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
115
Highest
30.23 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Zambia
Median
151,100 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
8,462
What the numbers show
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Production is currently reported for 115 countries. The highest value is 30.23 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 151,100 t, and the mean is 1.37 million t.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 1,709.9%), and the largest decrease in Syrian Arab Republic (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 |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 1.94 million t | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 17.00 million t | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.83 million t | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 12.40 million t | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 1.07 million t | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 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 |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 194,800 t | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 3.54 million t | 2024 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | 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 | Oman | 1.64 million t | 2024 | up 139.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.63 million t | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 1.49 million t | 2024 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 15 | Nigeria | 1.42 million t | 2024 | up 1,709.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Morocco | 1.40 million t | 2024 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Germany | 1.15 million t | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 1.13 million t | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 19 | Algeria | 1.04 million t | 2024 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Ukraine | 983,471 t | 2021 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 21 | Belarus | 958,943 t | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 954,183 t | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 930,000 t | 1999 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 23 | Caribbean | 648,600 t | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Malaysia | 895,200 t | 2024 | up 78.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Norway | 826,212 t | 2024 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 26 | Turkmenistan | 761,421 t | 2024 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Spain | 708,098 t | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 688,468 t | 2024 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Trinidad and Tobago | 647,367 t | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Belgium | 619,399 t | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 31 | Australia and New Zealand | 618,659 t | 2024 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Italy | 596,258 t | 2024 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Argentina | 558,209 t | 2024 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 540,651 t | 2024 | up 157.4% | falling |
| 35 | Australia | 522,059 t | 2024 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 36 | Lithuania | 496,024 t | 2024 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 37 | Yugoslav SFR | 480,000 t | 1991 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Japan | 438,760 t | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 39 | Czechoslovakia | 413,700 t | 1992 | down 36.9% | rising |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 379,840 t | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Brazil | 351,593 t | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Slovakia | 324,368 t | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 43 | Bahrain | 318,528 t | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 44 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 308,500 t | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 45 | Mexico | 296,127 t | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Republic of Korea | 291,591 t | 2024 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 259,864 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 48 | France | 235,268 t | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 49 | Austria | 216,000 t | 2001 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 50 | Serbia and Montenegro | 184,512 t | 2005 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 51 | South Africa | 172,469 t | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 52 | Georgia | 158,070 t | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 53 | Jordan | 151,100 t | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 131,734 t | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Thailand | 109,894 t | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Iraq | 109,871 t | 2024 | up 131.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Finland | 108,463 t | 2024 | down 46.6% | rising |
| 58 | New Zealand | 96,600 t | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 59 | Tunisia | 91,169 t | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Colombia | 90,500 t | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 61 | Philippines | 78,560 t | 2024 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Serbia | 74,310 t | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 63 | Portugal | 70,024 t | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 64 | Croatia | 66,132 t | 2024 | down 80.7% | falling |
| 65 | China, Taiwan Province of | 66,014 t | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 66 | Chile | 46,722 t | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22,519 t | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Libya | 15,000 t | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Afghanistan | 14,416 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | Senegal | 14,039 t | 2024 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Czechia | 9,564 t | 2024 | down 92.0% | falling |
| 72 | Zimbabwe | 5,500 t | 2024 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Cuba | 1,233 t | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Israel | 785 t | 2024 | down 98.7% | rising |
| 75 | Estonia | 263 t | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Albania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Switzerland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Cameroon | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Denmark | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Ecuador | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Greece | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Guatemala | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Kuwait | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Lebanon | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Latvia | 0 t | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Myanmar | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Mozambique | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Malawi | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Nepal | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Peru | 0 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Romania | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 76 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Slovenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Sweden | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Eswatini | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Zambia | 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 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
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 648,600 t
- Northern America 17.39 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 408,295 t
- Eastern Europe 16.42 million t
- United States of America 13.82 million t
- Middle Africa 0 t
- Western Asia 10.79 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 9.57 million t
- European Union (27) 8.74 million t
- Africa 7.35 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 6.99 million t
- Northern Africa 5.74 million t
- Western Europe 3.64 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.30 million t
- Central Asia 2.02 million t
- Northern Europe 1.74 million t
- Southern Europe 1.54 million t
- Western Africa 1.43 million t
- South America 1.24 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.16 million t
- Oceania 618,659 t
- Central America 296,127 t
- Southern Africa 172,469 t
- Eastern Africa 5,500 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