Mineral fertilizers — 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
25.49 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Guadeloupe
Median
50,710 t
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,500
What the numbers show
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 25.49 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Guadeloupe.
The median across all reporting countries is 50,710 t, and the mean is 653,332 t.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 9,538.6%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 25.49 million t | 2023 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 24.55 million t | 2023 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 18.41 million t | 2023 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 7.78 million t | 1991 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 5.54 million t | 2023 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Pakistan | 3.79 million t | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 3.20 million t | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 2.83 million t | 2023 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 2.59 million t | 2023 | up 97.4% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 2.05 million t | 2023 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Türkiye | 1.95 million t | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.87 million t | 2023 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | 1.84 million t | 2023 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 1.71 million t | 2023 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 15 | France | 1.60 million t | 2023 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 1.49 million t | 2023 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Mexico | 1.43 million t | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 1.27 million t | 2023 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Egypt | 1.24 million t | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 20 | Ukraine | 1.02 million t | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 990,792 t | 2023 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Uzbekistan | 864,296 t | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 842,047 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 836,782 t | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 25 | Spain | 792,456 t | 2023 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 697,200 t | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 27 | Philippines | 678,971 t | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Italy | 563,767 t | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 541,682 t | 2023 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Romania | 502,128 t | 2023 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 492,638 t | 2023 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Belarus | 492,304 t | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 33 | Myanmar | 457,844 t | 2023 | up 184.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Malaysia | 405,816 t | 2023 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 383,167 t | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 358,750 t | 2023 | up 22.8% | falling |
| 37 | Nigeria | 336,502 t | 2023 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Yugoslav SFR | 288,000 t | 1991 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 39 | Peru | 280,006 t | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Czechoslovakia | 280,000 t | 1992 | down 55.8% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 264,000 t | 2023 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 42 | Iraq | 257,664 t | 2023 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Hungary | 242,596 t | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 44 | Japan | 240,720 t | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 45 | Uruguay | 225,424 t | 2023 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Zambia | 217,793 t | 2023 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Republic of Korea | 215,702 t | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 48 | Serbia | 209,210 t | 2023 | down 28.6% | flat |
| 49 | Malawi | 203,794 t | 2023 | up 246.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Morocco | 198,000 t | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Denmark | 197,526 t | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 196,665 t | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 53 | United Republic of Tanzania | 187,992 t | 2023 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Sweden | 187,650 t | 2023 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 55 | Chile | 179,391 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 175,365 t | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 57 | Guatemala | 171,200 t | 2023 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 171,000 t | 1999 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 59 | Kenya | 166,060 t | 2023 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Greece | 163,621 t | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 61 | Lithuania | 158,840 t | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 62 | Cambodia | 153,314 t | 2023 | up 291.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Ecuador | 150,814 t | 2023 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Belgium | 131,943 t | 2023 | down 26.4% | flat |
| 65 | China, Taiwan Province of | 124,349 t | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 66 | Slovakia | 115,392 t | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 67 | Paraguay | 111,760 t | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Croatia | 105,724 t | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 69 | Honduras | 105,364 t | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Nepal | 98,996 t | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 96,045 t | 2023 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 72 | Norway | 93,918 t | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 73 | Austria | 92,522 t | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 74 | Finland | 91,130 t | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 75 | Algeria | 90,100 t | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 76 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 89,610 t | 2023 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 87,844 t | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 78 | Sudan (former) | 87,550 t | 2011 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 79 | Côte d'Ivoire | 85,600 t | 2023 | up 135.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Mali | 80,660 t | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Costa Rica | 77,382 t | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 82 | Caribbean | 76,271 t | 2023 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 74,566 t | 2023 | up 1,089.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Latvia | 72,277 t | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 85 | Portugal | 71,744 t | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 86 | Sudan | 71,388 t | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 70,400 t | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 69,236 t | 2023 | up 195.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Ghana | 69,198 t | 2023 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | 66,969 t | 2023 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Republic of Moldova | 66,428 t | 2023 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Ireland | 64,534 t | 2023 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 93 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 63,991 t | 2023 | up 205.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Afghanistan | 60,162 t | 2023 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 59,023 t | 2023 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 57,548 t | 2023 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Tunisia | 57,142 t | 2023 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Mozambique | 56,512 t | 2023 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Benin | 54,898 t | 2023 | up 991.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Syrian Arab Republic | 52,168 t | 2023 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 50,710 t | 2023 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 102 | El Salvador | 46,092 t | 2023 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 103 | Estonia | 43,697 t | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 104 | Mongolia | 38,614 t | 2023 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Georgia | 36,300 t | 2023 | up 44.3% | falling |
| 106 | Panama | 34,916 t | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 107 | Switzerland | 33,071 t | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 108 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 32,285 t | 2023 | up 355.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Cameroon | 31,304 t | 2023 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 31,138 t | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 111 | Melanesia | 30,435 t | 2023 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 112 | New Zealand | 30,240 t | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Ethiopia PDR | 30,100 t | 1992 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Albania | 28,962 t | 2023 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Togo | 26,555 t | 2023 | up 185.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Israel | 26,383 t | 2023 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 117 | Papua New Guinea | 25,216 t | 2023 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Jordan | 23,247 t | 2023 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21,591 t | 2023 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Namibia | 20,750 t | 2023 | up 168.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Rwanda | 20,358 t | 2023 | up 202.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 19,640 t | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Senegal | 18,716 t | 2023 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Libya | 18,600 t | 2023 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Angola | 18,128 t | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Botswana | 17,547 t | 2023 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Guinea | 17,034 t | 2023 | up 525.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Chad | 16,921 t | 2023 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Slovenia | 16,894 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 130 | Guyana | 15,481 t | 2023 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 131 | Armenia | 15,116 t | 2023 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Lebanon | 13,852 t | 2023 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 133 | North Macedonia | 13,018 t | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 134 | Belize | 12,435 t | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Oman | 12,420 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Madagascar | 12,076 t | 2023 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Uganda | 11,665 t | 2023 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 138 | United Arab Emirates | 11,382 t | 2023 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Suriname | 10,300 t | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Niger | 8,138 t | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Cyprus | 7,600 t | 2023 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 142 | Eswatini | 7,256 t | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 143 | Burundi | 6,888 t | 2023 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Yemen | 6,655 t | 2023 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Iceland | 6,602 t | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 146 | Cuba | 6,334 t | 2023 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Gabon | 5,539 t | 2023 | up 333.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Gambia | 5,494 t | 2023 | up 9,538.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Fiji | 4,657 t | 2023 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 150 | Mauritius | 4,496 t | 2023 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 151 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,764 t | 2023 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 3,633 t | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 153 | Jamaica | 3,574 t | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 154 | Liberia | 2,919 t | 2023 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,690 t | 2023 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Sierra Leone | 2,478 t | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Kuwait | 2,412 t | 2023 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Lesotho | 2,152 t | 2023 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Mauritania | 1,918 t | 2023 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Qatar | 1,778 t | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Puerto Rico | 1,748 t | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 162 | Congo | 1,471 t | 2023 | up 130.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Montenegro | 1,317 t | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 164 | Eritrea | 1,292 t | 2023 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Bhutan | 643 t | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Malta | 586 t | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 167 | New Caledonia | 562 t | 2023 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 168 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 546 t | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 169 | South Sudan | 458 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Bahamas | 452 t | 2023 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Haiti | 345 t | 2023 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Equatorial Guinea | 317 t | 2023 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Lucia | 311 t | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Polynesia | 287 t | 2023 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 175 | Brunei Darussalam | 243 t | 2023 | up 247.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Maldives | 238 t | 2023 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 177 | French Polynesia | 198 t | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Barbados | 141 t | 2023 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Grenada | 137 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 180 | Sao Tome and Principe | 133 t | 2023 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 180 | Cabo Verde | 133 t | 2023 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Comoros | 106 t | 2023 | up 3,433.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 98 t | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Tonga | 67 t | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Bahrain | 63 t | 2023 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Djibouti | 52 t | 2023 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Singapore | 41 t | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Seychelles | 40 t | 2023 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Samoa | 11 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Cook Islands | 10 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 192 | Faroe Islands | 7 t | 2023 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 5 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Tuvalu | 1 t | 2023 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Dominica | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Kiribati | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Nauru | 0 t | 2023 | — | flat |
| 195 | Solomon Islands | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Vanuatu | 0 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 195 | 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 105.79 million t
- Asia 64.00 million t
- Eastern Asia 26.04 million t
- Southern Asia 25.02 million t
- Americas 22.33 million t
- Europe 12.88 million t
- Northern America 12.05 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 10.45 million t
- United States of America 9.22 million t
- South-eastern Asia 8.72 million t
- South America 8.28 million t
- European Union (27) 7.62 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 (%).