Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 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
211
Highest
375.22 kg/ha
Egypt
Lowest
0 kg/ha
Guadeloupe
Median
34.56 kg/ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,765
What the numbers show
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland is currently reported for 211 countries. The highest value is 375.22 kg/ha in Egypt; the lowest is 0 kg/ha in Guadeloupe.
The median across all reporting countries is 34.56 kg/ha, and the mean is 52.78 kg/ha.
Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 100 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 22,800.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 375.22 kg/ha | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 362.14 kg/ha | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Kuwait | 315.79 kg/ha | 2024 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Turkmenistan | 303.95 kg/ha | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Suriname | 223.67 kg/ha | 2024 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 207.19 kg/ha | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 7 | Costa Rica | 194.91 kg/ha | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 8 | China, mainland | 191.83 kg/ha | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 9 | China | 191.61 kg/ha | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 191.49 kg/ha | 1999 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 11 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 181.67 kg/ha | 2024 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 171.82 kg/ha | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Ireland | 164.5 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 14 | China, Taiwan Province of | 154.83 kg/ha | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 151.49 kg/ha | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Belgium | 140.73 kg/ha | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | 135.16 kg/ha | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 18 | India | 131.82 kg/ha | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 130.99 kg/ha | 2024 | up 247.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Czechia | 128.36 kg/ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 21 | Guyana | 127.06 kg/ha | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 22 | Norway | 122.79 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 23 | Pakistan | 121.34 kg/ha | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 113.11 kg/ha | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 108.15 kg/ha | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Georgia | 103.88 kg/ha | 2024 | up 178.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Chile | 100.98 kg/ha | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Oman | 99.25 kg/ha | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Brazil | 98.94 kg/ha | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Croatia | 97.62 kg/ha | 2024 | up 18.0% | flat |
| 31 | Australia and New Zealand | 97.37 kg/ha | 2024 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 95.69 kg/ha | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 33 | Serbia | 95.55 kg/ha | 2024 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 34 | France | 94.89 kg/ha | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 91.61 kg/ha | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Uruguay | 91.11 kg/ha | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Israel | 89.82 kg/ha | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 38 | Iceland | 88.18 kg/ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 87.99 kg/ha | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 40 | Denmark | 83.19 kg/ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 41 | Belarus | 82.93 kg/ha | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 42 | Slovakia | 81.13 kg/ha | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 43 | Poland | 80.21 kg/ha | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 44 | Türkiye | 79.79 kg/ha | 2024 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Hungary | 79.28 kg/ha | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 46 | Thailand | 78.71 kg/ha | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Mauritius | 78.45 kg/ha | 2024 | down 45.1% | flat |
| 48 | Australia | 78.27 kg/ha | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Germany | 75.89 kg/ha | 2024 | down 37.2% | flat |
| 50 | Canada | 75.58 kg/ha | 2024 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Sweden | 73.34 kg/ha | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 52 | Guatemala | 73.11 kg/ha | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 53 | Malta | 73.07 kg/ha | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 54 | New Caledonia | 72.52 kg/ha | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Serbia and Montenegro | 72.46 kg/ha | 2005 | up 129.4% | rising |
| 56 | Faroe Islands | 71.43 kg/ha | 2024 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Montenegro | 70.91 kg/ha | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 58 | Belize | 69.68 kg/ha | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Indonesia | 68.22 kg/ha | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Greece | 67.8 kg/ha | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 61 | Botswana | 67.1 kg/ha | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Lebanon | 66.83 kg/ha | 2024 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 63 | Slovenia | 66.61 kg/ha | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 64 | Austria | 65.4 kg/ha | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 65 | Switzerland | 64.89 kg/ha | 2024 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 66 | Qatar | 64.88 kg/ha | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Cyprus | 64.81 kg/ha | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 68 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 64.42 kg/ha | 2024 | up 294.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Honduras | 61.94 kg/ha | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Singapore | 61.62 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | French Guiana | 61.06 kg/ha | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Luxembourg | 60.81 kg/ha | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 73 | Latvia | 60.35 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 74 | Philippines | 58.1 kg/ha | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Italy | 57.92 kg/ha | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 76 | Jordan | 56.28 kg/ha | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 56.28 kg/ha | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Mexico | 55.98 kg/ha | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 79 | Malaysia | 55.91 kg/ha | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Czechoslovakia | 55.7 kg/ha | 1992 | down 54.6% | rising |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 54.57 kg/ha | 2024 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 82 | Zambia | 53.75 kg/ha | 2024 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Lithuania | 53.61 kg/ha | 2024 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 84 | Spain | 52.9 kg/ha | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 85 | Portugal | 52.25 kg/ha | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 86 | New Zealand | 51.95 kg/ha | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 51.35 kg/ha | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Estonia | 51.14 kg/ha | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 89 | Finland | 50.33 kg/ha | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 90 | Romania | 50.2 kg/ha | 2024 | up 52.2% | flat |
| 91 | South Africa | 46.41 kg/ha | 2024 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 45.76 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 93 | Mongolia | 44.99 kg/ha | 2024 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Cambodia | 44.93 kg/ha | 2024 | up 186.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Bahamas | 42.18 kg/ha | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Nepal | 41.05 kg/ha | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Japan | 39.36 kg/ha | 2024 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 98 | Bahrain | 37.83 kg/ha | 2024 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Yugoslav SFR | 37.77 kg/ha | 1991 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 100 | Panama | 37.71 kg/ha | 2024 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 101 | Palestine | 37.35 kg/ha | 2024 | down 20.3% | flat |
| 102 | Albania | 37.09 kg/ha | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Bermuda | 36.67 kg/ha | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Peru | 35.86 kg/ha | 2024 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 105 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 34.85 kg/ha | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Paraguay | 34.56 kg/ha | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 107 | El Salvador | 33.98 kg/ha | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 107 | USSR | 33.98 kg/ha | 1991 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Tajikistan | 33.08 kg/ha | 2024 | up 150.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Saint Lucia | 32.43 kg/ha | 2024 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Iraq | 31.36 kg/ha | 2024 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Armenia | 31.21 kg/ha | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Maldives | 29.8 kg/ha | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Ethiopia | 29.65 kg/ha | 2024 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Eswatini | 29.6 kg/ha | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 116 | Fiji | 29.3 kg/ha | 2024 | up 70.2% | falling |
| 117 | Ukraine | 28.56 kg/ha | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 118 | Caribbean | 28.42 kg/ha | 2024 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 28.35 kg/ha | 2022 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 120 | Argentina | 28.34 kg/ha | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Ecuador | 28.32 kg/ha | 2024 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Republic of Moldova | 27.51 kg/ha | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Papua New Guinea | 26.21 kg/ha | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Namibia | 25.55 kg/ha | 2024 | up 433.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24.4 kg/ha | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | 23.75 kg/ha | 2024 | up 94.0% | falling |
| 127 | Melanesia | 23.01 kg/ha | 2024 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 128 | Malawi | 22.43 kg/ha | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Kenya | 21.29 kg/ha | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Réunion | 20.5 kg/ha | 2024 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Brunei Darussalam | 20.42 kg/ha | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Martinique | 19.57 kg/ha | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Jamaica | 19.54 kg/ha | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 134 | Russian Federation | 18.09 kg/ha | 2024 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 135 | Puerto Rico | 17.92 kg/ha | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 136 | Morocco | 17.72 kg/ha | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.39 kg/ha | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Djibouti | 17.37 kg/ha | 2024 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.93 kg/ha | 2024 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 140 | Seychelles | 16.88 kg/ha | 2024 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Azerbaijan | 16.48 kg/ha | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Barbados | 14.5 kg/ha | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Tunisia | 14.26 kg/ha | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Ghana | 14.1 kg/ha | 2024 | up 153.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Senegal | 13.89 kg/ha | 2024 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Myanmar | 13.6 kg/ha | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Afghanistan | 12.55 kg/ha | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Togo | 12.21 kg/ha | 2024 | up 1,838.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Mozambique | 11.41 kg/ha | 2024 | up 156.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Benin | 11.25 kg/ha | 2024 | up 162.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Gabon | 11.19 kg/ha | 2024 | up 199.2% | volatile |
| 152 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.88 kg/ha | 2024 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Rwanda | 9.03 kg/ha | 2024 | up 126.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Algeria | 8.25 kg/ha | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 155 | Nigeria | 7.91 kg/ha | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 156 | French Polynesia | 7.33 kg/ha | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Angola | 7.16 kg/ha | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.94 kg/ha | 2024 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Libya | 6.68 kg/ha | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Cameroon | 6.53 kg/ha | 2024 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Burkina Faso | 6.42 kg/ha | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Yemen | 6.17 kg/ha | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Sudan | 5.68 kg/ha | 2024 | up 179.8% | rising |
| 164 | Bhutan | 5.62 kg/ha | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Congo | 5.23 kg/ha | 2024 | up 1,037.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Dominica | 4.89 kg/ha | 2024 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Grenada | 4.86 kg/ha | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Burundi | 4.83 kg/ha | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Sudan (former) | 4.37 kg/ha | 2011 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 170 | Mali | 4.25 kg/ha | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.25 kg/ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Mauritania | 4.06 kg/ha | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3.96 kg/ha | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Lesotho | 3.61 kg/ha | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.58 kg/ha | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Palau | 3.48 kg/ha | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3.33 kg/ha | 2024 | up 732.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Liberia | 3 kg/ha | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Chad | 2.86 kg/ha | 2024 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Madagascar | 2.68 kg/ha | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Ethiopia PDR | 2.66 kg/ha | 1992 | up 148.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Cook Islands | 2.64 kg/ha | 2024 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Guinea | 2.48 kg/ha | 2024 | up 342.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Eritrea | 2.39 kg/ha | 2024 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Haiti | 2.39 kg/ha | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Cabo Verde | 2.39 kg/ha | 2024 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.35 kg/ha | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Gambia | 2.34 kg/ha | 2024 | up 4,580.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Comoros | 2.29 kg/ha | 2024 | up 22,800.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Kazakhstan | 2.29 kg/ha | 2024 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.88 kg/ha | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.74 kg/ha | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.62 kg/ha | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Cuba | 1.45 kg/ha | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Uganda | 1.45 kg/ha | 2024 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Sierra Leone | 1.42 kg/ha | 2022 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 197 | Tonga | 1.23 kg/ha | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.14 kg/ha | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.52 kg/ha | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 200 | Niger | 0.46 kg/ha | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Polynesia | 0.45 kg/ha | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 202 | Micronesia | 0.29 kg/ha | 2024 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 203 | Samoa | 0.14 kg/ha | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Solomon Islands | 0.1 kg/ha | 2024 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 205 | South Sudan | 0.08 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Vanuatu | 0.07 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 207 | Central African Republic | 0.01 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Aruba | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Kiribati | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Tuvalu | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 208 | Guadeloupe | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Asia 181.93 kg/ha
- Southern Asia 120.31 kg/ha
- Asia 111.53 kg/ha
- Northern Europe 108.86 kg/ha
- Western Europe 103.86 kg/ha
- Oceania 93.41 kg/ha
- European Union (27) 83.15 kg/ha
- Northern America 75.85 kg/ha
- World 71.29 kg/ha
- Americas 70.73 kg/ha
- South America 68.69 kg/ha
- Southern Europe 60.53 kg/ha
- United States of America 59.08 kg/ha
- Central America 58.26 kg/ha
- Western Asia 57.25 kg/ha
- South-eastern Asia 54.39 kg/ha
- Europe 49.53 kg/ha
- Southern Africa 48.11 kg/ha
- Northern Africa 40.85 kg/ha
- Central Asia 39.5 kg/ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 32.63 kg/ha
- Eastern Europe 32.53 kg/ha
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 27.27 kg/ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 19 kg/ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 16.03 kg/ha
- Africa 15.23 kg/ha
- Eastern Africa 13.08 kg/ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 12.73 kg/ha
- Western Africa 6.35 kg/ha
- Middle Africa 3.52 kg/ha
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