Leaching — 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
3.52 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Guadeloupe
Median
12,674 t
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,500
What the numbers show
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 3.52 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Guadeloupe.
The median across all reporting countries is 12,674 t, and the mean is 100,721 t.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 320.2%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 88.3%).
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3.52 million t | 2023 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 3.49 million t | 2023 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 2.28 million t | 2023 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 1.87 million t | 1991 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 864,302 t | 2023 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Pakistan | 612,234 t | 2023 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 520,188 t | 2023 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 452,281 t | 2023 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 9 | Canada | 323,802 t | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 302,232 t | 2023 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 294,745 t | 2023 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 242,668 t | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia and New Zealand | 226,872 t | 2023 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Australia | 222,858 t | 2023 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 220,060 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 212,476 t | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 204,601 t | 2023 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Germany | 186,705 t | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 19 | Spain | 174,026 t | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 20 | Argentina | 164,204 t | 2023 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 162,411 t | 2023 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 22 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 161,856 t | 2023 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Poland | 157,596 t | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 146,957 t | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 25 | Egypt | 134,562 t | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 26 | Ukraine | 126,983 t | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 27 | Italy | 118,289 t | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 28 | Colombia | 108,802 t | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 29 | Philippines | 97,042 t | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 30 | Belarus | 91,712 t | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 31 | Yugoslav SFR | 83,798 t | 1991 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 32 | Romania | 80,926 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 79,864 t | 2023 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Czechoslovakia | 73,902 t | 1992 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 35 | Turkmenistan | 68,523 t | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 36 | Malaysia | 57,978 t | 2023 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Myanmar | 57,577 t | 2023 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 38 | Malawi | 54,472 t | 2023 | up 274.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 53,773 t | 1999 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 40 | Japan | 53,507 t | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 41 | Nigeria | 52,203 t | 2023 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Denmark | 50,251 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 43 | Republic of Korea | 47,910 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 47,692 t | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 45 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 46,986 t | 2023 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 46 | Caribbean | 42,906 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 47 | Hungary | 41,368 t | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 40,278 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 49 | Mongolia | 40,212 t | 2023 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 38,848 t | 2023 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 51 | Belgium | 38,302 t | 2023 | down 16.6% | flat |
| 52 | Czechia | 36,972 t | 2023 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 53 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 36,646 t | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 54 | United Republic of Tanzania | 36,350 t | 2023 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Chile | 35,234 t | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 56 | Serbia | 34,560 t | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 57 | Guatemala | 33,857 t | 2023 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Sudan (former) | 33,266 t | 2011 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Kenya | 31,228 t | 2023 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 30,957 t | 2023 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Sweden | 29,433 t | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 62 | Sudan | 29,191 t | 2023 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 63 | Zambia | 28,460 t | 2023 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Morocco | 27,297 t | 2023 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Greece | 25,928 t | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 66 | Uruguay | 25,642 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Cambodia | 24,946 t | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 24,884 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 69 | Austria | 23,943 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 23,498 t | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 23,395 t | 2023 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Nepal | 23,334 t | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 73 | Portugal | 22,516 t | 2023 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 74 | Uganda | 22,245 t | 2023 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Iraq | 21,935 t | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 76 | China, Taiwan Province of | 21,848 t | 2023 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 21,183 t | 2023 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Paraguay | 21,116 t | 2023 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 20,194 t | 2023 | up 81.6% | rising |
| 80 | Norway | 19,953 t | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 81 | Lithuania | 18,995 t | 2023 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 82 | Afghanistan | 17,885 t | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 83 | Honduras | 17,608 t | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 17,192 t | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 85 | Ireland | 17,114 t | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 16,438 t | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 87 | Finland | 15,980 t | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 88 | Chad | 15,497 t | 2023 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 15,412 t | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Slovakia | 15,361 t | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 91 | Ethiopia PDR | 14,695 t | 1992 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 14,469 t | 2023 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 93 | Angola | 14,299 t | 2023 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Croatia | 13,846 t | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 95 | Mali | 13,585 t | 2023 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Algeria | 13,433 t | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 97 | Ghana | 13,400 t | 2023 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Zimbabwe | 13,119 t | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 99 | Switzerland | 12,883 t | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 100 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12,691 t | 2023 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Cameroon | 12,674 t | 2023 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 12,625 t | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 103 | Republic of Moldova | 12,411 t | 2023 | up 43.3% | falling |
| 104 | South Sudan | 11,941 t | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 105 | Madagascar | 11,454 t | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 106 | Latvia | 10,551 t | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 107 | Mozambique | 9,941 t | 2023 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Benin | 9,875 t | 2023 | up 238.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Tunisia | 9,823 t | 2023 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Cuba | 9,331 t | 2023 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 8,884 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 112 | Niger | 8,112 t | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 113 | El Salvador | 7,858 t | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 114 | Panama | 7,479 t | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 115 | Melanesia | 7,324 t | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 116 | Togo | 7,068 t | 2023 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6,927 t | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6,907 t | 2023 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6,862 t | 2023 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 120 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6,796 t | 2023 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Albania | 6,745 t | 2023 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 122 | Senegal | 5,750 t | 2023 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Papua New Guinea | 5,616 t | 2023 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Estonia | 5,598 t | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 125 | Burundi | 5,594 t | 2023 | up 190.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Georgia | 5,335 t | 2023 | up 46.8% | falling |
| 127 | Guinea | 5,235 t | 2023 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Haiti | 4,741 t | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 129 | Israel | 4,517 t | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 130 | Jordan | 4,516 t | 2023 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Rwanda | 4,195 t | 2023 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 132 | New Zealand | 4,015 t | 2023 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Slovenia | 3,705 t | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 134 | North Macedonia | 3,615 t | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 135 | Namibia | 3,382 t | 2023 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Yemen | 3,097 t | 2023 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Lebanon | 3,096 t | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 138 | Guyana | 3,025 t | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 139 | Libya | 2,629 t | 2023 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 140 | Armenia | 2,411 t | 2023 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Mauritania | 2,132 t | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 142 | Botswana | 2,015 t | 2023 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,958 t | 2023 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 144 | Belize | 1,888 t | 2023 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,872 t | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 146 | United Arab Emirates | 1,786 t | 2023 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Suriname | 1,786 t | 2023 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 148 | Cyprus | 1,757 t | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 149 | Sierra Leone | 1,689 t | 2023 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Iceland | 1,674 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 151 | Jamaica | 1,630 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 152 | Kuwait | 1,618 t | 2023 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Oman | 1,570 t | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Eritrea | 1,366 t | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 155 | Liberia | 1,288 t | 2023 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Gabon | 1,273 t | 2023 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 157 | Fiji | 1,204 t | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 158 | Eswatini | 1,092 t | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 159 | Montenegro | 983.79 t | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 160 | Luxembourg | 913.8 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 161 | Brunei Darussalam | 906.06 t | 2023 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Puerto Rico | 882.47 t | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 163 | Qatar | 857.26 t | 2023 | up 143.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Mauritius | 804.46 t | 2023 | down 21.1% | flat |
| 165 | Gambia | 719.65 t | 2023 | up 320.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Lesotho | 616.46 t | 2023 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 167 | Congo | 554.92 t | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 168 | Polynesia | 484.91 t | 2023 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 169 | Bhutan | 447.22 t | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 170 | Barbados | 349.91 t | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 171 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 324.07 t | 2023 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 172 | Cabo Verde | 251.99 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Malta | 229.97 t | 2023 | down 32.6% | rising |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 200.67 t | 2023 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 175 | New Caledonia | 200.16 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 176 | Samoa | 178.13 t | 2023 | down 37.8% | rising |
| 177 | Singapore | 173.1 t | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Bahamas | 157.66 t | 2023 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 179 | Tonga | 144.98 t | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 180 | Sao Tome and Principe | 143.64 t | 2023 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Djibouti | 132.61 t | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | 102.86 t | 2023 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 98.85 t | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 184 | Saint Lucia | 89.56 t | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 79.66 t | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 186 | Dominica | 77.01 t | 2023 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Kiribati | 68.69 t | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 188 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.38 t | 2023 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Grenada | 57.25 t | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 190 | Faroe Islands | 47.26 t | 2023 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 191 | Bahrain | 44.5 t | 2023 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Comoros | 43.75 t | 2023 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 42.14 t | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Antigua and Barbuda | 40.71 t | 2023 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 195 | Cook Islands | 32.47 t | 2023 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 196 | Seychelles | 31.32 t | 2023 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Maldives | 23.79 t | 2023 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Tuvalu | 22.73 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 199 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18.6 t | 2023 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 200 | Nauru | 4.15 t | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 201 | Guadeloupe | 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 15.61 million t
- Asia 8.92 million t
- Eastern Asia 3.66 million t
- Southern Asia 3.31 million t
- Americas 3.29 million t
- Europe 2.38 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.83 million t
- Northern America 1.55 million t
- European Union (27) 1.46 million t
- South America 1.37 million t
- South-eastern Asia 1.33 million t
- United States of America 1.23 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 (%).