Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural 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
208
Highest
100.72 g/Int$
Turkmenistan
Lowest
0 g/Int$
Naoero
Median
11.63 g/Int$
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,517
What the numbers show
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 100.72 g/Int$ in Turkmenistan; the lowest is 0 g/Int$ in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.63 g/Int$, and the mean is 17.17 g/Int$.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 110 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 24,800.0%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 100.0%).
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.72 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 2 | Suriname | 85.16 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 67.02 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 4 | Zambia | 64.57 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 62.2 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 6 | Iceland | 59.76 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 7 | Czechia | 59.39 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 8 | Slovakia | 54.53 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 53.5 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 10 | Australia | 52.49 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Latvia | 49.63 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 46.49 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 13 | Australia and New Zealand | 44.87 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 43.72 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 15 | Serbia | 41.98 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 16 | India | 41.34 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 41.11 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 40.68 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 18.4% | flat |
| 19 | Sweden | 40.43 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 20 | USSR | 39.86 g/Int$ | 1991 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 21 | Belize | 39.76 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Belarus | 38.47 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 23 | Egypt | 38.33 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 17.4% | flat |
| 24 | Namibia | 38.19 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 421.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Croatia | 37.94 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 26.6% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 37.69 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 37.47 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 28 | Romania | 37.36 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 86.0% | falling |
| 29 | Serbia and Montenegro | 37.31 g/Int$ | 2005 | up 122.5% | rising |
| 30 | Iraq | 37.23 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 139.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Thailand | 36.61 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Botswana | 35.87 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 33 | France | 35.77 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 33.84 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 35 | Poland | 33.53 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 36 | Uruguay | 33.28 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Honduras | 33.21 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 32.3 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 39 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 32.03 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 40 | Viet Nam | 31.77 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31.22 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Georgia | 31.01 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 98.5% | rising |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 30.77 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 29.82 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Indonesia | 29.16 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 46 | Slovenia | 27.63 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 47 | Republic of Moldova | 27.62 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 26.82 g/Int$ | 2014 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Brazil | 25.94 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Czechoslovakia | 25.85 g/Int$ | 1992 | down 53.1% | rising |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 25.75 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Guatemala | 25.58 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 53 | Ethiopia | 24.65 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 54 | Malaysia | 24.35 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 55 | China, mainland | 24.3 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 56 | China | 24.25 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 57 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 23.69 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 58 | Mongolia | 23.58 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Ukraine | 23.53 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 60 | Germany | 23.04 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 22.78 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 62 | Türkiye | 22.7 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 63 | Denmark | 22.22 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 64 | New Zealand | 22.07 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Philippines | 21 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 66 | Russian Federation | 20.97 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 67 | Cambodia | 20.94 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 20.91 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 122.9% | rising |
| 69 | Togo | 20.73 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 1,424.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Mexico | 20.14 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 71 | Mauritius | 19.92 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 72 | Yugoslav SFR | 19.44 g/Int$ | 1991 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 73 | Colombia | 19.11 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 74 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 18.81 g/Int$ | 1999 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 75 | El Salvador | 18.54 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 76 | Greece | 18.23 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 77 | Argentina | 18.08 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Mozambique | 17.97 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 80.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Chile | 17.79 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 80 | North Macedonia | 17.75 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 17.52 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 82 | China, Taiwan Province of | 17.17 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 83 | Paraguay | 16.9 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Guyana | 16.75 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 85 | French Guiana | 16.64 g/Int$ | 2005 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Austria | 16.6 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 87 | Spain | 16.34 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 88 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 16.28 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 151.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Cyprus | 16.03 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 90 | Saint Lucia | 15.79 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Nicaragua | 14.99 g/Int$ | 2022 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Maldives | 14.87 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 93 | New Caledonia | 14.7 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Panama | 14.43 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 31.1% | falling |
| 95 | Italy | 14.32 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 96 | Afghanistan | 13.91 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Belgium | 13.76 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 98 | Caribbean | 13.71 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 13.32 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Morocco | 13.14 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 101 | Republic of Korea | 13.06 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 102 | Fiji | 12.48 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 103 | Albania | 12.06 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Eswatini | 11.71 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 105 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 11.55 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 106 | Portugal | 11.45 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 107 | Peru | 11.39 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 108 | Senegal | 10.91 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Switzerland | 10.64 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 109 | Lesotho | 10.64 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Armenia | 10.53 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Tunisia | 10.29 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 113 | Benin | 10.01 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 138.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Gabon | 9.87 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 159.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Oman | 9.37 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Malawi | 9.35 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 41.7% | rising |
| 117 | Qatar | 9.27 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Kenya | 9.24 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 119 | Lebanon | 9 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Bahamas | 8.9 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Sudan | 8.44 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 191.0% | rising |
| 122 | Malta | 8.13 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 123 | Gambia | 8.01 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 6,061.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Papua New Guinea | 7.96 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Japan | 7.83 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 126 | Melanesia | 7.8 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 127 | Burkina Faso | 7.65 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 128 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7.58 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Montenegro | 7.52 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 130 | Nepal | 7.44 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Libya | 7.36 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 132 | Israel | 7 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 133 | Kuwait | 6.94 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Azerbaijan | 6.81 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Ghana | 6.79 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Myanmar | 6.61 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Ecuador | 6.6 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Jordan | 6.58 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Tajikistan | 6.48 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.28 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 141 | Sudan (former) | 6.17 g/Int$ | 2011 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 142 | French Polynesia | 6.12 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.08 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 82.2% | falling |
| 144 | Palestine | 5.66 g/Int$ | 2022 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 145 | Nigeria | 5.27 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Congo | 4.89 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 986.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Cameroon | 4.88 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 148 | Ethiopia PDR | 4.73 g/Int$ | 1992 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.71 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Rwanda | 4.43 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Jamaica | 4.33 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 152 | Bhutan | 4.25 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Algeria | 4.21 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Cabo Verde | 4.2 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 225.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Angola | 4.11 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Puerto Rico | 4.1 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 157 | Eritrea | 4.04 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Kazakhstan | 4.02 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 159 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 3.91 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 160 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.88 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Cook Islands | 3.85 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.85 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 163 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.64 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Mali | 3.6 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3.13 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Seychelles | 3.08 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Burundi | 3.04 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Liberia | 3.02 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.02 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Yemen | 2.5 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Comoros | 2.49 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 24,800.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.44 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.4 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Guinea | 2.37 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 196.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Barbados | 2.35 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Cuba | 2.28 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Chad | 2.18 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.05 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Madagascar | 2.04 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Dominica | 1.98 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Polynesia | 1.97 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Grenada | 1.91 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Haiti | 1.85 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Mauritania | 1.8 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.79 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Martinique | 1.48 g/Int$ | 2005 | down 93.4% | falling |
| 187 | Sierra Leone | 1.42 g/Int$ | 2022 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Uganda | 1.22 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Tonga | 1.04 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Niger | 1 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Djibouti | 0.97 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Bahrain | 0.91 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Faroe Islands | 0.75 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.64 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Singapore | 0.6 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.56 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 197 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.34 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 580.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Micronesia | 0.22 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Samoa | 0.12 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Solomon Islands | 0.08 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 201 | South Sudan | 0.05 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 202 | Vanuatu | 0.04 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Kiribati | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Marshall Islands | 0 g/Int$ | 2018 | — | flat |
| 203 | Tuvalu | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 203 | Guadeloupe | 0 g/Int$ | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Niue | 0 g/Int$ | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Naoero | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania 42.44 g/Int$
- Southern Asia 38.89 g/Int$
- Northern Europe 34.94 g/Int$
- Northern America 34.16 g/Int$
- United States of America 30.32 g/Int$
- Asia 28.82 g/Int$
- Eastern Europe 28.04 g/Int$
- Americas 27.37 g/Int$
- South Africa 27.33 g/Int$
- Southern Africa 27.29 g/Int$
- South-eastern Asia 27.12 g/Int$
- World 26.66 g/Int$
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