Outputs — Cropland phosphorus 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
203
Highest
3.40 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Guadeloupe
Median
13,954 t
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,500
What the numbers show
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 3.40 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Guadeloupe.
The median across all reporting countries is 13,954 t, and the mean is 105,127 t.
Over the past decade 131 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 396.9%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 76.2%).
Outputs — Cropland phosphorus: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3.40 million t | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 3.39 million t | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 3 | India | 2.32 million t | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 261,066 t | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 1.86 million t | 2023 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Viet Nam | 191,804 t | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 5 | USSR | 841,437 t | 1991 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 746,592 t | 2023 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 110,633 t | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 503,936 t | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 430,338 t | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 77,213 t | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Argentina | 413,887 t | 2023 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 41,919 t | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 10 | Australia and New Zealand | 370,998 t | 2023 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 41,688 t | 2023 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia | 365,317 t | 2023 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Syrian Arab Republic | 29,522 t | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 12 | Ukraine | 344,307 t | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 21,482 t | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 13 | France | 310,633 t | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 13 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20,214 t | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Nigeria | 296,650 t | 2023 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Republic of Moldova | 17,555 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 15 | Pakistan | 296,517 t | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 15 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 13,954 t | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 222,888 t | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 16 | Melanesia | 12,794 t | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 217,662 t | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 17 | Polynesia | 791.66 t | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 18 | Mexico | 199,869 t | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 18 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 260.07 t | 2023 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Thailand | 183,710 t | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 168,799 t | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 21 | Philippines | 147,497 t | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 137,388 t | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 23 | Myanmar | 132,300 t | 2023 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Egypt | 128,418 t | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 25 | Spain | 108,840 t | 2023 | down 42.4% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 107,370 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 27 | Romania | 98,731 t | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 56,686 t | 2023 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Italy | 97,203 t | 2023 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 28 | Caribbean | 53,237 t | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 95,579 t | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 71.46 t | 2023 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 30 | Paraguay | 91,684 t | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 87,893 t | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 85,888 t | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 33 | Yugoslav SFR | 77,474 t | 1991 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 34 | Malaysia | 76,970 t | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Hungary | 66,916 t | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 36 | Ghana | 56,922 t | 2023 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Mali | 52,438 t | 2023 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Japan | 50,256 t | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 39 | Czechoslovakia | 50,042 t | 1992 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 40 | Cambodia | 49,013 t | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Nepal | 48,780 t | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 48,343 t | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 46,602 t | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 44 | Serbia | 46,245 t | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 45 | Czechia | 43,212 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 46 | Kenya | 42,278 t | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 47 | Sudan | 41,352 t | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 48 | Peru | 41,069 t | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 49 | Belarus | 40,317 t | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 50 | Morocco | 39,728 t | 2023 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 51 | Niger | 39,471 t | 2023 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 39,357 t | 2023 | up 134.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Burkina Faso | 39,170 t | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Cameroon | 38,109 t | 2023 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Sudan (former) | 36,834 t | 2011 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 56 | Malawi | 35,989 t | 2023 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Denmark | 35,894 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 58 | Algeria | 35,124 t | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Uganda | 32,549 t | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 60 | Lithuania | 30,177 t | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 61 | Benin | 28,399 t | 2023 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Ethiopia PDR | 26,748 t | 1992 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 26,199 t | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 64 | Guatemala | 25,564 t | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 65 | Guinea | 25,469 t | 2023 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Afghanistan | 25,465 t | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 67 | Republic of Korea | 25,048 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 68 | Austria | 23,240 t | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 69 | Senegal | 23,084 t | 2023 | up 175.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Mozambique | 23,030 t | 2023 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 71 | Angola | 22,848 t | 2023 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Uruguay | 22,299 t | 2023 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Zambia | 22,119 t | 2023 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Slovakia | 22,031 t | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 75 | Madagascar | 21,804 t | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 76 | Iraq | 21,399 t | 2023 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 77 | Sweden | 20,856 t | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 78 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 19,959 t | 1999 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 79 | Ecuador | 19,080 t | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 80 | Chile | 18,599 t | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 81 | Belgium | 18,085 t | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 17,994 t | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 83 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 17,867 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 84 | Chad | 16,914 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Greece | 16,731 t | 2023 | down 63.9% | rising |
| 86 | Portugal | 15,485 t | 2023 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 87 | Tunisia | 14,891 t | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 88 | Turkmenistan | 14,732 t | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 14,106 t | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 90 | Latvia | 13,829 t | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 91 | Croatia | 13,514 t | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 92 | Finland | 12,813 t | 2023 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 12,707 t | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 94 | Burundi | 11,533 t | 2023 | up 100.3% | rising |
| 95 | China, Taiwan Province of | 10,901 t | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 96 | Saudi Arabia | 10,901 t | 2023 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Togo | 10,744 t | 2023 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Rwanda | 10,404 t | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | 9,730 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 9,445 t | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 101 | Honduras | 8,290 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 102 | Ireland | 8,191 t | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 7,966 t | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 104 | Cuba | 7,938 t | 2023 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 105 | South Sudan | 7,705 t | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 106 | Central African Republic | 7,590 t | 2023 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Sierra Leone | 7,066 t | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Estonia | 6,424 t | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 109 | El Salvador | 6,298 t | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 5,778 t | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 111 | New Zealand | 5,680 t | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,290 t | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 113 | Switzerland | 5,100 t | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 114 | Guyana | 4,995 t | 2023 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 115 | Yemen | 4,712 t | 2023 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 116 | Albania | 4,647 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 117 | Haiti | 3,908 t | 2023 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 118 | Israel | 3,843 t | 2023 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 119 | Lebanon | 3,411 t | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 120 | Libya | 3,404 t | 2023 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 121 | Norway | 3,301 t | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 122 | Panama | 3,228 t | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 123 | North Macedonia | 2,882 t | 2023 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 124 | Jordan | 2,800 t | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,694 t | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Mongolia | 2,486 t | 2023 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Slovenia | 2,464 t | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 128 | Armenia | 2,158 t | 2023 | down 38.2% | rising |
| 129 | Eswatini | 2,123 t | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 130 | Oman | 2,100 t | 2023 | up 174.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Mauritania | 2,071 t | 2023 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Georgia | 2,018 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 133 | Liberia | 1,785 t | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 134 | Congo | 1,508 t | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 135 | Gabon | 1,469 t | 2023 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Eritrea | 1,454 t | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 137 | Belize | 1,242 t | 2023 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Vanuatu | 1,232 t | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 139 | Jamaica | 1,188 t | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 140 | Fiji | 914.52 t | 2023 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 141 | Mauritius | 857.84 t | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 142 | Solomon Islands | 845.82 t | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 143 | Namibia | 792.79 t | 2023 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 144 | Gambia | 709.15 t | 2023 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 145 | Suriname | 653.06 t | 2023 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 146 | Lesotho | 610.58 t | 2023 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 147 | Luxembourg | 608.37 t | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 148 | United Arab Emirates | 535.8 t | 2023 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Cyprus | 513.64 t | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 150 | Kiribati | 509.62 t | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 151 | Comoros | 468.64 t | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 152 | Botswana | 432.28 t | 2023 | up 148.1% | rising |
| 153 | Kuwait | 349.29 t | 2023 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Bhutan | 343.97 t | 2023 | down 49.0% | rising |
| 155 | Samoa | 287.6 t | 2023 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 156 | Puerto Rico | 286.31 t | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 157 | French Polynesia | 232.19 t | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 158 | Tonga | 221.39 t | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 218.14 t | 2023 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | 150.08 t | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Dominica | 115.39 t | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 162 | Qatar | 109.01 t | 2023 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Djibouti | 103.33 t | 2023 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Montenegro | 100.27 t | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 165 | Bahamas | 86.91 t | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 166 | Sao Tome and Principe | 83.83 t | 2023 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 167 | New Caledonia | 71.71 t | 2023 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 168 | Barbados | 50.45 t | 2023 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 50.09 t | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 170 | Grenada | 46.11 t | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 171 | Saint Lucia | 41.06 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 172 | Iceland | 35.17 t | 2023 | up 396.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Maldives | 33.4 t | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 174 | Malta | 30.89 t | 2023 | down 76.2% | rising |
| 175 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 27.85 t | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Bahrain | 26 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 177 | Brunei Darussalam | 23.19 t | 2023 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 178 | Seychelles | 18.97 t | 2023 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Cook Islands | 17.15 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 180 | Singapore | 16.65 t | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12.58 t | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.91 t | 2023 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Tuvalu | 6.9 t | 2023 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 184 | Nauru | 6.68 t | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 185 | Faroe Islands | 1.23 t | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 186 | 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.
- World 18.83 million t
- Asia 8.43 million t
- Americas 5.69 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.26 million t
- Eastern Asia 3.50 million t
- Southern Asia 3.05 million t
- Northern America 2.80 million t
- Middle Africa 130,658 t
- Europe 2.74 million t
- South America 2.58 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 79,609 t
- United States of America 2.37 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.99 million t
- Eastern Europe 1.60 million t
- Africa 1.58 million t
- European Union (27) 1.42 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.38 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 1.31 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 912,455 t
- Western Africa 643,431 t
- Western Europe 593,195 t
- Eastern Africa 440,423 t
- Oceania 385,473 t
- Western Asia 365,006 t
- Southern Europe 313,431 t
- Northern Africa 262,917 t
- Central America 258,233 t
- Northern Europe 238,893 t
- Central Asia 210,665 t
- Southern Africa 99,537 t
About this data
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 (%).