Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 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
213
Highest
103.04 kg/cap
Australia
Lowest
0 kg/cap
Niue
Median
3.55 kg/cap
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,850
What the numbers show
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita is currently reported for 213 countries. The highest value is 103.04 kg/cap in Australia; the lowest is 0 kg/cap in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.55 kg/cap, and the mean is 10.51 kg/cap.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 113 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 5,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 103.04 kg/cap | 2024 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 98.34 kg/cap | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Canada | 80.8 kg/cap | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 4 | New Zealand | 74.22 kg/cap | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Turkmenistan | 68.13 kg/cap | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 6 | Uruguay | 66.01 kg/cap | 2024 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Ireland | 59.07 kg/cap | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 8 | Belarus | 51.27 kg/cap | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 47.25 kg/cap | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 10 | Latvia | 44.04 kg/cap | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 43.67 kg/cap | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 12 | Serbia | 39.04 kg/cap | 2024 | up 34.3% | falling |
| 13 | Hungary | 35.01 kg/cap | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 14 | Serbia and Montenegro | 33.89 kg/cap | 2005 | up 122.1% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 33.17 kg/cap | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 16 | Brazil | 33.05 kg/cap | 2024 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Czechia | 30.68 kg/cap | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 30.35 kg/cap | 2024 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Poland | 30 kg/cap | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 28.74 kg/cap | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 21 | France | 28.36 kg/cap | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 22 | Iceland | 27.12 kg/cap | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 23 | Estonia | 26.65 kg/cap | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 24 | USSR | 26.58 kg/cap | 1991 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 25 | Ukraine | 25.48 kg/cap | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 24.99 kg/cap | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 27 | Thailand | 23.7 kg/cap | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Croatia | 23.45 kg/cap | 2024 | up 34.3% | falling |
| 29 | Romania | 23.2 kg/cap | 2024 | up 52.6% | falling |
| 30 | Paraguay | 23.16 kg/cap | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Belize | 22.72 kg/cap | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Türkiye | 21.91 kg/cap | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 20.68 kg/cap | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 34 | Suriname | 20.1 kg/cap | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Greece | 19.49 kg/cap | 2024 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 36 | Slovakia | 19.45 kg/cap | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 37 | Guyana | 19.26 kg/cap | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 18.85 kg/cap | 2024 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Spain | 18.2 kg/cap | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 40 | Czechoslovakia | 17.93 kg/cap | 1992 | down 56.6% | rising |
| 41 | Norway | 17.81 kg/cap | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 42 | Viet Nam | 17.47 kg/cap | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Sweden | 17.43 kg/cap | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 44 | China, mainland | 17.38 kg/cap | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 45 | China | 17.09 kg/cap | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.63 kg/cap | 2024 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 16.05 kg/cap | 1999 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 15.45 kg/cap | 2024 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 15.28 kg/cap | 2024 | up 258.7% | rising |
| 50 | India | 15.26 kg/cap | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Pakistan | 15.16 kg/cap | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 52 | Mongolia | 14.61 kg/cap | 2024 | up 122.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Luxembourg | 14.18 kg/cap | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 54 | Egypt | 13.62 kg/cap | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 55 | Germany | 13.3 kg/cap | 2024 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 56 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13.25 kg/cap | 2024 | up 217.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Yugoslav SFR | 13.19 kg/cap | 1991 | down 41.5% | rising |
| 58 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12.61 kg/cap | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 59 | Malaysia | 12.37 kg/cap | 2024 | down 36.9% | rising |
| 60 | Chile | 12.19 kg/cap | 2024 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 12.15 kg/cap | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 62 | Slovenia | 12.08 kg/cap | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 63 | Cambodia | 11.77 kg/cap | 2024 | up 182.9% | volatile |
| 64 | North Macedonia | 11.22 kg/cap | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 65 | Austria | 11.03 kg/cap | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 66 | Georgia | 10.98 kg/cap | 2024 | up 135.6% | rising |
| 67 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 10.9 kg/cap | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 68 | Belgium | 10.63 kg/cap | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 69 | Indonesia | 10.53 kg/cap | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Mexico | 10.44 kg/cap | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 71 | South Africa | 10 kg/cap | 2024 | up 40.8% | flat |
| 72 | Honduras | 9.87 kg/cap | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 9.86 kg/cap | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Zambia | 9.68 kg/cap | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Colombia | 9.38 kg/cap | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 76 | Italy | 9.12 kg/cap | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 77 | Albania | 9 kg/cap | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Bangladesh | 8.71 kg/cap | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Portugal | 8.7 kg/cap | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 7.61 kg/cap | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 7.58 kg/cap | 2022 | down 31.6% | rising |
| 82 | Botswana | 6.96 kg/cap | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Namibia | 6.85 kg/cap | 2024 | up 307.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Peru | 6.49 kg/cap | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 6.09 kg/cap | 2024 | down 42.4% | rising |
| 86 | Cyprus | 5.88 kg/cap | 2024 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 5.81 kg/cap | 2024 | up 65.1% | falling |
| 88 | Tunisia | 5.68 kg/cap | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 89 | Philippines | 5.64 kg/cap | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 90 | Armenia | 5.28 kg/cap | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 91 | China, Taiwan Province of | 5.18 kg/cap | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 92 | Panama | 4.95 kg/cap | 2024 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 93 | Eswatini | 4.7 kg/cap | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 94 | El Salvador | 4.67 kg/cap | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 95 | Morocco | 4.65 kg/cap | 2024 | down 31.7% | rising |
| 96 | Mauritius | 4.61 kg/cap | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 97 | Malawi | 4.43 kg/cap | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Switzerland | 4.4 kg/cap | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 99 | Fiji | 4.37 kg/cap | 2024 | up 43.8% | falling |
| 100 | Caribbean | 4.28 kg/cap | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Ethiopia | 4.14 kg/cap | 2024 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4.05 kg/cap | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Togo | 4 kg/cap | 2024 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Republic of Korea | 3.93 kg/cap | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 3.77 kg/cap | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Iraq | 3.69 kg/cap | 2024 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Ecuador | 3.55 kg/cap | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 108 | French Guiana | 3.44 kg/cap | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | 3.42 kg/cap | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Israel | 3.37 kg/cap | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 111 | Benin | 3.36 kg/cap | 2024 | up 150.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 3.28 kg/cap | 2024 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 113 | United Arab Emirates | 3.21 kg/cap | 2024 | up 112.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.21 kg/cap | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 115 | Myanmar | 3.13 kg/cap | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Ghana | 3.04 kg/cap | 2024 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Papua New Guinea | 3.01 kg/cap | 2024 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Senegal | 2.94 kg/cap | 2024 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Kenya | 2.93 kg/cap | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 120 | Lebanon | 2.89 kg/cap | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Mozambique | 2.85 kg/cap | 2024 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Melanesia | 2.82 kg/cap | 2024 | up 46.9% | flat |
| 123 | Nepal | 2.7 kg/cap | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Oman | 2.43 kg/cap | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Sudan | 2.39 kg/cap | 2024 | up 129.8% | rising |
| 126 | Afghanistan | 2.38 kg/cap | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 2.34 kg/cap | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 128 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.29 kg/cap | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Gabon | 2.18 kg/cap | 2024 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Montenegro | 2.12 kg/cap | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 131 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.01 kg/cap | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 132 | New Caledonia | 1.92 kg/cap | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Sudan (former) | 1.89 kg/cap | 2011 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 134 | Libya | 1.86 kg/cap | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Cameroon | 1.79 kg/cap | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 135 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.79 kg/cap | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 137 | Saint Lucia | 1.72 kg/cap | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Japan | 1.7 kg/cap | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 139 | Dominica | 1.66 kg/cap | 2024 | up 107.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Nigeria | 1.53 kg/cap | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.53 kg/cap | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Algeria | 1.5 kg/cap | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Jordan | 1.39 kg/cap | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Jamaica | 1.33 kg/cap | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 145 | Guinea | 1.22 kg/cap | 2024 | up 388.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Mali | 1.22 kg/cap | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.21 kg/cap | 2024 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Bahamas | 1.16 kg/cap | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Malta | 1.09 kg/cap | 2024 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 150 | Rwanda | 1.06 kg/cap | 2024 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Martinique | 0.97 kg/cap | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Angola | 0.93 kg/cap | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Kuwait | 0.9 kg/cap | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 153 | Lesotho | 0.9 kg/cap | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Bhutan | 0.81 kg/cap | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Palestine | 0.77 kg/cap | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 157 | Chad | 0.75 kg/cap | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 158 | French Polynesia | 0.7 kg/cap | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Cook Islands | 0.66 kg/cap | 2024 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Réunion | 0.66 kg/cap | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.61 kg/cap | 2024 | down 86.7% | falling |
| 162 | Ethiopia PDR | 0.56 kg/cap | 1992 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Congo | 0.54 kg/cap | 2024 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.53 kg/cap | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Gambia | 0.52 kg/cap | 2024 | up 5,100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Qatar | 0.51 kg/cap | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Burundi | 0.49 kg/cap | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Cuba | 0.47 kg/cap | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Eritrea | 0.47 kg/cap | 2024 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Palau | 0.45 kg/cap | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Barbados | 0.41 kg/cap | 2024 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Puerto Rico | 0.4 kg/cap | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 173 | Greenland | 0.39 kg/cap | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Liberia | 0.38 kg/cap | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Mauritania | 0.36 kg/cap | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Tonga | 0.36 kg/cap | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Polynesia | 0.36 kg/cap | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Comoros | 0.35 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Cabo Verde | 0.34 kg/cap | 2024 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Uganda | 0.33 kg/cap | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Madagascar | 0.31 kg/cap | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Niger | 0.3 kg/cap | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Sierra Leone | 0.3 kg/cap | 2022 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.3 kg/cap | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.3 kg/cap | 2024 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Grenada | 0.29 kg/cap | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Maldives | 0.28 kg/cap | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Haiti | 0.27 kg/cap | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.26 kg/cap | 2024 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Yemen | 0.22 kg/cap | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2 kg/cap | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Seychelles | 0.2 kg/cap | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Bermuda | 0.17 kg/cap | 2024 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.16 kg/cap | 2024 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.11 kg/cap | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Bahrain | 0.1 kg/cap | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Faroe Islands | 0.09 kg/cap | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.09 kg/cap | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Djibouti | 0.07 kg/cap | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 199 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.07 kg/cap | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 199 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.07 kg/cap | 2024 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Samoa | 0.03 kg/cap | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 202 | Micronesia | 0.03 kg/cap | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 204 | South Sudan | 0.02 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 204 | Vanuatu | 0.02 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Singapore | 0.01 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Solomon Islands | 0.01 kg/cap | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 208 | Aruba | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Central African Republic | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Kiribati | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Tuvalu | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 208 | Guadeloupe | 0 kg/cap | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Niue | 0 kg/cap | 2022 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania 68.92 kg/cap
- Northern America 37.99 kg/cap
- United States of America 33.08 kg/cap
- Americas 25.42 kg/cap
- South America 22.89 kg/cap
- Eastern Europe 22.51 kg/cap
- European Union (27) 20.12 kg/cap
- Northern Europe 19.09 kg/cap
- Europe 19 kg/cap
- Central Asia 18.82 kg/cap
- Western Europe 17.43 kg/cap
- Eastern Asia 15.25 kg/cap
- Southern Europe 14.41 kg/cap
- World 14.12 kg/cap
- Southern Asia 13.9 kg/cap
- Asia 13.76 kg/cap
- South-eastern Asia 11.54 kg/cap
- Central America 10.16 kg/cap
- Southern Africa 9.38 kg/cap
- Western Asia 8.47 kg/cap
- Northern Africa 7.49 kg/cap
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 5.72 kg/cap
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 5.6 kg/cap
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 3.71 kg/cap
- Africa 3.34 kg/cap
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.2 kg/cap
- Eastern Africa 2.85 kg/cap
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.65 kg/cap
- Western Africa 1.7 kg/cap
- Middle Africa 0.68 kg/cap
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