Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use by country
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O)....
Countries reporting
212
Highest
24.79 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Guadeloupe
Median
38,402 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
12,827
What the numbers show
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 24.79 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Guadeloupe.
The median across all reporting countries is 38,402 t, and the mean is 664,636 t.
Over the past decade 110 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 30,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 24.79 million t | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 24.67 million t | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 22.15 million t | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1.92 million t | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 7.78 million t | 1991 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 1.76 million t | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 7.01 million t | 2024 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 903,184 t | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Pakistan | 3.81 million t | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 3.21 million t | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 157,171 t | 2024 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.14 million t | 2024 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 2.98 million t | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 115,021 t | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia | 2.75 million t | 2024 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 102,959 t | 2024 | up 268.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 2.24 million t | 2024 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 57,224 t | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 12 | France | 1.89 million t | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 12 | Syrian Arab Republic | 37,792 t | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Thailand | 1.70 million t | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Melanesia | 36,484 t | 2024 | up 78.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Egypt | 1.59 million t | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 32,284 t | 2024 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 1.51 million t | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 24,956 t | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 1.39 million t | 2024 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2,915 t | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Mexico | 1.37 million t | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 17 | Polynesia | 251 t | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 1.16 million t | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 18 | Micronesia | 16 t | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Germany | 1.12 million t | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 19 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 8 t | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Ukraine | 964,788 t | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 908,559 t | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 872,000 t | 2024 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 871,885 t | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 24 | Philippines | 653,341 t | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 25 | South Africa | 640,129 t | 2024 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 547,262 t | 2024 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Italy | 541,402 t | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 27 | Caribbean | 190,375 t | 2024 | up 30.3% | falling |
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 510,576 t | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 57,300 t | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 496,258 t | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 179 t | 2024 | up 132.5% | rising |
| 30 | Belarus | 464,302 t | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 31 | Romania | 441,093 t | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Malaysia | 439,689 t | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 33 | New Zealand | 387,000 t | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Nigeria | 356,171 t | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Hungary | 338,717 t | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 36 | Czechia | 329,349 t | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 319,299 t | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 38 | Ireland | 310,411 t | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 39 | Yugoslav SFR | 288,000 t | 1991 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 40 | Czechoslovakia | 280,000 t | 1992 | down 55.8% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia and Montenegro | 276,952 t | 2005 | up 114.7% | rising |
| 42 | Serbia | 262,978 t | 2024 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 258,330 t | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Chile | 240,960 t | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Guatemala | 223,628 t | 2024 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Uruguay | 223,543 t | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Peru | 222,210 t | 2024 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Japan | 210,175 t | 2024 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 49 | Cambodia | 207,587 t | 2024 | up 223.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Zambia | 206,414 t | 2024 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Republic of Korea | 203,423 t | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 52 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 198,660 t | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 53 | Denmark | 198,245 t | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 54 | Greece | 195,817 t | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 55 | Sweden | 184,900 t | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 56 | Morocco | 177,191 t | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 174,556 t | 2024 | up 297.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 171,000 t | 1999 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 59 | Myanmar | 170,509 t | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Iraq | 169,728 t | 2024 | up 111.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Kenya | 165,366 t | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Finland | 161,446 t | 2024 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 63 | Paraguay | 160,482 t | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 140,628 t | 2024 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 65 | Lithuania | 124,861 t | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 66 | Belgium | 124,776 t | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 67 | Sudan | 120,476 t | 2024 | up 197.2% | volatile |
| 68 | China, Taiwan Province of | 120,285 t | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 69 | Slovakia | 107,096 t | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 70 | Honduras | 106,830 t | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 106,098 t | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 72 | Ghana | 104,600 t | 2024 | up 174.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Afghanistan | 101,417 t | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Austria | 100,611 t | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 75 | Norway | 99,336 t | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 76 | Mozambique | 98,849 t | 2024 | up 194.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 96,590 t | 2024 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 78 | Malawi | 96,036 t | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Croatia | 90,886 t | 2024 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 80 | Portugal | 90,669 t | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 81 | Sudan (former) | 87,550 t | 2011 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 82 | Latvia | 82,435 t | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 83 | Nepal | 79,991 t | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 70,400 t | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Algeria | 70,200 t | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 86 | Tunisia | 69,734 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Ecuador | 64,418 t | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 55,177 t | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Senegal | 54,348 t | 2024 | up 153.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52,621 t | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Cameroon | 52,002 t | 2024 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Nicaragua | 50,997 t | 2022 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Mongolia | 50,778 t | 2024 | up 165.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Benin | 48,523 t | 2024 | up 228.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Georgia | 41,800 t | 2024 | up 136.3% | falling |
| 96 | Switzerland | 39,283 t | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 39,012 t | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Estonia | 36,257 t | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 35,363 t | 2024 | up 184.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Angola | 35,249 t | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 34,747 t | 2024 | up 180.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Togo | 33,664 t | 2024 | up 1,841.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Papua New Guinea | 31,843 t | 2024 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Israel | 31,645 t | 2024 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 105 | Ethiopia PDR | 30,100 t | 1992 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Mali | 29,894 t | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 107 | El Salvador | 29,623 t | 2024 | down 40.3% | rising |
| 108 | Slovenia | 25,595 t | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 109 | Albania | 25,124 t | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 23,077 t | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 111 | Panama | 22,371 t | 2024 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 112 | Namibia | 20,750 t | 2024 | up 435.6% | volatile |
| 113 | North Macedonia | 20,454 t | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 114 | Guinea | 18,071 t | 2024 | up 518.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Botswana | 17,547 t | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Lebanon | 16,794 t | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 117 | Uganda | 16,719 t | 2024 | up 151.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Jordan | 16,039 t | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Guyana | 16,010 t | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 120 | Armenia | 15,712 t | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Chad | 15,245 t | 2024 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Rwanda | 15,116 t | 2024 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Libya | 13,700 t | 2024 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Oman | 12,821 t | 2024 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Suriname | 12,749 t | 2024 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Iceland | 10,670 t | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 127 | Madagascar | 9,771 t | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Luxembourg | 9,547 t | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 129 | Belize | 9,476 t | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Yemen | 8,959 t | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Niger | 8,174 t | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Cyprus | 7,990 t | 2024 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 133 | Burundi | 6,888 t | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Mauritius | 5,862 t | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 135 | Eswatini | 5,842 t | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 136 | Gabon | 5,539 t | 2024 | up 199.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Cuba | 5,163 t | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Kuwait | 4,421 t | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Palestine | 4,228 t | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 140 | Fiji | 4,061 t | 2024 | up 45.7% | falling |
| 141 | Jamaica | 3,789 t | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 142 | Congo | 3,414 t | 2024 | up 1,077.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Haiti | 3,125 t | 2024 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Sierra Leone | 2,478 t | 2022 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Liberia | 2,135 t | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Lesotho | 2,102 t | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Mauritania | 1,867 t | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Eritrea | 1,649 t | 2024 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Qatar | 1,557 t | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Gambia | 1,440 t | 2024 | up 5,660.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Montenegro | 1,351 t | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 152 | Puerto Rico | 1,296 t | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 153 | French Guiana | 1,060 t | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 154 | Trinidad and Tobago | 927 t | 2024 | down 85.7% | falling |
| 155 | Bhutan | 641 t | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Malta | 586 t | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 157 | Réunion | 578 t | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 158 | New Caledonia | 562 t | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 159 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 545 t | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 160 | Bahamas | 464 t | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Guinea-Bissau | 358 t | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Martinique | 331 t | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Saint Lucia | 310 t | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Comoros | 303 t | 2024 | up 30,200.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Brunei Darussalam | 243 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | South Sudan | 206 t | 2024 | up 1,484.6% | volatile |
| 167 | French Polynesia | 198 t | 2024 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 168 | Equatorial Guinea | 172 t | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Bahrain | 160 t | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Maldives | 146 t | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 122 t | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Barbados | 116 t | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Dominica | 110 t | 2024 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Djibouti | 78 t | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Sao Tome and Principe | 70 t | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 176 | Singapore | 41 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Tonga | 38 t | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Grenada | 34 t | 2024 | down 77.9% | falling |
| 179 | Seychelles | 26 t | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Greenland | 22 t | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 19 t | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Central African Republic | 19 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12 t | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Bermuda | 11 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 185 | Solomon Islands | 10 t | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Cook Islands | 9 t | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Palau | 8 t | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Vanuatu | 8 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Samoa | 6 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 190 | Faroe Islands | 5 t | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Aruba | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Kiribati | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Tuvalu | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 191 | Guadeloupe | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 115.20 million t
- Asia 66.14 million t
- Southern Asia 28.69 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.80 million t
- Americas 26.66 million t
- Eastern Asia 25.26 million t
- Northern America 14.64 million t
- Europe 14.16 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 272,357 t
- United States of America 11.43 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 10.59 million t
- Middle Africa 143,994 t
- South America 9.97 million t
- European Union (27) 9.06 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 8.02 million t
- Eastern Europe 6.42 million t
- Africa 5.07 million t
- Western Europe 3.48 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3.32 million t
- Oceania 3.18 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.89 million t
- Western Asia 2.62 million t
- Southern Europe 2.18 million t
- Northern Europe 2.08 million t
- Northern Africa 2.04 million t
- Central America 1.86 million t
- Central Asia 1.55 million t
- Eastern Africa 1.42 million t
- Western Africa 771,901 t
- Southern Africa 686,370 t
About this data
The Fertilizers by Nutrient dataset contains information on the totals in nutrients for Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers. The data are provided for the three primary plant nutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (expressed as P2O5) and potassium (expressed as K2O). Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFN/RFN_EN_README.pdf