Fertilizer use per capita by country
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.
Countries reporting
199
Highest
55.62 Kilograms per capita
Belarus
Lowest
0 Kilograms per capita
Niue
Median
0.81 Kilograms per capita
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,850
What the numbers show
Fertilizer use per capita is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 55.62 Kilograms per capita in Belarus; the lowest is 0 Kilograms per capita in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.81 Kilograms per capita, and the mean is 3.23 Kilograms per capita.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 5,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Fertilizer use per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 55.62 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 2 | Malaysia | 49.81 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Brazil | 39.33 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Paraguay | 38.35 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Uruguay | 23.79 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 6 | New Zealand | 21.15 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 7 | Canada | 21.04 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 126.5% | rising |
| 8 | Lithuania | 17.87 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 15.12 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Belize | 14.49 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Latvia | 13.43 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 13.04 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 108.0% | rising |
| 14 | United States | 12.43 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 15 | Australia | 9.82 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 9.69 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Croatia | 8.39 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 18 | Denmark | 8.24 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 7.57 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 22.3% | flat |
| 20 | Norway | 7.01 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 21 | Indonesia | 6.99 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Colombia | 6.73 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Spain | 6.41 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 24 | Ecuador | 6.3 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 25 | China | 6.19 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Estonia | 5.94 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Finland | 5.59 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Hungary | 5.28 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 5.16 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Iceland | 5.03 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 30 | Romania | 5.03 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 201.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Ukraine | 5.02 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Honduras | 4.83 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Vanuatu | 4.83 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Taiwan | 4.26 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 36 | Belgium | 4.21 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 37 | Vietnam | 4.14 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Greece | 4.01 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 3.93 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Portugal | 3.86 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 41 | Germany | 3.79 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Guatemala | 3.79 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 43 | France | 3.69 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 43 | Russia | 3.69 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Israel | 3.6 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 3.4 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 47 | Panama | 3.27 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 47 | South Africa | 3.27 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 29.8% | falling |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 3.23 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Nicaragua | 3.23 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Slovenia | 3.21 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 52 | French Guiana | 3.08 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 53 | Moldova | 3.02 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 313.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Guyana | 2.93 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.72 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 2.68 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 57 | Fiji | 2.64 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 125.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Gabon | 2.58 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 285.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Austria | 2.55 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Cyprus | 2.53 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 61 | Peru | 2.47 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Eswatini | 2.43 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 2.42 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 184.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Sweden | 2.41 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Slovakia | 2.36 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 66 | Italy | 2.34 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 67 | Netherlands | 2.29 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Oman | 2.29 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Philippines | 2.24 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 70 | Kuwait | 2.1 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 268.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Mauritius | 2.04 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 72 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.99 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 73 | Laos | 1.95 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 1.92 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Turkmenistan | 1.88 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | — | falling |
| 76 | New Caledonia | 1.82 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Czechia | 1.8 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 78 | South Korea | 1.79 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 39.7% | flat |
| 79 | Cameroon | 1.69 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 138.0% | rising |
| 79 | Japan | 1.69 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 81 | Turkey | 1.67 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Burkina Faso | 1.66 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Myanmar | 1.53 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 537.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Malawi | 1.42 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Benin | 1.41 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 261.5% | volatile |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 1.39 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 87 | Botswana | 1.31 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 1,537.5% | volatile |
| 87 | India | 1.31 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Morocco | 1.31 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.3 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Papua New Guinea | 1.27 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Switzerland | 1.22 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Kenya | 1.22 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 130.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Egypt | 1.2 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 62.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Senegal | 1.15 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Togo | 1.05 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Ghana | 0.97 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Mexico | 0.94 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Georgia | 0.91 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Argentina | 0.81 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Qatar | 0.81 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Suriname | 0.78 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Albania | 0.76 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 181.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Montenegro | 0.76 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 106 | Zambia | 0.75 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Jordan | 0.72 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Lebanon | 0.69 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Cambodia | 0.66 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.65 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Iran | 0.65 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 112 | El Salvador | 0.62 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Saint Lucia | 0.6 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Azerbaijan | 0.58 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Algeria | 0.58 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Chad | 0.57 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 117 | Jamaica | 0.53 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Rwanda | 0.53 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 165.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Congo | 0.52 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Armenia | 0.51 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 5,000.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Brunei | 0.51 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 168.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Bahamas | 0.47 Kilograms per capita | 2021 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Mali | 0.46 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 124 | North Korea | 0.45 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.38 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 81.0% | flat |
| 126 | Mozambique | 0.37 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Bolivia | 0.36 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Cuba | 0.33 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Chile | 0.32 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 129 | Faroe Islands | 0.32 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Tunisia | 0.32 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 132 | Libya | 0.31 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Venezuela | 0.3 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Grenada | 0.29 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 135 | Liberia | 0.28 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Zimbabwe | 0.28 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 74.1% | falling |
| 138 | Burundi | 0.27 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 575.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Bermuda | 0.27 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Gambia | 0.26 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Tanzania | 0.25 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 142 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.24 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Angola | 0.23 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 143 | French Polynesia | 0.23 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Nepal | 0.22 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Bhutan | 0.2 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 147 | Mauritania | 0.2 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 149 | Lesotho | 0.19 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 375.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Haiti | 0.18 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Pakistan | 0.18 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Seychelles | 0.16 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Kazakhstan | 0.15 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Palestine | 0.14 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 155 | United Arab Emirates | 0.13 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Uganda | 0.13 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Barbados | 0.12 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Namibia | 0.12 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Tonga | 0.12 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.11 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Maldives | 0.11 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Madagascar | 0.1 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Nigeria | 0.1 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 162 | Puerto Rico | 0.1 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 47.4% | rising |
| 162 | Sierra Leone | 0.1 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Aruba | 0.09 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 47.1% | rising |
| 166 | Comoros | 0.09 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Iraq | 0.09 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Syria | 0.09 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.08 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Niger | 0.08 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.07 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Tuvalu | 0.07 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 80.6% | falling |
| 174 | Bahrain | 0.06 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Reunion | 0.06 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 176 | Cape Verde | 0.05 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.04 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Micronesia (country) | 0.04 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | East Timor | 0.04 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Greenland | 0.03 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Hong Kong | 0.03 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 180 | Sudan | 0.03 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Yemen | 0.03 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Ethiopia | 0.02 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Guinea | 0.02 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Palau | 0.02 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Tajikistan | 0.02 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 188 | Djibouti | 0.01 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Afghanistan | 0 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Central African Republic | 0 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Dominica | 0 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Eritrea | 0 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | — | flat |
| 189 | Kiribati | 0 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Mongolia | 0 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Nauru | 0 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Singapore | 0 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Solomon Islands | 0 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Somalia | 0 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 189 | South Sudan | 0 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Samoa | 0 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Cook Islands | 0 Kilograms per capita | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Niue | 0 Kilograms per capita | 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.
- USSR 17.4 Kilograms per capita
About this data
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.