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Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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
203
Highest
3,379 kg/ha
Faroe Islands
Lowest
-75.38 kg/ha
Kiribati
Median
36.16 kg/ha
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,500

What the numbers show

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 3,379 kg/ha in Faroe Islands; the lowest is -75.38 kg/ha in Kiribati.

The median across all reporting countries is 36.16 kg/ha, and the mean is 76.86 kg/ha.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.

Over the past decade 115 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Algeria (up 1,732.8%), and the largest decrease in Belgium-Luxembourg (down 3,443.5%).

Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Faroe Islands 3,379 kg/ha 2023 down 56.6% falling
1 Viet Nam 128.11 kg/ha 2023 down 3.6% rising
2 Singapore 1,199 kg/ha 2023 down 4.7% volatile
3 China, Hong Kong SAR 595.92 kg/ha 2023 up 31.4% rising
3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 69.54 kg/ha 2023 down 33.3% rising
4 Kuwait 583.5 kg/ha 2023 up 68.1% falling
4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 54.11 kg/ha 2023 up 27.6% volatile
5 Brunei Darussalam 476.54 kg/ha 2023 up 12.2% volatile
5 Türkiye 44.01 kg/ha 2023 up 30.1% volatile
6 Montenegro 366.65 kg/ha 2023 down 15.6% falling
6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.13 kg/ha 2023 up 97.2% falling
7 Turkmenistan 316.59 kg/ha 2023 up 50.2% volatile
7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26.58 kg/ha 2023 up 8.5% volatile
8 Trinidad and Tobago 275.81 kg/ha 2023 down 10.1% volatile
9 Belgium 224.74 kg/ha 2023 down 23.4% falling
9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 19.21 kg/ha 2023 down 69.8% volatile
10 Djibouti 210.5 kg/ha 2023 up 8.8% volatile
10 Republic of Moldova 11.76 kg/ha 2023 up 64.0% volatile
11 Qatar 204.72 kg/ha 2023 up 68.0% volatile
11 United Republic of Tanzania 10.19 kg/ha 2023 up 5.2% volatile
12 Barbados 201.71 kg/ha 2023 up 0.7% volatile
12 Cabo Verde 40.5 kg/ha 2023 up 6.9% volatile
13 Suriname 191.97 kg/ha 2023 up 84.0% volatile
14 Ireland 187.39 kg/ha 2023 up 0.7% rising
14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.4255 kg/ha 2023 up 135.2% volatile
15 Republic of Korea 186.66 kg/ha 2023 up 11.0% rising
15 Syrian Arab Republic -2.84 kg/ha 2023 up 51.9% volatile
16 Egypt 185.69 kg/ha 2023 up 10.2% rising
16 Melanesia -10.16 kg/ha 2023 up 8.1% rising
17 Uzbekistan 178 kg/ha 2023 up 50.1% rising
17 Polynesia -14.34 kg/ha 2023 up 54.4% volatile
18 China, Taiwan Province of 176.96 kg/ha 2023 down 19.0% rising
18 Micronesia (Federated States of) -555.52 kg/ha 2023 down 117.3% volatile
19 Mongolia 176.31 kg/ha 2023 up 90.6% rising
20 Bangladesh 168.08 kg/ha 2023 up 23.2% rising
21 Malta 161.75 kg/ha 2023 up 16.0% rising
22 Costa Rica 161.15 kg/ha 2023 up 18.3% rising
23 China 158.62 kg/ha 2023 down 23.4% volatile
24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 157.66 kg/ha 2023 down 7.0% falling
25 Norway 157.13 kg/ha 2023 down 3.6% rising
26 Switzerland 152.71 kg/ha 2023 down 1.9% falling
27 China, mainland 152.06 kg/ha 2023 down 26.5% volatile
27 Caribbean 5.26 kg/ha 2023 down 72.7% volatile
28 United Arab Emirates 140.42 kg/ha 2023 down 39.7% volatile
29 Pakistan 129.97 kg/ha 2023 up 24.7% volatile
29 Côte d'Ivoire -1.87 kg/ha 2023 up 43.0% volatile
30 Uruguay 111.23 kg/ha 2023 up 29.3% volatile
31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 109.51 kg/ha 2023 down 11.7% falling
32 India 102.37 kg/ha 2023 up 13.9% volatile
33 Belarus 100.89 kg/ha 2023 down 7.2% rising
34 Colombia 98.51 kg/ha 2023 down 30.7% volatile
35 Chile 92.89 kg/ha 2023 up 8.9% volatile
36 New Caledonia 91.94 kg/ha 2023 up 2.1% volatile
37 Iceland 87.05 kg/ha 2023 down 12.5% falling
38 Croatia 86.46 kg/ha 2023 up 12.1% falling
39 Israel 84.59 kg/ha 2023 down 23.8% rising
40 Cyprus 84.13 kg/ha 2023 down 14.2% rising
41 Brazil 83.97 kg/ha 2023 up 54.0% volatile
42 Georgia 82.79 kg/ha 2023 up 80.3% rising
43 Denmark 81.79 kg/ha 2023 up 28.1% falling
44 Tajikistan 80.72 kg/ha 2023 up 959.6% volatile
45 Slovenia 79.73 kg/ha 2023 down 8.3% falling
46 Thailand 78.64 kg/ha 2023 up 44.0% volatile
47 Jordan 76.08 kg/ha 2023 up 47.5% volatile
48 Malawi 75 kg/ha 2023 up 219.5% volatile
49 Bahamas 74.14 kg/ha 2023 down 3.4% rising
50 Botswana 70.97 kg/ha 2023 down 18.7% volatile
51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 68.52 kg/ha 2023 up 1.3% rising
52 Bahrain 67.3 kg/ha 2023 down 91.6% volatile
53 Puerto Rico 65.98 kg/ha 2023 down 20.5% volatile
54 Ecuador 65.61 kg/ha 2023 down 14.2% volatile
55 Belize 64.11 kg/ha 2023 up 49.6% volatile
56 Italy 62.93 kg/ha 2023 down 12.4% rising
57 Spain 62.82 kg/ha 2023 up 8.2% rising
58 Honduras 62.03 kg/ha 2023 up 16.0% volatile
59 Zambia 61.9 kg/ha 2023 up 66.9% volatile
60 Panama 61.44 kg/ha 2023 up 51.7% rising
61 Sweden 61.42 kg/ha 2023 up 20.1% falling
62 Portugal 61.12 kg/ha 2023 down 21.9% rising
63 Czechia 60.71 kg/ha 2023 down 38.5% rising
64 France 59.09 kg/ha 2023 down 22.3% falling
65 Lebanon 58.97 kg/ha 2023 down 36.1% rising
66 Luxembourg 58.81 kg/ha 2023 down 22.1% falling
67 Austria 57.75 kg/ha 2023 down 25.7% falling
68 Albania 56.26 kg/ha 2023 down 16.7% flat
69 Saudi Arabia 54.12 kg/ha 2023 up 12.2% volatile
70 Greece 53.97 kg/ha 2023 up 90.8% falling
71 Myanmar 53.91 kg/ha 2023 up 34.4% rising
72 Japan 53.86 kg/ha 2023 down 17.7% falling
73 Indonesia 51.76 kg/ha 2023 up 9.6% rising
74 Bulgaria 50.5 kg/ha 2023 up 32.9% volatile
75 Guadeloupe 49.41 kg/ha 2023 up 21.7% volatile
76 Seychelles 49.11 kg/ha 2023 up 52.4% volatile
77 Poland 47.65 kg/ha 2023 down 21.1% flat
78 Estonia 46.84 kg/ha 2023 up 2.5% rising
79 Maldives 45.76 kg/ha 2023 down 13.5% volatile
80 Canada 45.75 kg/ha 2023 up 80.5% volatile
81 Saint Lucia 45.38 kg/ha 2023 up 65.9% volatile
82 Cook Islands 44.78 kg/ha 2023 down 36.0% volatile
83 Mexico 44.27 kg/ha 2023 up 3.0% rising
84 Tuvalu 42.95 kg/ha 2023 down 6.4% volatile
85 Nicaragua 42.36 kg/ha 2023 up 24.3% volatile
86 Germany 42.33 kg/ha 2023 down 47.0% falling
87 Oman 41.57 kg/ha 2023 down 70.1% volatile
88 El Salvador 40.04 kg/ha 2023 down 15.8% falling
89 Antigua and Barbuda 40.02 kg/ha 2023 down 20.6% volatile
90 Peru 39.51 kg/ha 2023 down 22.7% rising
91 Kyrgyzstan 39.07 kg/ha 2023 up 32.6% volatile
92 Slovakia 38.18 kg/ha 2023 down 35.1% rising
93 Guatemala 37.95 kg/ha 2023 down 32.6% volatile
94 Armenia 37.63 kg/ha 2023 down 41.0% volatile
95 Iraq 36.39 kg/ha 2023 up 133.3% volatile
96 Sri Lanka 36.16 kg/ha 2023 up 21.8% rising
97 Guyana 36.14 kg/ha 2023 down 60.1% volatile
98 Paraguay 34.95 kg/ha 2023 up 1.4% volatile
99 Lithuania 34.94 kg/ha 2023 down 24.5% flat
100 Romania 34.06 kg/ha 2023 up 18.6% volatile
101 Nepal 33.87 kg/ha 2023 down 42.5% rising
102 Namibia 32.68 kg/ha 2023 up 104.2% volatile
103 Finland 31.54 kg/ha 2023 up 21.4% rising
104 Argentina 30.61 kg/ha 2023 up 24.3% volatile
105 Serbia 30.57 kg/ha 2023 down 61.2% volatile
106 Grenada 29.38 kg/ha 2023 up 8.2% rising
107 North Macedonia 28.3 kg/ha 2023 down 33.4% falling
108 Cambodia 27.08 kg/ha 2023 up 58.6% falling
109 Latvia 26.46 kg/ha 2023 down 15.9% falling
110 Gambia 26.27 kg/ha 2023 up 60.5% falling
111 Jamaica 25.43 kg/ha 2023 up 19.8% volatile
112 Ethiopia 24.95 kg/ha 2023 up 136.1% rising
113 Guinea-Bissau 24.18 kg/ha 2023 up 9.2% falling
114 South Africa 23.96 kg/ha 2023 up 38.8% rising
115 Togo 23.96 kg/ha 2023 up 105.4% volatile
116 South Sudan 23.6 kg/ha 2023 up 14.9% rising
117 Philippines 23.09 kg/ha 2023 up 91.9% volatile
118 Chad 22 kg/ha 2023 up 26.4% rising
119 Mauritania 21.14 kg/ha 2023 down 13.7% rising
120 New Zealand 20.31 kg/ha 2023 up 16.2% volatile
121 Bhutan 19.4 kg/ha 2023 up 39.4% volatile
122 Kenya 18.83 kg/ha 2023 up 3.9% volatile
123 Zimbabwe 18.46 kg/ha 2023 up 101.6% falling
124 Burundi 17.65 kg/ha 2023 up 478.0% volatile
125 Haiti 15.92 kg/ha 2023 down 18.8% rising
126 Mozambique 15.88 kg/ha 2023 up 61.2% volatile
127 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15.69 kg/ha 2023 down 7.8% volatile
128 Malaysia 15.48 kg/ha 2023 down 57.9% volatile
129 Australia and New Zealand 15.41 kg/ha 2023 up 28.9% volatile
130 Australia 15.32 kg/ha 2023 up 29.3% volatile
131 Liberia 14.85 kg/ha 2023 down 9.9% rising
132 Morocco 14.52 kg/ha 2023 up 113.3% volatile
133 Tunisia 13.98 kg/ha 2023 up 20.1% volatile
134 Sao Tome and Principe 13.25 kg/ha 2023 up 395.9% volatile
135 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.15 kg/ha 2023 up 11.5% volatile
136 Rwanda 12.73 kg/ha 2023 up 163.6% volatile
137 Sudan 12.67 kg/ha 2023 up 12.6% rising
138 Senegal 12.16 kg/ha 2023 down 49.0% falling
139 Central African Republic 11.99 kg/ha 2023 down 27.1% rising
140 Lesotho 11.76 kg/ha 2023 down 53.5% volatile
141 Sierra Leone 11.73 kg/ha 2023 up 91.0% falling
142 Libya 11.67 kg/ha 2023 down 20.9% rising
143 Guinea 11.37 kg/ha 2023 up 44.3% volatile
144 Fiji 11.09 kg/ha 2023 up 2.5% volatile
145 Gabon 10.99 kg/ha 2023 up 95.8% volatile
146 Russian Federation 10.48 kg/ha 2023 up 15.2% falling
147 Benin 10.44 kg/ha 2023 up 345.1% volatile
148 Madagascar 10.32 kg/ha 2023 up 165.9% falling
149 Eritrea 10.19 kg/ha 2023 up 9.0% falling
150 Uganda 9.28 kg/ha 2023 up 15.0% volatile
151 Hungary 8.62 kg/ha 2023 down 78.3% volatile
152 Angola 7.55 kg/ha 2023 down 0.2% volatile
153 Burkina Faso 5.22 kg/ha 2023 up 109.1% volatile
154 Azerbaijan 4.94 kg/ha 2023 up 185.1% volatile
155 Afghanistan 4.79 kg/ha 2023 up 884.9% volatile
156 Algeria 4.68 kg/ha 2023 up 1,732.8% volatile
157 Cuba 4.47 kg/ha 2023 down 57.8% volatile
158 Congo 3.57 kg/ha 2023 down 5.6% volatile
159 Nigeria 2.33 kg/ha 2023 down 40.1% volatile
160 Yemen 2.26 kg/ha 2023 down 70.6% volatile
161 Cameroon 1.3 kg/ha 2023 down 69.2% falling
162 Dominica 0.724 kg/ha 2023 down 95.2% volatile
163 Niger -0.5277 kg/ha 2023 down 614.3% volatile
164 Comoros -1.15 kg/ha 2023 down 118.2% volatile
165 Ukraine -1.44 kg/ha 2023 down 174.7% volatile
166 Kazakhstan -1.53 kg/ha 2023 up 48.7% volatile
167 Mali -1.56 kg/ha 2023 down 166.9% volatile
168 Equatorial Guinea -4.07 kg/ha 2023 down 4.4% volatile
169 USSR -4.6 kg/ha 1991 down 41.8% rising
170 Sudan (former) -5.16 kg/ha 2011 up 17.6% falling
171 Ethiopia PDR -7.53 kg/ha 1992 down 0.6% falling
172 Ghana -8.11 kg/ha 2023 down 1,393.6% volatile
173 Papua New Guinea -8.48 kg/ha 2023 up 20.5% rising
174 Tonga -11.02 kg/ha 2023 up 75.2% volatile
175 Belgium-Luxembourg -11.13 kg/ha 1999 down 3,443.5% volatile
176 Samoa -14.03 kg/ha 2023 up 58.8% rising
177 Dominican Republic -18.87 kg/ha 2023 down 175.8% volatile
178 French Polynesia -24.74 kg/ha 2023 up 4.2% volatile
179 Czechoslovakia -25.96 kg/ha 1992 down 188.1% falling
180 Mauritius -26.89 kg/ha 2023 up 45.1% volatile
181 Yugoslav SFR -31.06 kg/ha 1991 down 112.0% falling
182 Solomon Islands -31.83 kg/ha 2023 down 18.6% rising
183 Vanuatu -36.24 kg/ha 2023 down 10.9% rising
184 Nauru -42.25 kg/ha 2023 up 20.2% falling
185 Eswatini -51.45 kg/ha 2023 up 14.8% volatile
186 Kiribati -75.38 kg/ha 2023 down 14.3% 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
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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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 (%).