Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import 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
218
Highest
6.94 million t
Brazil
Lowest
0 t
Naoero
Median
35,382 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
14,127
What the numbers show
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 6.94 million t in Brazil; the lowest is 0 t in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 35,382 t, and the mean is 234,840 t.
Over the past decade 132 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 30,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 6.94 million t | 2024 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 4.47 million t | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) | 2.83 million t | 2024 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1.55 million t | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.63 million t | 2024 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 549,405 t | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Australia | 2.31 million t | 2024 | up 91.0% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 1.90 million t | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 169,391 t | 2024 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Thailand | 1.70 million t | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 1.20 million t | 2024 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 107,370 t | 2024 | up 284.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Germany | 1.10 million t | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 57,457 t | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 1.03 million t | 2024 | up 337.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 37,796 t | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Poland | 972,609 t | 2024 | up 133.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Melanesia | 36,691 t | 2024 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 857,565 t | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 32,293 t | 2024 | up 90.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Argentina | 828,497 t | 2024 | up 100.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 24,955 t | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 722,028 t | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 5,082 t | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 665,242 t | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4,718 t | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Philippines | 658,229 t | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 2,915 t | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Ukraine | 650,438 t | 2024 | up 77.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Micronesia | 515 t | 2024 | up 1,255.3% | volatile |
| 18 | South Africa | 640,129 t | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Polynesia | 278 t | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 640,068 t | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 8 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 547,262 t | 2024 | up 132.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Peru | 517,548 t | 2024 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Belgium | 516,756 t | 2024 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 23 | Malaysia | 499,810 t | 2024 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Romania | 474,536 t | 2024 | up 157.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 461,000 t | 1999 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Indonesia | 447,998 t | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Colombia | 426,025 t | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Djibouti | 419,548 t | 2024 | up 238.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 390,769 t | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Republic of Korea | 388,928 t | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Czechia | 368,466 t | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 32 | Ireland | 342,878 t | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | 329,761 t | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 34 | New Zealand | 315,447 t | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Sweden | 299,370 t | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 36 | China | 297,815 t | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Pakistan | 296,794 t | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Serbia | 271,298 t | 2024 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 248,731 t | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Lithuania | 246,093 t | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Hungary | 246,071 t | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Zambia | 245,844 t | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Denmark | 241,285 t | 2024 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 44 | Guatemala | 232,413 t | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Japan | 228,019 t | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Uruguay | 225,271 t | 2024 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Greece | 222,370 t | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Cambodia | 207,588 t | 2024 | up 223.9% | volatile |
| 49 | China, mainland | 206,399 t | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Kenya | 177,650 t | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Morocco | 177,191 t | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 175,435 t | 2024 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Myanmar | 170,509 t | 2024 | up 173.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Paraguay | 160,753 t | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Austria | 153,799 t | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Portugal | 153,775 t | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Côte d'Ivoire | 117,582 t | 2024 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Latvia | 151,707 t | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Caribbean | 83,912 t | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 58 | Slovakia | 141,084 t | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Cabo Verde | 179 t | 2024 | up 132.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 140,630 t | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Honduras | 125,944 t | 2024 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Mozambique | 125,174 t | 2024 | up 220.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Caribbean (excluding intra-trade) | 124,162 t | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia and Montenegro | 124,079 t | 2005 | up 112.1% | rising |
| 64 | Sudan | 120,476 t | 2024 | up 192.7% | rising |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 116,480 t | 2023 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Iraq | 115,454 t | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 111,544 t | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Malawi | 96,533 t | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Yugoslav SFR | 96,300 t | 1991 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 70 | Ghana | 96,176 t | 2024 | up 86.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Slovenia | 94,109 t | 2024 | up 118.8% | rising |
| 72 | Czechoslovakia | 91,000 t | 1992 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Nigeria | 89,734 t | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Israel | 87,051 t | 2024 | up 89.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Afghanistan | 87,001 t | 2024 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Switzerland | 85,973 t | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 77 | China, Taiwan Province of | 80,369 t | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Croatia | 79,362 t | 2024 | up 141.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Namibia | 74,624 t | 2024 | up 1,885.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 70,694 t | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 81 | Nepal | 67,474 t | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Estonia | 65,918 t | 2024 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Ecuador | 64,909 t | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Finland | 55,925 t | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Burkina Faso | 55,531 t | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Melanesia (excluding intra-trade) | 55,481 t | 2024 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Cameroon | 52,526 t | 2024 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Sudan (former) | 51,916 t | 2011 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Ethiopia PDR | 51,700 t | 1992 | up 181.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 51,005 t | 2022 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Mongolia | 50,778 t | 2024 | up 165.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Senegal | 49,863 t | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Benin | 48,542 t | 2024 | up 229.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Algeria | 47,292 t | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 45,391 t | 2024 | down 39.3% | rising |
| 96 | Norway | 45,129 t | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 97 | El Salvador | 45,116 t | 2024 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 42,837 t | 2024 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 39,020 t | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Angola | 35,401 t | 2024 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 101 | United Arab Emirates | 35,363 t | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Tajikistan | 35,197 t | 2024 | up 182.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Mali | 34,257 t | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Togo | 33,769 t | 2024 | up 677.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Papua New Guinea | 31,843 t | 2024 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31,607 t | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Jordan | 27,264 t | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Luxembourg | 27,210 t | 2024 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 109 | Panama | 26,343 t | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 110 | Libya | 25,885 t | 2024 | up 141.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Egypt | 23,852 t | 2024 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Tunisia | 23,326 t | 2024 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 113 | North Macedonia | 23,228 t | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 114 | Mauritania | 21,761 t | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Guyana | 19,359 t | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 116 | Guinea | 18,071 t | 2024 | up 509.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Botswana | 17,705 t | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Albania | 17,021 t | 2024 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Uganda | 17,020 t | 2024 | up 155.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Burundi | 16,993 t | 2024 | up 203.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Uzbekistan | 16,988 t | 2024 | up 2,189.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Lebanon | 16,827 t | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 123 | Armenia | 15,768 t | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Russian Federation | 15,748 t | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Rwanda | 15,116 t | 2024 | up 117.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Georgia | 14,941 t | 2024 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Eswatini | 14,856 t | 2024 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Oman | 12,821 t | 2024 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Suriname | 12,751 t | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 130 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 11,047 t | 2024 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Iceland | 10,156 t | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Madagascar | 9,681 t | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Belize | 9,476 t | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Niger | 8,180 t | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Cyprus | 7,759 t | 2024 | up 24.4% | falling |
| 136 | Guadeloupe | 7,000 t | 2001 | up 105.9% | rising |
| 137 | Singapore | 6,828 t | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Turkmenistan | 6,616 t | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Yemen | 6,609 t | 2023 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Mauritius | 5,952 t | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Gabon | 5,540 t | 2024 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Martinique | 4,600 t | 2001 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 143 | Kuwait | 4,427 t | 2024 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Palestine | 4,236 t | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Fiji | 4,061 t | 2024 | up 45.8% | falling |
| 146 | Cuba | 3,932 t | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Jamaica | 3,831 t | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 148 | Congo | 3,414 t | 2024 | up 1,097.9% | volatile |
| 149 | USSR | 3,300 t | 1989 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Haiti | 3,125 t | 2024 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 2,478 t | 2022 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Réunion | 2,300 t | 2001 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 153 | Liberia | 2,150 t | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Lesotho | 2,102 t | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Qatar | 2,011 t | 2024 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Malta | 1,800 t | 2024 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Faroe Islands | 1,683 t | 2024 | up 1,363.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Eritrea | 1,649 t | 2024 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Belarus | 1,637 t | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Gambia | 1,541 t | 2024 | up 185.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Montenegro | 1,352 t | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 162 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,144 t | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Brunei Darussalam | 987 t | 2024 | up 222.5% | volatile |
| 164 | New Caledonia | 769 t | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Marshall Islands | 499 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) | 493.78 t | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 167 | Bahamas | 463 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Polynesia (excluding intra-trade) | 460.73 t | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 169 | French Guiana | 400 t | 2001 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Chad | 375 t | 2024 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Guinea-Bissau | 358 t | 2024 | up 661.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | 310 t | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Comoros | 303 t | 2024 | up 30,200.0% | volatile |
| 174 | French Polynesia | 225 t | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 175 | South Sudan | 206 t | 2024 | up 1,484.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Equatorial Guinea | 172 t | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Bahrain | 161 t | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Maldives | 146 t | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 122 t | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Barbados | 116 t | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Dominica | 110 t | 2024 | up 107.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 70 t | 2024 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Tonga | 38 t | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Grenada | 34 t | 2024 | up 325.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Bhutan | 26 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Seychelles | 26 t | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Greenland | 22 t | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Antigua and Barbuda | 19 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 188 | Central African Republic | 19 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12 t | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Bermuda | 11 t | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Solomon Islands | 10 t | 2024 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Cook Islands | 9 t | 2024 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Palau | 8 t | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Vanuatu | 8 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Samoa | 6 t | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Aruba | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Kiribati | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Tuvalu | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 197 | 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 47.78 million t
- Asia 13.34 million t
- Americas 16.37 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.19 million t
- Americas (excluding intra-trade) 14.61 million t
- Europe 11.92 million t
- European Union (27) 9.86 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 176,855 t
- South America (excluding intra-trade) 9.56 million t
- South America 9.55 million t
- Middle Africa 129,810 t
- Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 6.43 million t
- Southern Asia 5.73 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 5.46 million t
- Northern America 5.16 million t
- European Union (27) (excluding intra-trade) 5.15 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5.12 million t
- European Union (28) (excluding intra-trade) 4.79 million t
- Least Developed Countries (excluding intra-trade) 4.44 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 4.35 million t
- Western Europe 4.17 million t
- Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 4.12 million t
- Europe (excluding intra-trade) 4.11 million t
- Asia (excluding intra-trade) 4.04 million t
- United States of America 3.96 million t
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) 3.77 million t
- South-eastern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 3.70 million t
- Africa 3.48 million t
- Eastern Europe 3.18 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (excluding intra-trade) 2.98 million t
- Oceania (excluding intra-trade) 2.88 million t
- Oceania 2.67 million t
- Southern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 2.48 million t
- Western Europe (excluding intra-trade) 2.39 million t
- Northern Europe 2.32 million t
- Southern Europe 2.26 million t
- Central America (excluding intra-trade) 2.20 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (excluding intra-trade) 2.14 million t
- Eastern Africa (excluding intra-trade) 2.12 million t
- Northern Europe (excluding intra-trade) 2.05 million 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