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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 5.66 million t | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3.26 million t | 2022 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 794,951 t | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 4 | China, Taiwan Province of | 608,118 t | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 5 | Ireland | 589,633 t | 2024 | up 115.0% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 565,606 t | 2015 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 7 | Thailand | 539,644 t | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 8 | Ukraine | 527,640 t | 2024 | down 42.5% | rising |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 524,100 t | 2023 | up 10,382.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Paraguay | 485,812 t | 2011 | up 111.2% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 415,453 t | 2011 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | 400,590 t | 2021 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 13 | Egypt | 400,000 t | 2016 | up 212.5% | rising |
| 14 | France | 387,294 t | 2022 | down 51.0% | rising |
| 15 | Serbia | 331,062 t | 2011 | up 128.3% | rising |
| 16 | Myanmar | 315,907 t | 2020 | up 431.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Norway | 309,375 t | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 309,042 t | 2020 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 19 | Ghana | 269,278 t | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Türkiye | 265,090 t | 2024 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 21 | Colombia | 208,533 t | 2022 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Zambia | 199,270 t | 2021 | up 153.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Nigeria | 178,320 t | 2011 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Denmark | 168,277 t | 2023 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 25 | Algeria | 158,115 t | 2016 | up 159.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Lithuania | 158,080 t | 2011 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 27 | Latvia | 140,660 t | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 28 | Zimbabwe | 133,698 t | 2023 | up 75,011.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Croatia | 109,766 t | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Malawi | 109,685 t | 2016 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 31 | Argentina | 108,246 t | 2023 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Mexico | 106,893 t | 2011 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 33 | Philippines | 106,847 t | 2023 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Estonia | 106,127 t | 2011 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 35 | Austria | 101,664 t | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 36 | Cuba | 91,815 t | 2011 | up 1,320.6% | rising |
| 37 | Japan | 89,660 t | 2023 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 71,368 t | 2011 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 39 | Slovakia | 59,315 t | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 59,086 t | 2011 | up 151.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Tunisia | 52,974 t | 2016 | up 1,750.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Czechia | 50,196 t | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 47,597 t | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Côte d'Ivoire | 45,737 t | 2024 | up 108,798.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Cameroon | 45,107 t | 2023 | up 482.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Pakistan | 45,021 t | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 47 | Republic of Moldova | 41,522 t | 2021 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovenia | 40,346 t | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 49 | Lebanon | 40,000 t | 2016 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 50 | Guatemala | 37,887 t | 2011 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 51 | Switzerland | 36,244 t | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 52 | United Republic of Tanzania | 34,138 t | 2023 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 29,517 t | 2023 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Kenya | 27,389 t | 2021 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Honduras | 27,204 t | 2011 | up 321.0% | rising |
| 56 | Angola | 26,837 t | 2011 | up 195.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 24,393 t | 2011 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 58 | North Macedonia | 24,381 t | 2011 | up 1,093.4% | rising |
| 59 | Cyprus | 22,304 t | 2024 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 21,540 t | 2016 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 61 | Uruguay | 20,818 t | 2018 | up 140.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Benin | 20,395 t | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Iceland | 20,080 t | 2023 | down 38.4% | flat |
| 64 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 20,020 t | 2011 | up 1,263.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Jordan | 18,301 t | 2011 | up 357.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Morocco | 18,000 t | 2016 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 15,455 t | 2021 | up 1,310.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Peru | 14,872 t | 2011 | up 3,030.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 13,809 t | 2022 | up 248.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Togo | 11,965 t | 2019 | up 8,209.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Guinea | 11,710 t | 2018 | up 2,182.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Ecuador | 11,313 t | 2023 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Cambodia | 11,283 t | 2011 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Albania | 10,428 t | 2022 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Madagascar | 10,060 t | 2011 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 76 | Chile | 9,676 t | 2016 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Uganda | 9,051 t | 2011 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 9,021 t | 2011 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Suriname | 8,859 t | 2011 | up 1,067.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Senegal | 6,897 t | 2020 | up 241.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Niger | 6,748 t | 2019 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Gambia | 6,653 t | 2011 | up 139.3% | rising |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 5,688 t | 2011 | up 3,769.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Mozambique | 5,216 t | 2011 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Botswana | 4,566 t | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4,522 t | 2011 | up 184.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Mauritius | 4,357 t | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Panama | 4,349 t | 2021 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,947 t | 2011 | up 1,686.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Montenegro | 3,022 t | 2011 | — | falling |
| 91 | Belize | 3,004 t | 2011 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,901 t | 2016 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Portugal | 2,628 t | 2011 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 1,790 t | 2021 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Jamaica | 1,670 t | 2011 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Gabon | 1,501 t | 2011 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 97 | Bhutan | 1,296 t | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 98 | Dominica | 1,207 t | 2011 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Burundi | 1,085 t | 2016 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Namibia | 1,043 t | 2011 | up 148.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Sudan (former) | 1,000 t | 2010 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Guyana | 974 t | 2011 | up 1,291.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Luxembourg | 842 t | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 104 | French Polynesia | 730 t | 2022 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 105 | Congo | 721 t | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Brunei Darussalam | 703 t | 2015 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Bahrain | 612 t | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 108 | Kyrgyzstan | 600 t | 2018 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 109 | New Caledonia | 506 t | 2016 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Romania | 452 t | 2011 | — | rising |
| 111 | Armenia | 447 t | 2022 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Malta | 428 t | 2011 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 113 | Finland | 267 t | 2011 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 114 | El Salvador | 260 t | 2024 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Singapore | 255 t | 2011 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Bermuda | 109 t | 2021 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 117 | Fiji | 83 t | 2011 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Barbados | 40 t | 2011 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 34 t | 2019 | down 81.1% | falling |
| 120 | Samoa | 28 t | 2020 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Antigua and Barbuda | 13 t | 2011 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Faroe Islands | 11 t | 2022 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Tonga | 8 t | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Rwanda | 5 t | 2011 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Cook Islands | 5 t | 2023 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Maldives | 2 t | 2023 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Seychelles | 1 t | 2011 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Brazil | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Mongolia | 0 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Oman | 0 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 5.97 million t
About this data
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