Seed — 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
95,013 t
USSR
Lowest
0 t
China, Hong Kong SAR
Median
273.45 t
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,483
What the numbers show
Seed — Cropland phosphorus is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 95,013 t in USSR; the lowest is 0 t in China, Hong Kong SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 273.45 t, and the mean is 3,081 t.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 97 fell. The largest increase was in Botswana (up 483.2%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Seed — Cropland phosphorus: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 95,013 t | 1991 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 2 | China | 73,167 t | 2023 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 3 | China, mainland | 73,058 t | 2023 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 4 | India | 59,484 t | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 57,860 t | 2023 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 6 | Nigeria | 26,296 t | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 7 | Brazil | 20,024 t | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 8 | Ukraine | 12,508 t | 2023 | down 23.4% | flat |
| 9 | Pakistan | 10,209 t | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 9,960 t | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 8,973 t | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 12 | Argentina | 8,546 t | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 13 | Türkiye | 8,240 t | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 6,775 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 6,633 t | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 16 | Romania | 6,276 t | 2023 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 17 | Myanmar | 6,264 t | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 5,934 t | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 19 | Thailand | 5,857 t | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 20 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5,108 t | 2023 | up 258.8% | flat |
| 21 | France | 4,916 t | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 22 | Australia and New Zealand | 4,613 t | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 23 | Australia | 4,508 t | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 24 | Germany | 4,396 t | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 25 | Italy | 3,327 t | 2023 | up 41.9% | falling |
| 26 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3,263 t | 2023 | up 30.3% | flat |
| 27 | Spain | 3,223 t | 2023 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 28 | Belarus | 2,919 t | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 29 | Niger | 2,635 t | 2023 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,449 t | 2023 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 2,392 t | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 32 | Egypt | 2,369 t | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,341 t | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 34 | Yugoslav SFR | 2,145 t | 1991 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 35 | Indonesia | 2,122 t | 2023 | down 51.0% | flat |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 2,086 t | 2023 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 37 | Philippines | 1,931 t | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 38 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,858 t | 2023 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 39 | Guinea | 1,704 t | 2023 | up 273.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,694 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Paraguay | 1,659 t | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Cambodia | 1,617 t | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 43 | Czechoslovakia | 1,601 t | 1992 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 44 | Morocco | 1,508 t | 2023 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 45 | Iraq | 1,488 t | 2023 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 46 | Lithuania | 1,457 t | 2023 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 47 | Mexico | 1,453 t | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 48 | Hungary | 1,441 t | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 1,434 t | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 50 | Colombia | 1,393 t | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 51 | Mozambique | 1,350 t | 2023 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 1,262 t | 2023 | down 26.8% | flat |
| 53 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,235 t | 2023 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 54 | Czechia | 1,180 t | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 55 | Malawi | 1,074 t | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 56 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,048 t | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 57 | Nepal | 1,034 t | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 58 | Finland | 1,025 t | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 1,002 t | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 60 | Cameroon | 997.6 t | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 61 | Greece | 982.22 t | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 62 | Ethiopia PDR | 977.33 t | 1992 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 945.35 t | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 64 | Serbia | 919.51 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 65 | Madagascar | 902.75 t | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 66 | Peru | 900.59 t | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 67 | Benin | 870.62 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 68 | Denmark | 835.45 t | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 69 | Algeria | 807.79 t | 2023 | down 25.4% | flat |
| 70 | Mali | 798.49 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 71 | Kenya | 792.21 t | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 72 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 766.02 t | 2023 | down 21.1% | flat |
| 73 | Sweden | 746.17 t | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 74 | Senegal | 733.41 t | 2023 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 75 | Uganda | 731.79 t | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 76 | Angola | 730.77 t | 2023 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Latvia | 729.05 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 78 | Burkina Faso | 679.88 t | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 617.17 t | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 80 | Slovakia | 570.38 t | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 81 | Burundi | 508.99 t | 2023 | up 219.0% | rising |
| 82 | Republic of Moldova | 506.83 t | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 83 | Tajikistan | 498.96 t | 2023 | up 102.6% | rising |
| 84 | Caribbean | 473.24 t | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 85 | Zambia | 472.01 t | 2023 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 86 | Austria | 459.13 t | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 87 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 456.99 t | 2023 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 454.94 t | 2023 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 89 | Ghana | 445.08 t | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 90 | Sudan | 425.68 t | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 91 | Uruguay | 424.41 t | 2023 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 92 | Chad | 419.92 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 93 | Sierra Leone | 402.77 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 94 | Japan | 395.12 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 95 | Croatia | 330.08 t | 2023 | up 57.4% | falling |
| 96 | Estonia | 329.75 t | 2023 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 301.94 t | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 98 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 300.27 t | 1999 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 99 | Belgium | 299.73 t | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 100 | Rwanda | 293.73 t | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 101 | Guatemala | 273.45 t | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 102 | Republic of Korea | 263.82 t | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 103 | Sudan (former) | 244.32 t | 2011 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 104 | Ireland | 233.3 t | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 105 | Haiti | 219.28 t | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 106 | Togo | 213.82 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 107 | Norway | 212.38 t | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 201.13 t | 2023 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 109 | Armenia | 182.91 t | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 110 | Chile | 176.32 t | 2023 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 111 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 161.34 t | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 112 | Libya | 159.91 t | 2023 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 113 | Georgia | 154.52 t | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 114 | North Macedonia | 137.81 t | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 115 | Tunisia | 135.08 t | 2023 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 116 | Saudi Arabia | 134.35 t | 2023 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 132.91 t | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 118 | El Salvador | 131.44 t | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 119 | Malaysia | 116.08 t | 2023 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 120 | Cuba | 116.07 t | 2023 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 121 | Portugal | 114.01 t | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 122 | Switzerland | 113.19 t | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 123 | Mongolia | 109.18 t | 2023 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Israel | 108.26 t | 2023 | up 36.7% | falling |
| 125 | Honduras | 106.5 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 126 | China, Taiwan Province of | 106.25 t | 2023 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 127 | Albania | 106.04 t | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 128 | New Zealand | 105.66 t | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 105.58 t | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 130 | Guyana | 104.68 t | 2023 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 131 | Ecuador | 99.11 t | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 132 | Yemen | 91.12 t | 2023 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 133 | Mauritania | 75.35 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 134 | Gambia | 70.17 t | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 57.74 t | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 136 | Costa Rica | 57.63 t | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 137 | Slovenia | 55.21 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 138 | Liberia | 52.45 t | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 139 | Gabon | 41.27 t | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Botswana | 39.49 t | 2023 | up 483.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Panama | 36.12 t | 2023 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 142 | Lebanon | 35.91 t | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 143 | Lesotho | 31.92 t | 2023 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Suriname | 31.57 t | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 145 | Cyprus | 31 t | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 146 | Eritrea | 29.91 t | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 147 | South Sudan | 27.73 t | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 148 | Congo | 26.8 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 149 | Namibia | 24.78 t | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 150 | Melanesia | 20.65 t | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 151 | Jordan | 18.04 t | 2023 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 16.06 t | 2023 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 153 | Eswatini | 14.17 t | 2023 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 154 | Comoros | 10.6 t | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 155 | Belize | 9.71 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Cabo Verde | 8.46 t | 2023 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Oman | 6.6 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 5.89 t | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 159 | Bhutan | 5.28 t | 2023 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 160 | Fiji | 5.25 t | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 161 | Solomon Islands | 4.96 t | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 4.23 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 163 | Dominica | 2.88 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 164 | Polynesia | 2.45 t | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 165 | Mauritius | 1.61 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 166 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1 t | 2023 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 167 | French Polynesia | 0.8717 t | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 168 | Jamaica | 0.8171 t | 2023 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Montenegro | 0.804 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Tonga | 0.7396 t | 2023 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 171 | Samoa | 0.7105 t | 2023 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 172 | Grenada | 0.4216 t | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.3284 t | 2023 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 174 | New Caledonia | 0.32 t | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 175 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.3 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 176 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.2148 t | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 177 | Bahamas | 0.1419 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Saint Lucia | 0.1356 t | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 179 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1334 t | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 180 | Puerto Rico | 0.1049 t | 2023 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Faroe Islands | 0.102 t | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 182 | Seychelles | 0.0604 t | 2023 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Maldives | 0.0447 t | 2023 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Nauru | 0.0253 t | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 185 | Tuvalu | 0.0231 t | 2023 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 186 | Cook Islands | 0.0185 t | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Guadeloupe | 0.0147 t | 2006 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 188 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0102 t | 2023 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Kuwait | 0.0087 t | 2023 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0061 t | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 191 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0058 t | 2023 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Bahrain | 0.0014 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Barbados | 0.0014 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 192 | Iceland | 0.0014 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Qatar | 0.0014 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0014 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 197 | Singapore | 0.0013 t | 2023 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 198 | Djibouti | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Kiribati | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Malta | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 472,346 t
- Asia 212,697 t
- Europe 118,433 t
- Eastern Europe 90,458 t
- Southern Asia 84,362 t
- Americas 78,845 t
- Eastern Asia 74,701 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 58,898 t
- Africa 57,734 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 41,471 t
- Northern America 40,889 t
- European Union (27) 40,625 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 (%).