Manure applied — 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
200
Highest
5.71 million t
USSR
Lowest
20.75 t
Nauru
Median
26,032 t
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,437
What the numbers show
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 5.71 million t in USSR; the lowest is 20.75 t in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 26,032 t, and the mean is 182,514 t.
Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 264.2%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 40.5%).
Manure applied — Cropland nitrogen: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 5.71 million t | 1991 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 2 | China | 5.24 million t | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 5.19 million t | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 4 | India | 2.18 million t | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 1.44 million t | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 1.16 million t | 2023 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 1.16 million t | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 8 | Indonesia | 1.11 million t | 2023 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 693,594 t | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 10 | Germany | 517,983 t | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 11 | Mexico | 485,766 t | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 483,623 t | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 13 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 386,385 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 14 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 357,687 t | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 331,459 t | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 330,987 t | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 330,944 t | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 325,531 t | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 19 | Italy | 306,727 t | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 20 | Yugoslav SFR | 298,451 t | 1991 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 273,534 t | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 22 | Myanmar | 237,842 t | 2023 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 23 | Czechoslovakia | 229,509 t | 1992 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 24 | Nigeria | 217,114 t | 2023 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Canada | 216,810 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 26 | Belarus | 213,157 t | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 27 | Argentina | 191,282 t | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 28 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 190,125 t | 1999 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 29 | Ukraine | 187,795 t | 2023 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 177,421 t | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 31 | Caribbean | 176,570 t | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 32 | Mongolia | 173,948 t | 2023 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 33 | Romania | 172,803 t | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 34 | Thailand | 169,140 t | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 159,039 t | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 36 | Philippines | 158,541 t | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 37 | Denmark | 153,228 t | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 38 | Australia and New Zealand | 151,951 t | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 39 | Australia | 146,638 t | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 40 | Belgium | 138,169 t | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 41 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 135,910 t | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 42 | Malawi | 135,364 t | 2023 | up 212.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Republic of Korea | 133,848 t | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Japan | 132,494 t | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 45 | Peru | 127,355 t | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 125,687 t | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 47 | Sudan (former) | 122,557 t | 2011 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 107,153 t | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Uganda | 105,391 t | 2023 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Malaysia | 90,823 t | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 51 | Türkiye | 88,288 t | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 52 | United Republic of Tanzania | 87,657 t | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 53 | Turkmenistan | 87,328 t | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 54 | Sudan | 85,715 t | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 84,666 t | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Ecuador | 82,806 t | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 57 | Guatemala | 79,036 t | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Chile | 78,221 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 59 | Nepal | 76,675 t | 2023 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 60 | Austria | 75,793 t | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 61 | Hungary | 74,094 t | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 62 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 73,919 t | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 63 | Kenya | 72,828 t | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 64 | Afghanistan | 71,562 t | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 65 | Chad | 69,024 t | 2023 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Portugal | 67,984 t | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 67 | Czechia | 66,062 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 63,357 t | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 69 | Angola | 62,432 t | 2023 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 70 | South Sudan | 59,476 t | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 71 | Ethiopia PDR | 58,423 t | 1992 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 72 | Serbia | 56,687 t | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 73 | Sweden | 55,165 t | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 74 | Cambodia | 54,818 t | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 75 | Ireland | 53,303 t | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 52,730 t | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 51,585 t | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 78 | Switzerland | 50,453 t | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 79 | Madagascar | 49,945 t | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 80 | China, Taiwan Province of | 47,064 t | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 81 | Norway | 46,697 t | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 82 | Burkina Faso | 44,540 t | 2023 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Cuba | 44,023 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 84 | Cameroon | 43,264 t | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 85 | Greece | 42,418 t | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 42,028 t | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 87 | Mali | 41,364 t | 2023 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Paraguay | 38,320 t | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 89 | Uruguay | 37,382 t | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 90 | Niger | 36,489 t | 2023 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 91 | Honduras | 35,827 t | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 92 | Egypt | 34,561 t | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 93 | Morocco | 33,662 t | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 94 | Algeria | 32,064 t | 2023 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Lithuania | 31,284 t | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 30,988 t | 2023 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Finland | 30,662 t | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 98 | Republic of Moldova | 27,577 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 99 | Ghana | 27,551 t | 2023 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Zambia | 26,257 t | 2023 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Croatia | 25,806 t | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | 25,618 t | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Iraq | 24,809 t | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 104 | Senegal | 24,635 t | 2023 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Burundi | 24,525 t | 2023 | up 220.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 23,787 t | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 107 | Haiti | 23,530 t | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 108 | Slovakia | 22,962 t | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22,068 t | 2023 | down 36.9% | flat |
| 110 | Togo | 22,063 t | 2023 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Benin | 21,925 t | 2023 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 112 | Mozambique | 21,447 t | 2023 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Melanesia | 21,402 t | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 114 | Albania | 21,163 t | 2023 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 115 | Côte d'Ivoire | 20,654 t | 2023 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 116 | El Salvador | 20,647 t | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 117 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18,392 t | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 118 | Panama | 18,077 t | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 119 | Guinea | 17,659 t | 2023 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Zimbabwe | 17,301 t | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 121 | Tunisia | 16,874 t | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Latvia | 16,611 t | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 123 | Papua New Guinea | 15,472 t | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 124 | Rwanda | 13,418 t | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Sri Lanka | 12,729 t | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | 12,186 t | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 127 | Yemen | 12,181 t | 2023 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Slovenia | 11,051 t | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 129 | Estonia | 10,707 t | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 9,858 t | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 131 | Mauritania | 9,702 t | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 132 | Israel | 9,389 t | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 133 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9,326 t | 2023 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Guyana | 8,294 t | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 8,017 t | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 136 | Lebanon | 7,676 t | 2023 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Sierra Leone | 7,205 t | 2023 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Kuwait | 6,877 t | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Namibia | 6,533 t | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 140 | Jamaica | 6,377 t | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 141 | Libya | 6,297 t | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 142 | Eritrea | 6,183 t | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 143 | Georgia | 5,674 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 144 | New Zealand | 5,313 t | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 145 | Liberia | 4,978 t | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 146 | Jordan | 4,834 t | 2023 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Brunei Darussalam | 4,409 t | 2023 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,362 t | 2023 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 149 | Cyprus | 4,334 t | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 150 | Armenia | 4,291 t | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 151 | Montenegro | 4,260 t | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 152 | Iceland | 4,019 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 153 | Puerto Rico | 3,764 t | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 154 | Fiji | 3,693 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 155 | Gabon | 3,594 t | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 156 | Qatar | 3,508 t | 2023 | up 264.2% | volatile |
| 157 | United Arab Emirates | 3,241 t | 2023 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Luxembourg | 2,752 t | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 159 | Polynesia | 2,281 t | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 160 | Congo | 2,039 t | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 161 | Lesotho | 2,006 t | 2023 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 162 | Suriname | 1,931 t | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 163 | Bhutan | 1,915 t | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 164 | Eswatini | 1,834 t | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 165 | Barbados | 1,679 t | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 166 | Oman | 1,641 t | 2023 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Mauritius | 1,527 t | 2023 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 168 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1,347 t | 2023 | up 35.4% | falling |
| 169 | Botswana | 1,302 t | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 170 | Cabo Verde | 1,193 t | 2023 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Belize | 1,055 t | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 1,003 t | 2023 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 173 | Samoa | 885.41 t | 2023 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 174 | Malta | 856.79 t | 2023 | down 39.7% | rising |
| 175 | Gambia | 851.05 t | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 176 | Singapore | 845.16 t | 2023 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Bahamas | 788.31 t | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 178 | New Caledonia | 719.8 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 179 | Tonga | 691.2 t | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 180 | Sao Tome and Principe | 651.64 t | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Djibouti | 636.87 t | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 182 | Guadeloupe | 635.97 t | 2023 | up 26.1% | falling |
| 183 | Solomon Islands | 514.3 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 184 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 395.88 t | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 185 | French Polynesia | 395.05 t | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 186 | Dominica | 385.07 t | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 187 | Kiribati | 343.44 t | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Lucia | 292.46 t | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 189 | Faroe Islands | 232.86 t | 2023 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 190 | Bahrain | 222.49 t | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Grenada | 217.73 t | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 192 | Antigua and Barbuda | 203.54 t | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 193 | Comoros | 165.57 t | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 194 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 161.77 t | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 195 | Equatorial Guinea | 158.39 t | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 196 | Cook Islands | 157.37 t | 2023 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 197 | Seychelles | 136.38 t | 2023 | up 49.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Tuvalu | 113.02 t | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 199 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 86.66 t | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 200 | Nauru | 20.75 t | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 25.98 million t
- Asia 12.98 million t
- Europe 5.73 million t
- Eastern Asia 5.71 million t
- Americas 5.33 million t
- Southern Asia 4.13 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.06 million t
- European Union (27) 3.55 million t
- South America 2.62 million t
- Eastern Europe 2.28 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.25 million t
- South-eastern Asia 2.24 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 (%).