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NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use by country

The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be...

Countries reporting
130
Highest
5.66 million t
India
Lowest
0 t
Oman
Median
18,150 t
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
1,535

What the numbers show

NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 130 countries. The highest value is 5.66 million t in India; the lowest is 0 t in Oman.

The median across all reporting countries is 18,150 t, and the mean is 157,616 t.

Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 108,798.0%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 100.0%).

NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 5.66 million t 2024 up 47.1% volatile
1 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 565,606 t 2015 up 67.3% rising
2 Indonesia 3.26 million t 2022 up 31.4% volatile
2 Türkiye 265,090 t 2024 up 14.4% falling
2 Côte d'Ivoire 45,737 t 2024 up 108,798.0% volatile
3 Republic of Korea 794,951 t 2024 down 14.4% falling
3 Republic of Moldova 41,522 t 2021 up 90.0% volatile
4 China, Taiwan Province of 608,118 t 2024 down 14.1% falling
4 United Republic of Tanzania 34,138 t 2023 down 44.4% volatile
5 Ireland 589,633 t 2024 up 115.0% rising
5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 20,020 t 2011 up 1,263.8% volatile
6 Thailand 539,644 t 2023 down 33.8% falling
6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,522 t 2011 up 184.4% volatile
7 Ukraine 527,640 t 2024 down 42.5% rising
7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,901 t 2016 down 99.3% volatile
8 Saudi Arabia 524,100 t 2023 up 10,382.0% volatile
9 Paraguay 485,812 t 2011 up 111.2% rising
10 Greece 415,453 t 2011 up 11.2% volatile
11 Italy 400,590 t 2021 down 25.3% falling
12 Egypt 400,000 t 2016 up 212.5% rising
13 France 387,294 t 2022 down 51.0% rising
14 Serbia 331,062 t 2011 up 128.3% rising
15 Myanmar 315,907 t 2020 up 431.1% volatile
16 Norway 309,375 t 2024 down 12.9% rising
17 Sweden 309,042 t 2020 up 30.3% rising
18 Ghana 269,278 t 2024 up 500.0% volatile
19 Colombia 208,533 t 2022 down 74.4% volatile
20 Zambia 199,270 t 2021 up 153.0% volatile
21 Nigeria 178,320 t 2011 up 82.7% volatile
22 Denmark 168,277 t 2023 down 31.7% falling
23 Algeria 158,115 t 2016 up 159.2% volatile
24 Lithuania 158,080 t 2011 down 43.9% falling
25 Latvia 140,660 t 2023 down 10.7% rising
26 Zimbabwe 133,698 t 2023 up 75,011.2% volatile
27 Croatia 109,766 t 2024 down 23.7% volatile
28 Malawi 109,685 t 2016 up 13.9% rising
29 Argentina 108,246 t 2023 up 69.2% volatile
30 Mexico 106,893 t 2011 down 39.0% falling
31 Philippines 106,847 t 2023 down 53.6% volatile
32 Estonia 106,127 t 2011 up 96.9% rising
33 Austria 101,664 t 2024 down 27.9% falling
34 Cuba 91,815 t 2011 up 1,320.6% rising
35 Japan 89,660 t 2023 down 93.4% volatile
36 Burkina Faso 71,368 t 2011 down 17.4% falling
37 Slovakia 59,315 t 2024 down 8.2% volatile
38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 59,086 t 2011 up 151.6% volatile
39 Tunisia 52,974 t 2016 up 1,750.3% volatile
40 Czechia 50,196 t 2023 down 5.1% rising
41 Hungary 47,597 t 2024 down 40.3% volatile
42 Cameroon 45,107 t 2023 up 482.5% volatile
43 Pakistan 45,021 t 2023 down 20.4% falling
44 Slovenia 40,346 t 2024 down 25.7% falling
45 Lebanon 40,000 t 2016 up 6.6% rising
46 Guatemala 37,887 t 2011 down 39.8% falling
47 Switzerland 36,244 t 2024 down 25.3% falling
48 Bangladesh 29,517 t 2023 down 27.6% volatile
49 Kenya 27,389 t 2021 down 86.3% volatile
50 Honduras 27,204 t 2011 up 321.0% rising
51 Angola 26,837 t 2011 up 195.1% volatile
52 Costa Rica 24,393 t 2011 down 10.5% falling
53 North Macedonia 24,381 t 2011 up 1,093.4% rising
54 Cyprus 22,304 t 2024 up 58.7% rising
55 United Arab Emirates 21,540 t 2016 down 6.3% falling
56 Uruguay 20,818 t 2018 up 140.8% volatile
57 Benin 20,395 t 2011 — volatile
58 Iceland 20,080 t 2023 down 38.4% flat
59 Jordan 18,301 t 2011 up 357.5% volatile
60 Morocco 18,000 t 2016 down 93.7% volatile
61 Dominican Republic 15,455 t 2021 up 1,310.1% volatile
62 Peru 14,872 t 2011 up 3,030.9% volatile
63 Nicaragua 13,809 t 2022 up 248.3% volatile
64 Togo 11,965 t 2019 up 8,209.0% volatile
65 Guinea 11,710 t 2018 up 2,182.7% volatile
66 Ecuador 11,313 t 2023 down 75.9% volatile
67 Cambodia 11,283 t 2011 up 76.6% volatile
68 Albania 10,428 t 2022 up 209.8% volatile
69 Madagascar 10,060 t 2011 up 3.3% flat
70 Chile 9,676 t 2016 up 8.3% volatile
71 Uganda 9,051 t 2011 down 15.9% rising
72 Azerbaijan 9,021 t 2011 down 12.6% volatile
73 Suriname 8,859 t 2011 up 1,067.2% volatile
74 Senegal 6,897 t 2020 up 241.9% volatile
75 Niger 6,748 t 2019 up 3.2% volatile
76 Gambia 6,653 t 2011 up 139.3% rising
77 Papua New Guinea 5,688 t 2011 up 3,769.4% volatile
78 Mozambique 5,216 t 2011 down 77.8% volatile
79 Botswana 4,566 t 2014 — volatile
80 Mauritius 4,357 t 2024 down 8.5% volatile
81 Panama 4,349 t 2021 down 77.0% volatile
82 Trinidad and Tobago 3,947 t 2011 up 1,686.0% volatile
83 Montenegro 3,022 t 2011 — falling
84 Belize 3,004 t 2011 down 65.7% volatile
85 Portugal 2,628 t 2011 up 71.3% volatile
86 Sri Lanka 1,790 t 2021 down 62.1% volatile
87 Jamaica 1,670 t 2011 down 2.8% volatile
88 Gabon 1,501 t 2011 up 40.4% rising
89 Bhutan 1,296 t 2024 down 9.4% rising
90 Dominica 1,207 t 2011 up 33.2% volatile
91 Burundi 1,085 t 2016 down 54.6% volatile
92 Namibia 1,043 t 2011 up 148.3% volatile
93 Sudan (former) 1,000 t 2010 unchanged flat
94 Guyana 974 t 2011 up 1,291.4% volatile
95 Luxembourg 842 t 2024 down 17.6% volatile
96 French Polynesia 730 t 2022 down 34.7% falling
97 Congo 721 t 2011 — volatile
98 Brunei Darussalam 703 t 2015 down 21.9% volatile
99 Bahrain 612 t 2023 up 22.4% rising
100 Kyrgyzstan 600 t 2018 up 1,400.0% volatile
101 New Caledonia 506 t 2016 down 78.0% volatile
102 Romania 452 t 2011 — rising
103 Armenia 447 t 2022 up 10.9% volatile
104 Malta 428 t 2011 down 54.9% falling
105 Finland 267 t 2011 down 13.0% volatile
106 El Salvador 260 t 2024 up 52.9% volatile
107 Singapore 255 t 2011 down 88.2% volatile
108 Bermuda 109 t 2021 down 18.7% falling
109 Fiji 83 t 2011 down 72.4% volatile
110 Barbados 40 t 2011 up 900.0% volatile
111 Saint Kitts and Nevis 34 t 2019 down 81.1% falling
112 Samoa 28 t 2020 down 12.5% volatile
113 Antigua and Barbuda 13 t 2011 up 85.7% volatile
114 Faroe Islands 11 t 2022 up 175.0% volatile
115 Tonga 8 t 2011 — volatile
116 Rwanda 5 t 2011 down 99.8% volatile
116 Cook Islands 5 t 2023 down 86.8% volatile
118 Maldives 2 t 2023 down 99.0% volatile
119 Seychelles 1 t 2011 down 94.4% volatile
120 Brazil 0 t 2023 — volatile
120 Mongolia 0 t 2022 down 100.0% volatile
120 Oman 0 t 2022 down 100.0% volatile

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

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Indicator
NPK fertilizers — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
131 places, 1,535 data points, 2002–2024
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The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf