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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
201
Highest
3,379 kg/ha
Faroe Islands
Lowest
-555.52 kg/ha
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Median
36.39 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 201 countries. The highest value is 3,379 kg/ha in Faroe Islands; the lowest is -555.52 kg/ha in Micronesia (Federated States of).

The median across all reporting countries is 36.39 kg/ha, and the mean is 77.45 kg/ha.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

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

Regions and income groups

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

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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 (%).