Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Production 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
206
Highest
30.23 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Naoero
Median
0 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
8,462
What the numbers show
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Production is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 30.23 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 t, and the mean is 762,839 t.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 1,709.9%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 100.0%).
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 30.23 million t | 2024 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 30.16 million t | 2024 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 17.00 million t | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 12.40 million t | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 5 | USSR | 12.10 million t | 1991 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 3.96 million t | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 3.57 million t | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 3.54 million t | 2024 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Pakistan | 3.48 million t | 2024 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Egypt | 3.20 million t | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Qatar | 2.59 million t | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 1.94 million t | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.83 million t | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Oman | 1.64 million t | 2024 | up 139.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.63 million t | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 1.49 million t | 2024 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 17 | Nigeria | 1.42 million t | 2024 | up 1,709.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Morocco | 1.40 million t | 2024 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Germany | 1.15 million t | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 1.13 million t | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 21 | Türkiye | 1.07 million t | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Algeria | 1.04 million t | 2024 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Ukraine | 983,471 t | 2021 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 24 | Belarus | 958,943 t | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 954,183 t | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 930,000 t | 1999 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 27 | Malaysia | 895,200 t | 2024 | up 78.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Norway | 826,212 t | 2024 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 29 | Turkmenistan | 761,421 t | 2024 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Spain | 708,098 t | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 688,468 t | 2024 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Caribbean | 648,600 t | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Trinidad and Tobago | 647,367 t | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Belgium | 619,399 t | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 35 | Australia and New Zealand | 618,659 t | 2024 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Italy | 596,258 t | 2024 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Argentina | 558,209 t | 2024 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 540,651 t | 2024 | up 157.4% | falling |
| 39 | Australia | 522,059 t | 2024 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 40 | Lithuania | 496,024 t | 2024 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 41 | Yugoslav SFR | 480,000 t | 1991 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Japan | 438,760 t | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 43 | Czechoslovakia | 413,700 t | 1992 | down 36.9% | rising |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 379,840 t | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Brazil | 351,593 t | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Slovakia | 324,368 t | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 47 | Bahrain | 318,528 t | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 48 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 308,500 t | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 49 | Mexico | 296,127 t | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Republic of Korea | 291,591 t | 2024 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 259,864 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 52 | France | 235,268 t | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 53 | Austria | 216,000 t | 2001 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 54 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 194,800 t | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Serbia and Montenegro | 184,512 t | 2005 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 56 | Georgia | 158,070 t | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 57 | Jordan | 151,100 t | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 131,734 t | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Thailand | 109,894 t | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Iraq | 109,871 t | 2024 | up 131.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Finland | 108,463 t | 2024 | down 46.6% | rising |
| 62 | New Zealand | 96,600 t | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 63 | Tunisia | 91,169 t | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Colombia | 90,500 t | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 65 | Philippines | 78,560 t | 2024 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Serbia | 74,310 t | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 67 | Portugal | 70,024 t | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 68 | Croatia | 66,132 t | 2024 | down 80.7% | falling |
| 69 | China, Taiwan Province of | 66,014 t | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 70 | Chile | 46,722 t | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22,519 t | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Libya | 15,000 t | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Afghanistan | 14,416 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Senegal | 14,039 t | 2024 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Czechia | 9,564 t | 2024 | down 92.0% | falling |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | 5,500 t | 2024 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Cuba | 1,233 t | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Israel | 785 t | 2024 | down 98.7% | rising |
| 79 | Estonia | 263 t | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Aruba | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Angola | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Albania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Burundi | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Benin | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Bahamas | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Belize | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Bermuda | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Barbados | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Bhutan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Botswana | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Switzerland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Cameroon | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Congo | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Comoros | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Djibouti | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Dominica | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Denmark | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Ecuador | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Eritrea | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Ethiopia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Fiji | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Faroe Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Gabon | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Ghana | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Guinea | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Gambia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Greece | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Grenada | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Greenland | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Guatemala | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Guyana | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Honduras | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Haiti | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Jamaica | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Kenya | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Cambodia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Kiribati | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Kuwait | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Lebanon | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Liberia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Saint Lucia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Lesotho | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Latvia | 0 t | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Madagascar | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Maldives | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Marshall Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | North Macedonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Mali | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Malta | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Myanmar | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Mongolia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Mozambique | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Mauritania | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Malawi | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Namibia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | New Caledonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Niger | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 0 t | 2022 | — | flat |
| 80 | Nepal | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Panama | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Peru | 0 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Palau | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Papua New Guinea | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Paraguay | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Palestine | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | French Polynesia | 0 t | 2020 | — | flat |
| 80 | Romania | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Rwanda | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Sudan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Singapore | 0 t | 2019 | — | flat |
| 80 | Solomon Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 0 t | 2022 | — | flat |
| 80 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | South Sudan | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Suriname | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Slovenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Sweden | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Eswatini | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Seychelles | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Chad | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Togo | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Tonga | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Tuvalu | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Uganda | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Vanuatu | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Samoa | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Yemen | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Zambia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Cook Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Micronesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Sudan (former) | 0 t | 2011 | — | flat |
| 80 | Cabo Verde | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Melanesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Polynesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Republic of Moldova | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 80 | Naoero | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 124.33 million t
- Asia 73.46 million t
- Eastern Asia 30.96 million t
- Europe 23.33 million t
- Southern Asia 22.70 million t
- Americas 19.57 million t
- Northern America 17.39 million t
- Eastern Europe 16.42 million t
- United States of America 13.82 million t
- Western Asia 10.79 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 9.57 million t
- European Union (27) 8.74 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