Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 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
732.48 %
Kiribati
Lowest
0 %
Guadeloupe
Median
49.62 %
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,500
What the numbers show
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 732.48 % in Kiribati; the lowest is 0 % in Guadeloupe.
The median across all reporting countries is 49.62 %, and the mean is 64.69 %.
Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 102 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 837.2%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 68.3%).
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati | 732.48 % | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 1 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 368.17 % | 2023 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 111.27 % | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 2 | Vanuatu | 469.99 % | 2023 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 2 | Polynesia | 154.74 % | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 352.57 % | 2023 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 3 | Melanesia | 128.75 % | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 3 | Caribbean | 89.06 % | 2023 | up 34.8% | falling |
| 4 | French Polynesia | 207.95 % | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Syrian Arab Republic | 113.58 % | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 5 | Eswatini | 178.85 % | 2023 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 97.44 % | 2023 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 6 | Nauru | 178 % | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 7 | Samoa | 164.39 % | 2023 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Equatorial Guinea | 141.58 % | 2023 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 78.16 % | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 9 | Tonga | 135.24 % | 2023 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 9 | United Republic of Tanzania | 72.27 % | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 10 | Mauritius | 128.25 % | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 10 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 69.2 % | 2023 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 11 | Ghana | 124.81 % | 2023 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 11 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 66.86 % | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | 123.83 % | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 12 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 66.07 % | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 117.33 % | 2023 | up 58.9% | falling |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 110.79 % | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 54.77 % | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 15 | Mali | 105.6 % | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 16 | Comoros | 105.57 % | 2023 | up 37.0% | falling |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 39 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 17 | Niger | 104.36 % | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 17 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 37.72 % | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 18 | Ukraine | 102.75 % | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 18 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 23.62 % | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 19 | Dominica | 97.13 % | 2023 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Cameroon | 95.39 % | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 21 | Nigeria | 93.36 % | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 90.21 % | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 23 | Yemen | 88.53 % | 2023 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 24 | Azerbaijan | 88.5 % | 2023 | down 27.6% | flat |
| 25 | Guyana | 84.73 % | 2023 | up 30.1% | falling |
| 26 | Fiji | 84.08 % | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 27 | Congo | 83.1 % | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 81.73 % | 2023 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 29 | Paraguay | 81.48 % | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 17.68 % | 2023 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 81.4 % | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Australia | 80.33 % | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 32 | Australia and New Zealand | 80.16 % | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 33 | Cuba | 79.14 % | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 34 | Algeria | 78.93 % | 2023 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 35 | Nepal | 78.64 % | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 36 | Benin | 77.31 % | 2023 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 37 | Malaysia | 77.13 % | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 77.08 % | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 39 | Russian Federation | 75.69 % | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 40 | Rwanda | 75.58 % | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 41 | Senegal | 74.91 % | 2023 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 42 | Philippines | 74.85 % | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 43 | Angola | 74.77 % | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 44 | Madagascar | 74.67 % | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 45 | Serbia | 73.33 % | 2023 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 46 | Brazil | 73.09 % | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 47 | Uganda | 72.09 % | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 48 | Burundi | 70.19 % | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 49 | New Zealand | 69.53 % | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 50 | Slovakia | 69.06 % | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 51 | Germany | 68.5 % | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 52 | Argentina | 67.77 % | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 53 | Latvia | 66.6 % | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 54 | Lithuania | 65.61 % | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 55 | Cambodia | 65.16 % | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 56 | Oman | 65.07 % | 2023 | up 154.7% | volatile |
| 57 | South Africa | 64.85 % | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 58 | Sierra Leone | 64.4 % | 2023 | down 17.4% | flat |
| 59 | Guatemala | 63.96 % | 2023 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 60 | Guinea | 62.99 % | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 61 | Gabon | 62.99 % | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 62 | Kenya | 62.96 % | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 63 | Romania | 62.41 % | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 64 | Poland | 60.85 % | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 65 | Central African Republic | 60.42 % | 2023 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 66 | Austria | 59.99 % | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 67 | Jamaica | 59.91 % | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 59.85 % | 2023 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 69 | France | 59.6 % | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 59.28 % | 2023 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 71 | Seychelles | 59.16 % | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 72 | Czechia | 58.39 % | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 73 | Mozambique | 58.11 % | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 74 | Grenada | 57.84 % | 2023 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 57.38 % | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 76 | Morocco | 57.23 % | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 77 | El Salvador | 56.91 % | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 78 | Canada | 56.53 % | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 79 | Yugoslav SFR | 54.69 % | 1991 | up 67.5% | falling |
| 80 | Zimbabwe | 54.48 % | 2023 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 81 | Haiti | 54.13 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 82 | Indonesia | 53.66 % | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 83 | Belize | 53.51 % | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 52.82 % | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 85 | Japan | 51.48 % | 2023 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 86 | Myanmar | 51.37 % | 2023 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 87 | Cook Islands | 50.23 % | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Ethiopia PDR | 49.98 % | 1992 | down 16.9% | flat |
| 89 | Estonia | 49.62 % | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 90 | Eritrea | 49.58 % | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 91 | Mexico | 49.09 % | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 92 | Liberia | 49.01 % | 2023 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 93 | Finland | 48.94 % | 2023 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 94 | Mauritania | 48.78 % | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 95 | Guinea-Bissau | 48.28 % | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 96 | Denmark | 48.15 % | 2023 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 97 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 47.69 % | 2023 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 98 | China, mainland | 47.32 % | 2023 | up 33.0% | falling |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 46.95 % | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 100 | Sao Tome and Principe | 46.9 % | 2023 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Djibouti | 46.77 % | 2023 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Togo | 46.74 % | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 46.33 % | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.25 % | 2023 | up 81.9% | falling |
| 105 | Peru | 46.22 % | 2023 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 106 | China | 46.19 % | 2023 | up 30.1% | falling |
| 107 | Croatia | 45.7 % | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 108 | Sudan | 45.68 % | 2023 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 109 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 45.35 % | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 110 | Egypt | 45.1 % | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 44.63 % | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 112 | Chad | 44.6 % | 2023 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 113 | Tajikistan | 43.03 % | 2023 | down 52.0% | flat |
| 114 | India | 43.02 % | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 115 | Bhutan | 42.71 % | 2023 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 116 | Lebanon | 42.61 % | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 117 | Sudan (former) | 42.46 % | 2011 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 118 | Bahamas | 41.99 % | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 119 | Italy | 41.96 % | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 120 | Czechoslovakia | 41.6 % | 1992 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 121 | Sweden | 40.97 % | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 122 | Bangladesh | 40.27 % | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 123 | Ecuador | 39.4 % | 2023 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 124 | Malawi | 39.32 % | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 125 | Thailand | 39.22 % | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 126 | Colombia | 39.12 % | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 127 | South Sudan | 38.9 % | 2023 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 128 | Slovenia | 38.82 % | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 129 | Lesotho | 38.46 % | 2023 | up 51.5% | falling |
| 130 | Zambia | 37.48 % | 2023 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 131 | Tunisia | 37.34 % | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 132 | Honduras | 36.46 % | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 133 | Armenia | 36.36 % | 2023 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 134 | Iraq | 35.99 % | 2023 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Uzbekistan | 35.31 % | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | 35.31 % | 2023 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Israel | 34.67 % | 2023 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 138 | Greece | 34.63 % | 2023 | down 45.0% | rising |
| 139 | Tuvalu | 34.18 % | 2023 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Ireland | 34.06 % | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 141 | Libya | 33.84 % | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 142 | Maldives | 33.57 % | 2023 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Uruguay | 33.45 % | 2023 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 144 | Chile | 33.01 % | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 145 | Albania | 32.64 % | 2023 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 146 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 32.16 % | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 147 | Panama | 30.98 % | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 148 | New Caledonia | 30.77 % | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 149 | Republic of Korea | 30.47 % | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 150 | Costa Rica | 29.82 % | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 151 | Belgium | 29.73 % | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 152 | Pakistan | 29.14 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 153 | Jordan | 28.53 % | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 154 | China, Taiwan Province of | 27.91 % | 2023 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 155 | Switzerland | 27.84 % | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 156 | Bahrain | 27.77 % | 2023 | up 837.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Gambia | 27.34 % | 2023 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 158 | Puerto Rico | 27.16 % | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Spain | 26.83 % | 2023 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 160 | Belarus | 26.45 % | 2023 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 161 | USSR | 26.36 % | 1991 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 162 | Portugal | 25.21 % | 2023 | up 30.4% | falling |
| 163 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 22.67 % | 1999 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 164 | Suriname | 22.62 % | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 165 | Georgia | 21.4 % | 2023 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 166 | Barbados | 20.91 % | 2023 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Saudi Arabia | 16.8 % | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Namibia | 15.9 % | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 169 | Kuwait | 15.53 % | 2023 | down 38.1% | rising |
| 170 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15.53 % | 2023 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Cyprus | 14.73 % | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 172 | United Arab Emirates | 14.68 % | 2023 | up 116.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Turkmenistan | 12.65 % | 2023 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Norway | 11.94 % | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 175 | Singapore | 11.93 % | 2023 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Botswana | 11.24 % | 2023 | up 148.9% | falling |
| 177 | Malta | 10.79 % | 2023 | down 68.3% | flat |
| 178 | Qatar | 9.99 % | 2023 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 179 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 9.08 % | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 180 | Montenegro | 8.65 % | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 181 | Mongolia | 5.88 % | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.86 % | 2023 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.66 % | 2023 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Faroe Islands | 1.74 % | 2023 | up 99.4% | rising |
| 185 | Iceland | 1.6 % | 2023 | up 551.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Guadeloupe | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Africa 90.32 %
- Oceania 81.51 %
- Eastern Europe 72.97 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 87.67 %
- United States of America 71.43 %
- Middle Africa 78.16 %
- South America 69.25 %
- Northern America 68.85 %
- Americas 68.07 %
- Africa 67.75 %
- Southern Africa 63.32 %
- Europe 61.19 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 59.83 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 57.87 %
- Western Europe 58.85 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 58.77 %
- Asia 44.84 %
- Eastern Africa 58.06 %
- World 55.33 %
- European Union (27) 53.62 %
- Western Asia 51.93 %
- South-Eastern Asia 50.84 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 49.02 %
- Central America 48.72 %
- Northern Africa 48.72 %
- Eastern Asia 45.96 %
- Northern Europe 45.76 %
- Central Asia 43.65 %
- Southern Asia 41.22 %
- Southern Europe 37.54 %
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 (%).