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
209
Highest
100.72 g/Int$
Turkmenistan
Lowest
0 g/Int$
Niue
Median
11.71 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 209 countries. The highest value is 100.72 g/Int$ in Turkmenistan; the lowest is 0 g/Int$ in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.71 g/Int$, and the mean is 17.22 g/Int$.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 111 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 |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 31.77 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 2 | Suriname | 85.16 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 67.02 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 3 | Republic of Moldova | 27.62 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Zambia | 64.57 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 4 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 26.82 g/Int$ | 2014 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Canada | 62.2 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 23.69 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 6 | Iceland | 59.76 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 6 | Türkiye | 22.7 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 7 | Czechia | 59.39 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 7 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 16.28 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 151.2% | volatile |
| 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 |
| 10 | Melanesia | 7.8 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 49.63 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7.58 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Norway | 46.49 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 12 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.71 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 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 |
| 14 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3.13 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Serbia | 41.98 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.44 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 16 | India | 41.34 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 16 | Polynesia | 1.97 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Ireland | 41.11 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 17 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.56 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Hungary | 40.68 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 18.4% | flat |
| 18 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.34 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 580.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Sweden | 40.43 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 19 | Micronesia | 0.22 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 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 |
| 23 | Caribbean | 13.71 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 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 |
| 28 | Cabo Verde | 4.2 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 225.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Serbia and Montenegro | 37.31 g/Int$ | 2005 | up 122.5% | rising |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.85 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 13.7% | 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 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31.22 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Georgia | 31.01 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 98.5% | rising |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 30.77 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 29.82 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Indonesia | 29.16 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 45 | Slovenia | 27.63 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 46 | South Africa | 27.33 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 47 | Brazil | 25.94 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Czechoslovakia | 25.85 g/Int$ | 1992 | down 53.1% | rising |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 25.75 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Guatemala | 25.58 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 51 | Ethiopia | 24.65 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 52 | Malaysia | 24.35 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 53 | China, mainland | 24.3 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 54 | China | 24.25 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 55 | Mongolia | 23.58 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Ukraine | 23.53 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 57 | Germany | 23.04 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 22.78 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 59 | Denmark | 22.22 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 60 | New Zealand | 22.07 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Philippines | 21 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 20.97 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 63 | Cambodia | 20.94 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 20.91 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 122.9% | rising |
| 65 | Togo | 20.73 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 1,424.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Mexico | 20.14 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 67 | Mauritius | 19.92 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 68 | Yugoslav SFR | 19.44 g/Int$ | 1991 | down 41.2% | rising |
| 69 | Colombia | 19.11 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 70 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 18.81 g/Int$ | 1999 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 71 | El Salvador | 18.54 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 72 | Greece | 18.23 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 73 | Argentina | 18.08 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Mozambique | 17.97 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 80.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Chile | 17.79 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 17.75 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 77 | Sri Lanka | 17.52 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 78 | China, Taiwan Province of | 17.17 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 79 | Paraguay | 16.9 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Guyana | 16.75 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 81 | French Guiana | 16.64 g/Int$ | 2005 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Austria | 16.6 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 83 | Spain | 16.34 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 84 | Cyprus | 16.03 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 15.79 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 14.99 g/Int$ | 2022 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Maldives | 14.87 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 88 | New Caledonia | 14.7 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Panama | 14.43 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 31.1% | falling |
| 90 | Italy | 14.32 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 91 | Afghanistan | 13.91 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Belgium | 13.76 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 13.32 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Morocco | 13.14 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 95 | Republic of Korea | 13.06 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 96 | Fiji | 12.48 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 97 | Albania | 12.06 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Eswatini | 11.71 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 99 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 11.55 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 100 | Portugal | 11.45 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 101 | Peru | 11.39 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 102 | Senegal | 10.91 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Switzerland | 10.64 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 103 | Lesotho | 10.64 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Armenia | 10.53 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Tunisia | 10.29 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 107 | Benin | 10.01 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 138.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Gabon | 9.87 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 159.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Oman | 9.37 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Malawi | 9.35 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 41.7% | rising |
| 111 | Qatar | 9.27 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Kenya | 9.24 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 113 | Lebanon | 9 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Bahamas | 8.9 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Sudan | 8.44 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 191.0% | rising |
| 116 | Malta | 8.13 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 117 | Gambia | 8.01 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 6,061.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 7.96 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Japan | 7.83 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 7.65 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Montenegro | 7.52 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 122 | Nepal | 7.44 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Libya | 7.36 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 124 | Israel | 7 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 125 | Kuwait | 6.94 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | 6.81 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Ghana | 6.79 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Myanmar | 6.61 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Ecuador | 6.6 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Jordan | 6.58 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Tajikistan | 6.48 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.28 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 133 | Sudan (former) | 6.17 g/Int$ | 2011 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 134 | French Polynesia | 6.12 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.08 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 82.2% | falling |
| 136 | Palestine | 5.66 g/Int$ | 2022 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 137 | Nigeria | 5.27 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Congo | 4.89 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 986.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Cameroon | 4.88 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 140 | Ethiopia PDR | 4.73 g/Int$ | 1992 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Rwanda | 4.43 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Jamaica | 4.33 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 143 | Bhutan | 4.25 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Algeria | 4.21 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Angola | 4.11 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Puerto Rico | 4.1 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 147 | Eritrea | 4.04 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Kazakhstan | 4.02 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 149 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 3.91 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 150 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.88 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Cook Islands | 3.85 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.64 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Mali | 3.6 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Seychelles | 3.08 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Burundi | 3.04 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Liberia | 3.02 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.02 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Yemen | 2.5 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Comoros | 2.49 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 24,800.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.4 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Guinea | 2.37 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 196.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Barbados | 2.35 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Cuba | 2.28 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Chad | 2.18 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.05 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Madagascar | 2.04 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Dominica | 1.98 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Grenada | 1.91 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Haiti | 1.85 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Mauritania | 1.8 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.79 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Martinique | 1.48 g/Int$ | 2005 | down 93.4% | falling |
| 173 | Sierra Leone | 1.42 g/Int$ | 2022 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Uganda | 1.22 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Tonga | 1.04 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Niger | 1 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Réunion | 1 g/Int$ | 2005 | down 94.1% | falling |
| 178 | Djibouti | 0.97 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Bahrain | 0.91 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Faroe Islands | 0.75 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.64 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Singapore | 0.6 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Samoa | 0.12 g/Int$ | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Solomon Islands | 0.08 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 185 | South Sudan | 0.05 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Vanuatu | 0.04 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Central African Republic | 0.01 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Kiribati | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 0 g/Int$ | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 188 | Guadeloupe | 0 g/Int$ | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Niue | 0 g/Int$ | 2022 | — | volatile |
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$
- Asia 28.82 g/Int$
- Northern Europe 34.94 g/Int$
- Northern America 34.16 g/Int$
- United States of America 30.32 g/Int$
- Eastern Europe 28.04 g/Int$
- Americas 27.37 g/Int$
- Southern Africa 27.29 g/Int$
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 12.72 g/Int$
- South-Eastern Asia 27.12 g/Int$
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 12.59 g/Int$
- World 26.66 g/Int$
- Central Asia 26.46 g/Int$
- European Union (27) 26.28 g/Int$
- Europe 25.71 g/Int$
- Middle Africa 3.31 g/Int$
- Western Europe 25.27 g/Int$
- Eastern Asia 23.56 g/Int$
- South America 22.62 g/Int$
- Northern Africa 21.57 g/Int$
- Central America 20.46 g/Int$
- Western Asia 20.01 g/Int$
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 19.79 g/Int$
- Southern Europe 17.49 g/Int$
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 15.54 g/Int$
- Eastern Africa 12.06 g/Int$
- Africa 11.88 g/Int$
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 10.11 g/Int$
- Western Africa 5.33 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