Fertilizer consumption by country
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).
Countries reporting
195
Highest
42.72 million tonnes
China
Lowest
0 tonnes
Solomon Islands
Median
53,232 tonnes
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,286
What the numbers show
Fertilizer consumption is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 42.72 million tonnes in China; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Solomon Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 53,232 tonnes, and the mean is 936,315 tonnes.
Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 3,648.6%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Fertilizer consumption: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 42.72 million tonnes | 2023 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 30.64 million tonnes | 2023 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Brazil | 18.09 million tonnes | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 4 | United States | 16.66 million tonnes | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 5.53 million tonnes | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Pakistan | 4.85 million tonnes | 2023 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 4.72 million tonnes | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 8 | Thailand | 4.55 million tonnes | 2023 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Russia | 3.50 million tonnes | 2023 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 3.09 million tonnes | 2023 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Turkey | 2.83 million tonnes | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 12 | Vietnam | 2.83 million tonnes | 2023 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | 2.68 million tonnes | 2023 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 14 | Malaysia | 2.03 million tonnes | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Argentina | 2.03 million tonnes | 2023 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 16 | France | 2.00 million tonnes | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 17 | Mexico | 1.89 million tonnes | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 18 | Egypt | 1.65 million tonnes | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 1.43 million tonnes | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 20 | Ukraine | 1.40 million tonnes | 2023 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Spain | 1.32 million tonnes | 2023 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 22 | Germany | 1.23 million tonnes | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 1.22 million tonnes | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 24 | Philippines | 1.11 million tonnes | 2023 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Belarus | 1.11 million tonnes | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 26 | Iran | 1.07 million tonnes | 2023 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Colombia | 950,648 tonnes | 2023 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 906,172 tonnes | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 29 | South Africa | 833,657 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 30 | Italy | 808,422 tonnes | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 31 | Romania | 769,816 tonnes | 2023 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 743,261 tonnes | 2023 | up 163.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Japan | 731,822 tonnes | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 34 | Paraguay | 627,846 tonnes | 2023 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Turkmenistan | 552,747 tonnes | 2023 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 447,316 tonnes | 2023 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 419,940 tonnes | 2023 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 38 | South Korea | 381,931 tonnes | 2023 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 39 | Hungary | 371,011 tonnes | 2023 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Peru | 366,278 tonnes | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Serbia | 358,717 tonnes | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 42 | Morocco | 353,113 tonnes | 2023 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Malawi | 349,440 tonnes | 2023 | up 236.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Uruguay | 345,237 tonnes | 2023 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Kenya | 334,671 tonnes | 2023 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Taiwan | 325,653 tonnes | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 47 | Guatemala | 305,586 tonnes | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Zambia | 293,607 tonnes | 2023 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Czechia | 286,340 tonnes | 2023 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 50 | Tanzania | 279,537 tonnes | 2023 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Myanmar | 272,127 tonnes | 2023 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Chile | 270,549 tonnes | 2023 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Denmark | 268,767 tonnes | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 54 | Greece | 264,633 tonnes | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 55 | Iraq | 251,058 tonnes | 2023 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Sweden | 236,234 tonnes | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 57 | Ecuador | 222,977 tonnes | 2023 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Lithuania | 216,010 tonnes | 2023 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 211,205 tonnes | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 60 | Cambodia | 210,469 tonnes | 2023 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Cote d'Ivoire | 210,343 tonnes | 2023 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Honduras | 191,361 tonnes | 2023 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 171,235 tonnes | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 64 | Portugal | 166,137 tonnes | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 65 | Belgium | 165,430 tonnes | 2023 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 66 | Norway | 164,722 tonnes | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 67 | Nigeria | 156,561 tonnes | 2023 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Algeria | 155,728 tonnes | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 69 | Sudan | 149,113 tonnes | 2023 | up 187.9% | rising |
| 70 | Finland | 148,704 tonnes | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 71 | Croatia | 146,709 tonnes | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 72 | Tunisia | 141,337 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 73 | Burkina Faso | 140,442 tonnes | 2023 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Slovakia | 138,954 tonnes | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 75 | Ghana | 136,111 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Venezuela | 132,297 tonnes | 2023 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Netherlands | 132,151 tonnes | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 78 | Latvia | 128,520 tonnes | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 79 | Austria | 126,590 tonnes | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 80 | Nepal | 122,385 tonnes | 2023 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Benin | 117,586 tonnes | 2023 | up 770.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 115,035 tonnes | 2023 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 105,379 tonnes | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 84 | Cameroon | 101,633 tonnes | 2023 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 96,516 tonnes | 2023 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Moldova | 95,588 tonnes | 2023 | up 113.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Laos | 94,744 tonnes | 2023 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 91,695 tonnes | 2023 | up 138.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 87,378 tonnes | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Mozambique | 85,465 tonnes | 2023 | up 156.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 78,486 tonnes | 2023 | up 716.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Syria | 76,188 tonnes | 2023 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Mali | 71,276 tonnes | 2023 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Israel | 67,373 tonnes | 2023 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 96 | Panama | 63,609 tonnes | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 97 | Mongolia | 54,231 tonnes | 2023 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 98 | El Salvador | 53,785 tonnes | 2023 | down 47.7% | rising |
| 99 | Estonia | 53,232 tonnes | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 100 | New Zealand | 52,291 tonnes | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 101 | Georgia | 51,755 tonnes | 2023 | up 69.6% | falling |
| 102 | Afghanistan | 51,699 tonnes | 2023 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Burundi | 51,473 tonnes | 2023 | up 361.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Bolivia | 47,570 tonnes | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Jordan | 47,149 tonnes | 2023 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Togo | 46,022 tonnes | 2023 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 41,394 tonnes | 2023 | up 301.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Papua New Guinea | 40,800 tonnes | 2023 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40,106 tonnes | 2023 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Switzerland | 39,601 tonnes | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 111 | Albania | 39,034 tonnes | 2023 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Libya | 37,904 tonnes | 2023 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Rwanda | 36,888 tonnes | 2023 | up 179.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Chad | 34,586 tonnes | 2023 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Belize | 33,754 tonnes | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 116 | North Korea | 33,674 tonnes | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 33,010 tonnes | 2023 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 118 | Senegal | 32,540 tonnes | 2023 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Angola | 32,330 tonnes | 2023 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Oman | 26,266 tonnes | 2023 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Lebanon | 25,513 tonnes | 2023 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 122 | Slovenia | 24,846 tonnes | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 123 | Botswana | 24,201 tonnes | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Uganda | 23,023 tonnes | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 22,577 tonnes | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 126 | Madagascar | 21,816 tonnes | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Namibia | 21,648 tonnes | 2023 | up 149.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Guyana | 19,539 tonnes | 2023 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 129 | Armenia | 17,755 tonnes | 2023 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Guinea | 17,505 tonnes | 2023 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Cyprus | 16,846 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 132 | United Arab Emirates | 16,470 tonnes | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Gabon | 16,335 tonnes | 2023 | up 395.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Suriname | 15,129 tonnes | 2023 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Eswatini | 14,329 tonnes | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 136 | Niger | 13,719 tonnes | 2023 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Iceland | 11,773 tonnes | 2023 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 138 | Cuba | 11,005 tonnes | 2023 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Yemen | 10,338 tonnes | 2023 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Palestine | 8,360 tonnes | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 141 | Fiji | 7,921 tonnes | 2023 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Mauritius | 7,587 tonnes | 2023 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 143 | Kuwait | 7,535 tonnes | 2023 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Jamaica | 7,105 tonnes | 2023 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 145 | Gambia | 6,853 tonnes | 2023 | up 3,648.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Liberia | 5,838 tonnes | 2023 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Congo | 5,687 tonnes | 2023 | up 253.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 5,384 tonnes | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Qatar | 5,045 tonnes | 2023 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Haiti | 4,424 tonnes | 2023 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 4,233 tonnes | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,883 tonnes | 2023 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 154 | Mauritania | 3,836 tonnes | 2023 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Lesotho | 3,102 tonnes | 2023 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 156 | French Guiana | 2,819 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Montenegro | 2,275 tonnes | 2023 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Puerto Rico | 1,843 tonnes | 2023 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 1,547 tonnes | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 160 | New Caledonia | 1,486 tonnes | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 161 | Eritrea | 1,294 tonnes | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Bhutan | 981.54 tonnes | 2023 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Hong Kong | 967.32 tonnes | 2023 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 164 | Bahamas | 818.62 tonnes | 2021 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Brunei | 709 tonnes | 2023 | up 217.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Equatorial Guinea | 647.7 tonnes | 2023 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Reunion | 636.65 tonnes | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 533.43 tonnes | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 170 | South Sudan | 463.36 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Maldives | 370.88 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 173 | French Polynesia | 327.18 tonnes | 2023 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 174 | Sao Tome and Principe | 272.16 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.6% | rising |
| 175 | Comoros | 261.96 tonnes | 2023 | up 2,675.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Barbados | 226.08 tonnes | 2023 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Grenada | 194.88 tonnes | 2023 | down 23.9% | flat |
| 178 | Cape Verde | 177.12 tonnes | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 139.2 tonnes | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Bahrain | 98.03 tonnes | 2023 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Tonga | 92.07 tonnes | 2023 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Seychelles | 86.32 tonnes | 2023 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Djibouti | 85.72 tonnes | 2023 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Central African Republic | 80.36 tonnes | 2023 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Singapore | 76.3 tonnes | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Bermuda | 48.2 tonnes | 2023 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 187 | Faroe Islands | 42.47 tonnes | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 26.01 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Aruba | 16.52 tonnes | 2023 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Micronesia (country) | 14.4 tonnes | 2023 | up 244.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Samoa | 11.45 tonnes | 2023 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Cook Islands | 9.99 tonnes | 2023 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Palau | 8.58 tonnes | 2023 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Tuvalu | 2.57 tonnes | 2023 | down 80.8% | falling |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Dominica | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Kiribati | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Nauru | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Solomon Islands | 0 tonnes | 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 19.47 million tonnes
About this data
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).