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
201
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 201 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 105,660 t.
Over the past decade 129 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 |
| 4 | Brazil | 1.86 million t | 2023 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 5 | USSR | 841,437 t | 1991 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 746,592 t | 2023 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 503,936 t | 2023 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 430,338 t | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 9 | Argentina | 413,887 t | 2023 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia and New Zealand | 370,998 t | 2023 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia | 365,317 t | 2023 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Ukraine | 344,307 t | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 13 | France | 310,633 t | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 14 | Nigeria | 296,650 t | 2023 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Pakistan | 296,517 t | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 261,066 t | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 222,888 t | 2023 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 217,662 t | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 199,869 t | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 191,804 t | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Thailand | 183,710 t | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 168,799 t | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 147,497 t | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 137,388 t | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 25 | Myanmar | 132,300 t | 2023 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Egypt | 128,418 t | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 27 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 110,633 t | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 108,840 t | 2023 | down 42.4% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 107,370 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 98,731 t | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 97,203 t | 2023 | down 11.6% | flat |
| 32 | Paraguay | 91,684 t | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 87,893 t | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 85,888 t | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 35 | Yugoslav SFR | 77,474 t | 1991 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 36 | United Republic of Tanzania | 77,213 t | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Malaysia | 76,970 t | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Hungary | 66,916 t | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 39 | Ghana | 56,922 t | 2023 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Côte d'Ivoire | 56,686 t | 2023 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Caribbean | 53,237 t | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 42 | Mali | 52,438 t | 2023 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Japan | 50,256 t | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 44 | Czechoslovakia | 50,042 t | 1992 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 45 | Cambodia | 49,013 t | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Nepal | 48,780 t | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 47 | Colombia | 48,343 t | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 46,602 t | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 49 | Serbia | 46,245 t | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 50 | Czechia | 43,212 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 51 | Kenya | 42,278 t | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 52 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 41,919 t | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 53 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 41,688 t | 2023 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Sudan | 41,352 t | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 55 | Peru | 41,069 t | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 56 | Belarus | 40,317 t | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 57 | Morocco | 39,728 t | 2023 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 58 | Niger | 39,471 t | 2023 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 39,357 t | 2023 | up 134.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 39,170 t | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Cameroon | 38,109 t | 2023 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Sudan (former) | 36,834 t | 2011 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 63 | Malawi | 35,989 t | 2023 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Denmark | 35,894 t | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 65 | Algeria | 35,124 t | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Uganda | 32,549 t | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 67 | Lithuania | 30,177 t | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 68 | Syrian Arab Republic | 29,522 t | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 69 | Benin | 28,399 t | 2023 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Ethiopia PDR | 26,748 t | 1992 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 26,199 t | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 72 | Guatemala | 25,564 t | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 73 | Guinea | 25,469 t | 2023 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Afghanistan | 25,465 t | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 75 | Republic of Korea | 25,048 t | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 76 | Austria | 23,240 t | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 77 | Senegal | 23,084 t | 2023 | up 175.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Mozambique | 23,030 t | 2023 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 79 | Angola | 22,848 t | 2023 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Uruguay | 22,299 t | 2023 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Zambia | 22,119 t | 2023 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Slovakia | 22,031 t | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 83 | Madagascar | 21,804 t | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 84 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 21,482 t | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 85 | Iraq | 21,399 t | 2023 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 86 | Sweden | 20,856 t | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 87 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 20,214 t | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 19,959 t | 1999 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 89 | Ecuador | 19,080 t | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 90 | Chile | 18,599 t | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 91 | Belgium | 18,085 t | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 17,994 t | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 93 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 17,867 t | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 94 | Republic of Moldova | 17,555 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 95 | Chad | 16,914 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Greece | 16,731 t | 2023 | down 63.9% | rising |
| 97 | Portugal | 15,485 t | 2023 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 98 | Tunisia | 14,891 t | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 99 | Turkmenistan | 14,732 t | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 100 | Zimbabwe | 14,106 t | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 101 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 13,954 t | 2023 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 102 | Latvia | 13,829 t | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 103 | Croatia | 13,514 t | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 104 | Finland | 12,813 t | 2023 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 105 | Melanesia | 12,794 t | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 106 | Tajikistan | 12,707 t | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 107 | Burundi | 11,533 t | 2023 | up 100.3% | rising |
| 108 | China, Taiwan Province of | 10,901 t | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 109 | Saudi Arabia | 10,901 t | 2023 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Togo | 10,744 t | 2023 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Rwanda | 10,404 t | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 112 | Papua New Guinea | 9,730 t | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 113 | Kyrgyzstan | 9,445 t | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 114 | Honduras | 8,290 t | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 115 | Ireland | 8,191 t | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 7,966 t | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 117 | Cuba | 7,938 t | 2023 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 118 | South Sudan | 7,705 t | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 7,066 t | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Estonia | 6,424 t | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 121 | El Salvador | 6,298 t | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 5,778 t | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 123 | New Zealand | 5,680 t | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,290 t | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 125 | Switzerland | 5,100 t | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 126 | Guyana | 4,995 t | 2023 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 127 | Yemen | 4,712 t | 2023 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 128 | Albania | 4,647 t | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 129 | Haiti | 3,908 t | 2023 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 130 | Israel | 3,843 t | 2023 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 131 | Lebanon | 3,411 t | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 132 | Libya | 3,404 t | 2023 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 133 | Norway | 3,301 t | 2023 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 134 | Panama | 3,228 t | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 2,882 t | 2023 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 136 | Jordan | 2,800 t | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,694 t | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Mongolia | 2,486 t | 2023 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Slovenia | 2,464 t | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 140 | Armenia | 2,158 t | 2023 | down 38.2% | rising |
| 141 | Eswatini | 2,123 t | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 142 | Oman | 2,100 t | 2023 | up 174.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Mauritania | 2,071 t | 2023 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Georgia | 2,018 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 145 | Liberia | 1,785 t | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 146 | Congo | 1,508 t | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 147 | Gabon | 1,469 t | 2023 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Eritrea | 1,454 t | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 149 | Belize | 1,242 t | 2023 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Vanuatu | 1,232 t | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 151 | Jamaica | 1,188 t | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 152 | Fiji | 914.52 t | 2023 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 153 | Mauritius | 857.84 t | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | 845.82 t | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 155 | Namibia | 792.79 t | 2023 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 156 | Polynesia | 791.66 t | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 157 | Gambia | 709.15 t | 2023 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 158 | Suriname | 653.06 t | 2023 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 159 | Lesotho | 610.58 t | 2023 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 160 | Luxembourg | 608.37 t | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 161 | United Arab Emirates | 535.8 t | 2023 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Cyprus | 513.64 t | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 163 | Kiribati | 509.62 t | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 164 | Comoros | 468.64 t | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 165 | Botswana | 432.28 t | 2023 | up 148.1% | rising |
| 166 | Kuwait | 349.29 t | 2023 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Bhutan | 343.97 t | 2023 | down 49.0% | rising |
| 168 | Samoa | 287.6 t | 2023 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 169 | Puerto Rico | 286.31 t | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 260.07 t | 2023 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 171 | French Polynesia | 232.19 t | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 172 | Tonga | 221.39 t | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 173 | Equatorial Guinea | 218.14 t | 2023 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 174 | Trinidad and Tobago | 150.08 t | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Dominica | 115.39 t | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 176 | Qatar | 109.01 t | 2023 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Djibouti | 103.33 t | 2023 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Montenegro | 100.27 t | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 179 | Bahamas | 86.91 t | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 180 | Sao Tome and Principe | 83.83 t | 2023 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 181 | New Caledonia | 71.71 t | 2023 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 182 | Cabo Verde | 71.46 t | 2023 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 183 | Barbados | 50.45 t | 2023 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 50.09 t | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 185 | Grenada | 46.11 t | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 186 | Saint Lucia | 41.06 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 187 | Iceland | 35.17 t | 2023 | up 396.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Maldives | 33.4 t | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 189 | Malta | 30.89 t | 2023 | down 76.2% | rising |
| 190 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 27.85 t | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Bahrain | 26 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 192 | Brunei Darussalam | 23.19 t | 2023 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 193 | Seychelles | 18.97 t | 2023 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Cook Islands | 17.15 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 195 | Singapore | 16.65 t | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12.58 t | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 197 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.91 t | 2023 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Tuvalu | 6.9 t | 2023 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 199 | Nauru | 6.68 t | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 200 | Faroe Islands | 1.23 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.
- World 18.83 million t
- Asia 8.43 million t
- Americas 5.69 million t
- Eastern Asia 3.50 million t
- Southern Asia 3.05 million t
- Northern America 2.80 million t
- Europe 2.74 million t
- South America 2.58 million 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
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 (%).