023 down 22.1% rising
177 Bahamas 1,406 t 2023 up 1.4% rising
178 New Caledonia 1,288 t 2023 up 3.7% rising
179 Solomon Islands 1,275 t 2023 down 14.3% rising
180 Guadeloupe 1,106 t 2023 up 12.6% volatile
181 Sao Tome and Principe 1,048 t 2023 up 34.7% volatile
182 Equatorial Guinea 977.72 t 2023 up 14.1% falling
183 Tonga 969.73 t 2023 up 0.9% rising
184 Samoa 924.1 t 2023 down 37.6% rising
185 Singapore 898.45 t 2023 down 8.1% volatile
186 Saint Lucia 671.33 t 2023 up 24.3% volatile
187 French Polynesia 653.16 t 2023 down 2.2% rising
188 Dominica 579.3 t 2023 down 33.2% falling
189 Grenada 487.78 t 2023 up 0.9% falling
190 Micronesia (Federated States of) 414.31 t 2023 up 8.1% rising
191 Kiribati 405.22 t 2023 down 3.9% rising
192 Bahrain 381.99 t 2023 down 89.8% volatile
193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 353.5 t 2023 down 11.8% volatile
194 Maldives 337.52 t 2023 down 8.2% volatile
195 Faroe Islands 240.73 t 2023 down 52.1% falling
196 Antigua and Barbuda 236.87 t 2023 down 19.7% rising
197 Seychelles 186.38 t 2023 up 47.2% volatile
198 Cook Islands 170.96 t 2023 down 23.8% rising
199 Saint Kitts and Nevis 153 t 2023 up 7.0% volatile
200 Tuvalu 117.46 t 2023 up 1.6% rising
201 Nauru 21.67 t 2023 up 0.8% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Input — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).