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Outputs — Cropland nitrogen by country

The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total...

Countries reporting
201
Highest
17.48 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Guadeloupe
Median
70,979 t
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,500

What the numbers show

Outputs — Cropland nitrogen is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 17.48 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Guadeloupe.

The median across all reporting countries is 70,979 t, and the mean is 579,849 t.

Over the past decade 126 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 476.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 77.9%).

Outputs — Cropland nitrogen: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 17.48 million t 2023 up 15.1% rising
2 China, mainland 17.42 million t 2023 up 15.2% rising
3 Brazil 14.46 million t 2023 up 52.0% volatile
4 India 13.01 million t 2023 up 23.6% rising
5 USSR 4.37 million t 1991 up 4.6% rising
6 Russian Federation 4.03 million t 2023 up 67.0% rising
7 Argentina 2.67 million t 2023 down 29.6% volatile
8 Indonesia 2.64 million t 2023 up 14.3% volatile
9 Canada 2.28 million t 2023 down 6.1% rising
10 Australia and New Zealand 1.99 million t 2023 up 64.9% rising
11 Australia 1.96 million t 2023 up 66.7% rising
12 Ukraine 1.82 million t 2023 up 8.7% rising
13 Pakistan 1.66 million t 2023 up 16.1% rising
14 France 1.56 million t 2023 down 1.7% rising
15 Nigeria 1.45 million t 2023 up 35.5% volatile
16 Türkiye 1.28 million t 2023 up 12.9% rising
17 Thailand 1.09 million t 2023 down 3.8% rising
18 Germany 1.09 million t 2023 down 9.8% rising
19 Mexico 1.04 million t 2023 up 6.5% rising
20 Bangladesh 997,029 t 2023 up 22.1% rising
21 Viet Nam 954,033 t 2023 up 2.3% volatile
22 Poland 855,011 t 2023 up 23.0% rising
23 Philippines 771,248 t 2023 up 3.2% rising
24 Paraguay 714,164 t 2023 up 10.7% volatile
25 Myanmar 712,892 t 2023 down 12.2% volatile
26 Ethiopia 670,504 t 2023 up 29.0% rising
27 Egypt 619,040 t 2023 up 5.2% rising
28 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 576,435 t 2023 up 17.2% rising
29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 553,030 t 2023 up 3.9% rising
30 Romania 498,320 t 2023 up 10.9% rising
31 Kazakhstan 468,680 t 2023 up 2.7% rising
32 Uzbekistan 434,006 t 2023 up 8.6% rising
33 Italy 431,487 t 2023 down 6.7% rising
34 Malaysia 430,453 t 2023 down 0.7% volatile
35 United Republic of Tanzania 412,281 t 2023 up 9.8% volatile
36 Spain 382,510 t 2023 down 42.5% rising
37 Yugoslav SFR 373,325 t 1991 up 25.5% rising
38 Hungary 341,175 t 2023 up 14.8% rising
39 Colombia 316,114 t 2023 up 9.0% rising
40 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 311,878 t 2023 up 28.2% volatile
41 Ghana 302,761 t 2023 up 48.9% volatile
42 Caribbean 291,191 t 2023 up 13.0% falling
43 Democratic Republic of the Congo 273,949 t 2023 up 27.8% rising
44 Côte d'Ivoire 264,375 t 2023 up 52.7% volatile
45 Mali 254,613 t 2023 up 39.3% volatile
46 Czechoslovakia 251,384 t 1992 up 2.9% rising
47 Bulgaria 246,347 t 2023 up 6.9% rising
48 Japan 245,508 t 2023 down 4.2% falling
49 Nepal 243,056 t 2023 up 21.5% volatile
50 Kenya 239,147 t 2023 up 13.2% rising
51 Serbia 236,773 t 2023 up 22.2% rising
52 Cambodia 235,659 t 2023 up 38.8% volatile
53 Sudan 225,918 t 2023 down 1.9% rising
54 Niger 224,918 t 2023 up 35.3% volatile
55 Czechia 218,617 t 2023 up 5.8% rising
56 Uganda 218,224 t 2023 up 21.8% rising
57 Cameroon 212,165 t 2023 up 23.1% volatile
58 Peru 210,456 t 2023 up 10.1% rising
59 Belarus 205,157 t 2023 up 1.3% rising
60 Malawi 204,071 t 2023 up 32.7% volatile
61 Burkina Faso 200,904 t 2023 up 17.8% volatile
62 Sudan (former) 195,227 t 2011 up 8.4% rising
63 Dominican Republic 194,136 t 2023 up 113.7% rising
64 Guatemala 184,371 t 2023 up 6.0% volatile
65 Denmark 181,893 t 2023 down 13.7% rising
66 Morocco 170,824 t 2023 down 34.9% rising
67 Lithuania 155,711 t 2023 up 37.5% rising
68 Algeria 149,621 t 2023 down 4.6% volatile
69 Benin 148,244 t 2023 up 72.6% volatile
70 Zambia 142,429 t 2023 up 52.5% volatile
71 Senegal 141,976 t 2023 up 156.6% rising
72 Ethiopia PDR 141,918 t 1992 down 4.9% rising
73 Guinea 141,104 t 2023 up 77.1% volatile
74 Sri Lanka 138,366 t 2023 down 4.1% rising
75 Mozambique 133,215 t 2023 up 40.1% rising
76 Afghanistan 130,753 t 2023 down 10.2% rising
77 Syrian Arab Republic 129,202 t 2023 up 2.6% rising
78 Angola 127,647 t 2023 up 23.2% volatile
79 Uruguay 125,135 t 2023 down 41.4% volatile
80 Republic of Korea 123,679 t 2023 down 8.0% falling
81 Austria 120,114 t 2023 up 13.5% rising
82 Lao People's Democratic Republic 119,563 t 2023 up 36.4% volatile
83 Slovakia 112,800 t 2023 up 35.6% rising
84 Iraq 112,373 t 2023 down 24.6% rising
85 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 109,848 t 2023 down 16.5% rising
86 Madagascar 109,529 t 2023 up 22.4% rising
87 Sweden 107,812 t 2023 down 10.9% rising
88 Ecuador 102,740 t 2023 up 7.8% rising
89 Chad 94,540 t 2023 down 0.7% volatile
90 Azerbaijan 89,954 t 2023 up 30.8% rising
91 Republic of Moldova 89,939 t 2023 up 29.3% rising
92 Zimbabwe 89,864 t 2023 up 36.2% rising
93 Chile 87,612 t 2023 down 22.6% rising
94 Belgium 84,262 t 2023 down 5.6% flat
95 Belgium-Luxembourg 84,236 t 1999 up 12.3% rising
96 Greece 82,778 t 2023 down 52.7% rising
97 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 78,084 t 2023 down 5.3% rising
98 Turkmenistan 74,789 t 2023 up 4.8% rising
99 Melanesia 73,223 t 2023 up 15.4% rising
100 Latvia 72,273 t 2023 up 40.1% volatile
101 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 70,979 t 2023 down 35.6% rising
102 Burundi 69,456 t 2023 up 107.6% rising
103 Croatia 68,920 t 2023 down 7.0% rising
104 Finland 67,985 t 2023 down 20.9% rising
105 Tajikistan 63,954 t 2023 up 6.3% rising
106 Nicaragua 61,436 t 2023 up 6.6% rising
107 Cuba 60,452 t 2023 down 47.1% falling
108 Togo 59,287 t 2023 up 70.3% volatile
109 Rwanda 58,984 t 2023 up 3.7% rising
110 Honduras 57,588 t 2023 up 11.3% rising
111 Papua New Guinea 53,542 t 2023 up 18.8% rising
112 China, Taiwan Province of 53,371 t 2023 down 3.4% falling
113 El Salvador 46,588 t 2023 down 4.0% rising
114 Kyrgyzstan 45,988 t 2023 down 2.0% rising
115 Ireland 42,678 t 2023 down 14.4% rising
116 Tunisia 41,238 t 2023 down 23.1% rising
117 Saudi Arabia 39,750 t 2023 up 47.2% volatile
118 South Sudan 38,683 t 2023 up 31.0% rising
119 Costa Rica 37,279 t 2023 down 15.6% rising
120 Portugal 37,252 t 2023 up 5.3% falling
121 Sierra Leone 37,128 t 2023 down 2.3% volatile
122 Estonia 32,986 t 2023 up 25.4% rising
123 New Zealand 27,426 t 2023 down 7.7% rising
124 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26,180 t 2023 up 1.8% rising
125 Yemen 25,338 t 2023 down 18.8% rising
126 Guyana 25,273 t 2023 up 19.3% rising
127 Switzerland 24,847 t 2023 down 3.8% rising
128 Haiti 24,527 t 2023 down 34.5% flat
129 Eswatini 22,759 t 2023 up 1.4% rising
130 Panama 18,777 t 2023 up 7.4% rising
131 Albania 18,494 t 2023 up 4.9% rising
132 Norway 17,167 t 2023 down 15.9% rising
133 Israel 16,733 t 2023 down 15.3% falling
134 Guinea-Bissau 14,567 t 2023 up 42.7% rising
135 North Macedonia 14,448 t 2023 down 10.1% flat
136 Mongolia 12,653 t 2023 up 24.5% volatile
137 Libya 12,234 t 2023 down 13.0% rising
138 Lebanon 12,005 t 2023 up 1.2% rising
139 Slovenia 11,805 t 2023 up 30.8% rising
140 Congo 11,452 t 2023 up 12.7% rising
141 Armenia 10,822 t 2023 down 38.8% rising
142 Liberia 9,987 t 2023 up 10.7% rising
143 Belize 9,739 t 2023 up 12.1% rising
144 Georgia 9,737 t 2023 down 14.3% falling
145 Mauritius 9,637 t 2023 down 33.8% falling
146 Oman 9,427 t 2023 up 188.3% volatile
147 Gabon 9,262 t 2023 up 33.5% volatile
148 Mauritania 9,261 t 2023 up 53.2% volatile
149 Jordan 8,727 t 2023 up 15.6% rising
150 Fiji 8,113 t 2023 up 7.8% falling
151 Jamaica 7,144 t 2023 down 29.5% falling
152 Eritrea 6,934 t 2023 up 1.5% rising
153 Vanuatu 6,676 t 2023 up 1.7% rising
154 Namibia 5,016 t 2023 up 29.7% rising
155 Solomon Islands 4,496 t 2023 up 14.9% rising
156 Polynesia 4,461 t 2023 down 37.1% falling
157 Gambia 4,419 t 2023 down 41.1% rising
158 Luxembourg 3,273 t 2023 down 17.8% falling
159 Suriname 3,110 t 2023 down 28.8% rising
160 Kiribati 2,968 t 2023 up 11.4% rising
161 Lesotho 2,651 t 2023 up 22.2% falling
162 Comoros 2,562 t 2023 up 3.1% rising
163 Botswana 2,355 t 2023 up 102.3% rising
164 United Arab Emirates 2,216 t 2023 up 64.7% volatile
165 Cyprus 1,844 t 2023 down 11.8% falling
166 Bhutan 1,649 t 2023 down 48.9% rising
167 Puerto Rico 1,628 t 2023 up 7.8% volatile
168 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1,525 t 2023 up 70.5% volatile
169 Samoa 1,519 t 2023 down 53.3% falling
170 Kuwait 1,502 t 2023 down 26.6% volatile
171 Equatorial Guinea 1,384 t 2023 up 11.0% rising
172 French Polynesia 1,358 t 2023 up 2.4% falling
173 Tonga 1,311 t 2023 down 41.8% falling
174 Trinidad and Tobago 806.93 t 2023 up 19.4% volatile
175 Djibouti 721.34 t 2023 up 135.8% volatile
176 Bahamas 590.22 t 2023 up 9.1% rising
177 Dominica 562.65 t 2023 up 8.5% rising
178 Qatar 545.46 t 2023 up 122.3% volatile
179 Montenegro 497.88 t 2023 down 3.4% falling
180 Sao Tome and Principe 491.53 t 2023 down 47.2% falling
181 Cabo Verde 469.76 t 2023 down 31.3% rising
182 Barbados 426.75 t 2023 down 45.0% volatile
183 New Caledonia 396.41 t 2023 up 8.4% falling
184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 287.77 t 2023 down 15.9% falling
185 Grenada 282.11 t 2023 down 3.9% falling
186 Saint Lucia 237.01 t 2023 down 14.8% falling
187 China, Hong Kong SAR 178.48 t 2023 down 0.9% volatile
188 Iceland 171.25 t 2023 up 476.8% volatile
189 Malta 162.19 t 2023 down 77.9% rising
190 Brunei Darussalam 130.29 t 2023 up 13.2% flat
191 Maldives 113.31 t 2023 up 38.4% falling
192 Seychelles 110.26 t 2023 up 43.9% volatile
193 Singapore 107.22 t 2023 down 20.3% volatile
194 Bahrain 106.08 t 2023 down 4.8% rising
195 Cook Islands 85.87 t 2023 down 6.2% falling
196 Saint Kitts and Nevis 72.97 t 2023 up 29.8% volatile
197 Tuvalu 40.15 t 2023 up 21.8% falling
198 Nauru 38.56 t 2023 down 9.6% rising
199 Antigua and Barbuda 36.78 t 2023 down 14.6% volatile
200 Faroe Islands 4.18 t 2023 down 4.5% rising
201 Guadeloupe 0 t 2023 — volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Outputs — Cropland nitrogen
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).