Volatilisation — 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
8.97 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Guadeloupe
Median
25,042 t
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,500
What the numbers show
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 8.97 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Guadeloupe.
The median across all reporting countries is 25,042 t, and the mean is 247,919 t.
Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 617.2%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 93.9%).
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 8.97 million t | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 8.92 million t | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 6.18 million t | 2023 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 3.95 million t | 1991 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 2.16 million t | 2023 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Pakistan | 1.49 million t | 2023 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 1.23 million t | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 1.01 million t | 2023 | up 44.8% | falling |
| 9 | Canada | 906,363 t | 2023 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Thailand | 855,954 t | 2023 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 676,156 t | 2023 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 635,031 t | 2023 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 628,707 t | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Australia | 624,582 t | 2023 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Türkiye | 610,942 t | 2023 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 531,743 t | 2023 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Mexico | 514,450 t | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 435,228 t | 2023 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Germany | 404,720 t | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 20 | Egypt | 393,318 t | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 387,795 t | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 22 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 378,262 t | 2023 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Spain | 376,990 t | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 375,128 t | 2023 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 324,956 t | 2023 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 26 | Ukraine | 324,610 t | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 27 | Italy | 262,848 t | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 28 | Philippines | 243,565 t | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 227,124 t | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 30 | Belarus | 211,190 t | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 201,885 t | 2023 | up 138.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 190,938 t | 2023 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 33 | Turkmenistan | 179,371 t | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Yugoslav SFR | 165,685 t | 1991 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 35 | Czechoslovakia | 152,853 t | 1992 | down 43.0% | rising |
| 36 | Malaysia | 146,686 t | 2023 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Malawi | 122,806 t | 2023 | up 301.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Japan | 120,772 t | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 111,537 t | 2023 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 40 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 105,680 t | 1999 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 41 | Peru | 104,870 t | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 42 | Denmark | 104,784 t | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 43 | Republic of Korea | 103,576 t | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 44 | Hungary | 101,876 t | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 45 | Myanmar | 101,379 t | 2023 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Nigeria | 91,475 t | 2023 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Czechia | 91,098 t | 2023 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 48 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 87,733 t | 2023 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 49 | Serbia | 86,673 t | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 85,184 t | 2023 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 51 | United Republic of Tanzania | 82,752 t | 2023 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Chile | 82,237 t | 2023 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Guatemala | 77,861 t | 2023 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Zambia | 77,503 t | 2023 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Caribbean | 76,069 t | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 56 | Belgium | 73,456 t | 2023 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 57 | Kenya | 71,835 t | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Morocco | 71,794 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Sweden | 71,749 t | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 60 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 69,164 t | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 68,832 t | 2023 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 62 | Mongolia | 68,453 t | 2023 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 63 | Uruguay | 65,712 t | 2023 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Greece | 65,058 t | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 65 | Sudan (former) | 63,032 t | 2011 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 66 | Sudan | 61,858 t | 2023 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 67 | Cambodia | 58,394 t | 2023 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Iraq | 58,361 t | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Paraguay | 51,852 t | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 70 | China, Taiwan Province of | 51,424 t | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Ecuador | 49,810 t | 2023 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Austria | 49,091 t | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 73 | Lithuania | 47,600 t | 2023 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 74 | Portugal | 47,152 t | 2023 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 75 | Nepal | 47,000 t | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Norway | 45,850 t | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 45,094 t | 2023 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Honduras | 42,076 t | 2023 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 41,576 t | 2023 | up 134.4% | rising |
| 80 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 41,373 t | 2023 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 39,588 t | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 82 | Slovakia | 39,194 t | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 38,967 t | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 84 | Finland | 38,740 t | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 85 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 38,038 t | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Ireland | 35,350 t | 2023 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 87 | Uganda | 35,117 t | 2023 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 34,167 t | 2023 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 89 | Croatia | 33,797 t | 2023 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 33,495 t | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 32,873 t | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Afghanistan | 32,186 t | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 93 | Ghana | 31,934 t | 2023 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Côte d'Ivoire | 31,876 t | 2023 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Algeria | 30,679 t | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 96 | Republic of Moldova | 28,960 t | 2023 | up 60.0% | falling |
| 97 | Mali | 28,345 t | 2023 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Latvia | 26,669 t | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 99 | Ethiopia PDR | 26,557 t | 1992 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 100 | Chad | 25,784 t | 2023 | up 79.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Cameroon | 25,042 t | 2023 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Tunisia | 24,408 t | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Angola | 24,168 t | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Switzerland | 23,512 t | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 105 | Mozambique | 23,388 t | 2023 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Benin | 23,046 t | 2023 | up 349.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 22,997 t | 2023 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Kyrgyzstan | 22,399 t | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 109 | Madagascar | 19,379 t | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 110 | Syrian Arab Republic | 19,079 t | 2023 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 111 | South Sudan | 17,980 t | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 112 | El Salvador | 17,379 t | 2023 | down 31.7% | rising |
| 113 | Panama | 17,012 t | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 114 | Melanesia | 15,551 t | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 115 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15,203 t | 2023 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 116 | Cuba | 14,787 t | 2023 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Togo | 14,585 t | 2023 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Georgia | 14,302 t | 2023 | up 61.7% | falling |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13,965 t | 2023 | down 61.2% | rising |
| 120 | Albania | 13,886 t | 2023 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 121 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 13,645 t | 2023 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Estonia | 13,581 t | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 123 | Niger | 13,388 t | 2023 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Papua New Guinea | 12,206 t | 2023 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Jordan | 12,098 t | 2023 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Israel | 10,736 t | 2023 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 127 | New Zealand | 10,450 t | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Guinea | 10,408 t | 2023 | up 146.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Senegal | 9,860 t | 2023 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Burundi | 9,424 t | 2023 | up 171.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Rwanda | 8,560 t | 2023 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Namibia | 8,185 t | 2023 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 133 | North Macedonia | 7,888 t | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 134 | Slovenia | 7,799 t | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 135 | Haiti | 7,163 t | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 136 | Lebanon | 6,984 t | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 137 | Guyana | 6,587 t | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 138 | Libya | 5,999 t | 2023 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Armenia | 5,947 t | 2023 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Botswana | 5,655 t | 2023 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Yemen | 5,637 t | 2023 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Belize | 5,348 t | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Suriname | 4,780 t | 2023 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 144 | United Arab Emirates | 4,387 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Oman | 4,218 t | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Cyprus | 3,970 t | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 147 | Iceland | 3,817 t | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 148 | Mauritania | 3,486 t | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,212 t | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,076 t | 2023 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 151 | Jamaica | 2,978 t | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 2,905 t | 2023 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Kuwait | 2,791 t | 2023 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Gabon | 2,740 t | 2023 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Eswatini | 2,727 t | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 156 | Fiji | 2,505 t | 2023 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 157 | Liberia | 2,369 t | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Eritrea | 2,243 t | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 159 | Mauritius | 1,955 t | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 160 | Luxembourg | 1,916 t | 2023 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 161 | Gambia | 1,904 t | 2023 | up 617.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Montenegro | 1,673 t | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 163 | Qatar | 1,519 t | 2023 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Puerto Rico | 1,518 t | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 165 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,396 t | 2023 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Lesotho | 1,247 t | 2023 | down 40.8% | rising |
| 167 | Congo | 1,053 t | 2023 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Polynesia | 770.5 t | 2023 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 169 | Bhutan | 767.21 t | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 170 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 567.99 t | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 171 | Barbados | 546 t | 2023 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 172 | Malta | 432.88 t | 2023 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 173 | Cabo Verde | 397.98 t | 2023 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 174 | New Caledonia | 384.54 t | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 175 | Vanuatu | 301.01 t | 2023 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 176 | Samoa | 268.78 t | 2023 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 177 | Singapore | 265.75 t | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Bahamas | 236.49 t | 2023 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | 235.43 t | 2023 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Tonga | 227.58 t | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 181 | Djibouti | 206.78 t | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 180.95 t | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 178.04 t | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 184 | Solomon Islands | 154.29 t | 2023 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | 142.62 t | 2023 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 120.2 t | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 187 | Dominica | 115.52 t | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Grenada | 106.44 t | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 189 | Kiribati | 103.03 t | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 190 | Comoros | 81.58 t | 2023 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 191 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 77.9 t | 2023 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Faroe Islands | 71.91 t | 2023 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Maldives | 71.38 t | 2023 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Bahrain | 66.75 t | 2023 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 61.06 t | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 196 | Seychelles | 53.05 t | 2023 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Cook Islands | 50.21 t | 2023 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 198 | Tuvalu | 34.27 t | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 199 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 29.79 t | 2023 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Nauru | 6.23 t | 2023 | up 0.9% | 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 39.03 million t
- Asia 22.85 million t
- Eastern Asia 9.28 million t
- Southern Asia 8.70 million t
- Americas 8.26 million t
- Europe 5.41 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.26 million t
- Northern America 4.12 million t
- European Union (27) 3.32 million t
- South America 3.32 million t
- South-eastern Asia 3.31 million t
- United States of America 3.22 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 (%).