Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 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
197
Highest
8.83 million t
Russian Federation
Lowest
0 t
Naoero
Median
3,971 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
11,339
What the numbers show
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 8.83 million t in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0 t in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,971 t, and the mean is 287,776 t.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 55,037.5%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 8.83 million t | 2024 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 2 | China | 5.73 million t | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 5.70 million t | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 3.38 million t | 1991 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 2.97 million t | 2024 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Qatar | 2.47 million t | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Algeria | 1.75 million t | 2024 | up 300.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.75 million t | 2024 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Oman | 1.64 million t | 2024 | up 139.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Egypt | 1.64 million t | 2024 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Nigeria | 1.42 million t | 2024 | up 31,282.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Morocco | 1.38 million t | 2024 | up 154.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.20 million t | 1999 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 1.12 million t | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 1.11 million t | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 16 | Malaysia | 955,320 t | 2024 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Poland | 844,831 t | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Norway | 772,006 t | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 19 | Indonesia | 717,400 t | 2024 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Caribbean | 693,108 t | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 689,606 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 644,820 t | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 23 | Canada | 644,281 t | 2024 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Lithuania | 535,335 t | 2024 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 25 | Brunei Darussalam | 497,202 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Turkmenistan | 471,827 t | 2024 | up 3,816.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Viet Nam | 383,686 t | 2024 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Slovakia | 358,356 t | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 29 | Spain | 337,626 t | 2024 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Türkiye | 319,704 t | 2024 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Bahrain | 318,528 t | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 276,721 t | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 263,471 t | 2024 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 259,871 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | France | 246,219 t | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 234,107 t | 2024 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 232,510 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Belarus | 224,118 t | 2024 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 39 | Jordan | 216,461 t | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 40 | Yugoslav SFR | 207,000 t | 1991 | up 276.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Czechoslovakia | 205,300 t | 1992 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Republic of Korea | 204,582 t | 2024 | up 89.4% | rising |
| 43 | South Africa | 172,469 t | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Italy | 171,558 t | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Hungary | 159,045 t | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 152,162 t | 2024 | up 137.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Greece | 137,075 t | 2024 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Czechia | 137,013 t | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 49 | Georgia | 131,212 t | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Sweden | 119,150 t | 2024 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Thailand | 112,409 t | 2024 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Chile | 105,424 t | 2024 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 53 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 91,679 t | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Japan | 91,547 t | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Portugal | 85,757 t | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Serbia | 82,631 t | 2024 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 57 | Australia and New Zealand | 82,413 t | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Australia | 82,032 t | 2024 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Brazil | 74,264 t | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Croatia | 66,392 t | 2024 | down 76.8% | rising |
| 61 | India | 57,959 t | 2024 | up 143.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Romania | 56,558 t | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Israel | 56,192 t | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Côte d'Ivoire | 53,037 t | 2024 | up 369.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Tunisia | 44,760 t | 2024 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 66 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 39,669 t | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 67 | China, Taiwan Province of | 36,945 t | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Latvia | 32,956 t | 2024 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Finland | 30,930 t | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Slovenia | 30,802 t | 2024 | up 234.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Mozambique | 26,324 t | 2024 | up 380.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Mexico | 22,810 t | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Colombia | 20,267 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Honduras | 19,113 t | 2024 | up 474.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Ghana | 17,282 t | 2024 | up 363.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Madagascar | 14,692 t | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Zambia | 13,758 t | 2023 | up 669.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Serbia and Montenegro | 13,746 t | 2005 | up 243.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Denmark | 13,397 t | 2024 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 13,365 t | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Ukraine | 12,900 t | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Kenya | 12,283 t | 2024 | up 158.7% | volatile |
| 83 | United Republic of Tanzania | 12,220 t | 2024 | up 181.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Singapore | 10,756 t | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Ireland | 10,207 t | 2024 | up 668.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Namibia | 10,037 t | 2024 | up 1,624.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Luxembourg | 9,831 t | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 88 | Senegal | 9,554 t | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Eswatini | 9,014 t | 2024 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Guatemala | 8,784 t | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 91 | United Arab Emirates | 7,995 t | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Peru | 5,765 t | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 5,445 t | 2024 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Philippines | 5,441 t | 2024 | up 1,695.7% | volatile |
| 95 | El Salvador | 5,351 t | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Estonia | 4,693 t | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 4,411 t | 2024 | up 55,037.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Mali | 4,363 t | 2024 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Panama | 3,971 t | 2024 | up 13,136.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Guyana | 3,349 t | 2024 | up 10,365.6% | volatile |
| 101 | North Macedonia | 2,773 t | 2024 | up 15,305.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Austria | 2,594 t | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 2,574 t | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Uruguay | 1,727 t | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,505 t | 2024 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Bahamas | 884 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 824 t | 2024 | up 89.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Iraq | 572 t | 2024 | up 2,760.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Pakistan | 570 t | 2024 | up 8,042.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Cameroon | 523 t | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Malawi | 496 t | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Ecuador | 490 t | 2024 | up 469.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Tajikistan | 450 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 114 | New Zealand | 381 t | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Burkina Faso | 353 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Libya | 349 t | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Uganda | 301 t | 2024 | up 467.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Paraguay | 270 t | 2024 | up 13,400.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Switzerland | 238 t | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Republic of Moldova | 232 t | 2024 | up 23,100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Zimbabwe | 201 t | 2023 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 171 t | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Botswana | 157 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Angola | 151 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Bangladesh | 130 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Mauritius | 130 t | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Togo | 105 t | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Gambia | 101 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) | 79.8 t | 2024 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 130 | Armenia | 56 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Jamaica | 42 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 34.48 t | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Lebanon | 32 t | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Benin | 18 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Liberia | 14 t | 2024 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Albania | 12 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Palestine | 8 t | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 139 | Kuwait | 6 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Niger | 6 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Nicaragua | 5 t | 2022 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) | 4.2 t | 2021 | down 90.1% | falling |
| 143 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3 t | 2024 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Cuba | 2 t | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Cyprus | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 144 | Sri Lanka | 2 t | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Cambodia | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Montenegro | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Suriname | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Afghanistan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Argentina | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Burundi | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Belize | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Bermuda | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Barbados | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Bhutan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Congo | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Djibouti | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Eritrea | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Ethiopia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Fiji | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Gabon | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Guinea | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Grenada | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Haiti | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Lesotho | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Marshall Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Malta | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Myanmar | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Mongolia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Mauritania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | New Caledonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Papua New Guinea | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Rwanda | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Sudan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Solomon Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | 0 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Seychelles | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Chad | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Vanuatu | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Samoa | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Yemen | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Guadeloupe | 0 t | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Martinique | 0 t | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Micronesia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Sudan (former) | 0 t | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Melanesia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Polynesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Naoero | 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 46.44 million t
- Asia 18.04 million t
- Europe 17.61 million t
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) 12.03 million t
- Eastern Europe 10.89 million t
- Western Asia (excluding intra-trade) 10.89 million t
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) 9.09 million t
- Eastern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 8.96 million t
- Western Asia 8.39 million t
- European Union (27) 7.64 million t
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) 7.12 million t
- Northern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 6.62 million t
- Africa 6.57 million t
- Eastern Asia 6.03 million t
- Eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 5.93 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 5.36 million t
- Northern Africa 4.81 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.43 million t
- Western Europe 4.24 million t
- Americas 4.14 million t
- European Union (27) (excluding intra-trade) 3.19 million t
- European Union (28) (excluding intra-trade) 3.17 million t
- South-eastern Asia 2.69 million t
- Northern America 2.66 million t
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) 2.58 million t
- United States of America 2.02 million t
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 1.86 million t
- Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) 1.58 million t
- Northern Europe 1.56 million t
- Western Africa 1.50 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.37 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 1.37 million t
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 1.37 million t
- Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 1.35 million t
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 1.19 million t
- Southern Europe 916,132 t
- Central Asia 858,717 t
- Central Asia (excluding intra-trade) 834,853 t
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 801,554 t
- Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 790,582 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