Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland by country
Countries reporting
201
Highest
606.77
Faroe Islands
Lowest
0
Guadeloupe
Median
60.95
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,286
What the numbers show
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 606.77 in Faroe Islands; the lowest is 0 in Guadeloupe.
The median across all reporting countries is 60.95, and the mean is 86.52.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 101 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 3,732.5%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroe Islands | 606.77 | 2023 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 5.26 | 2023 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Kuwait | 538.21 | 2023 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Taïwan | 418.04 | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 4 | Egypt | 407.39 | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 350.98 | 2023 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Turkmenistan | 338.83 | 2023 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 7 | China | 334.87 | 2023 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Hong Kong (China) | 322.44 | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 314.57 | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 285.34 | 2023 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 273.27 | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 12 | Suriname | 272.93 | 2023 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Belize | 255.71 | 2023 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Republic of Korea | 252.6 | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 15 | Malaysia | 246.15 | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 242.57 | 2023 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Ireland | 230.44 | 2023 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 18 | Oman | 215.77 | 2023 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Thailand | 210.88 | 2023 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Qatar | 210.21 | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Norway | 204.37 | 2023 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 22 | Belarus | 195.93 | 2023 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 190.32 | 2023 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Belgium | 186.64 | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 25 | India | 182.04 | 2023 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Israel | 180.77 | 2023 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 179.6 | 2023 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 28 | French Guiana | 171.53 | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 29 | Japan | 170.31 | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 30 | Jordan | 164.11 | 2023 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Bermuda | 160.68 | 2023 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 32 | Montenegro | 158.68 | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 33 | Pakistan | 156.46 | 2023 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Guyana | 155.07 | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 154.92 | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 36 | Uruguay | 154.22 | 2023 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 37 | New Caledonia | 153.19 | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 148.89 | 2023 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 39 | Chile | 141.36 | 2023 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Paraguay | 135.21 | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Cyprus | 132.76 | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 42 | Serbia | 127.34 | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 43 | Netherlands | 126.46 | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 44 | Indonesia | 125.37 | 2023 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Poland | 124.23 | 2023 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 123.48 | 2023 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 47 | Canada | 123.06 | 2023 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Georgia | 119.83 | 2023 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Honduras | 118.27 | 2023 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Türkiye | 118.05 | 2023 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Singapore | 115.61 | 2023 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 115.45 | 2023 | up 49.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Denmark | 112.22 | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 54 | Guatemala | 111.65 | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 55 | Czechia | 111.59 | 2023 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 56 | France | 111.42 | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 57 | United States | 107.65 | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 58 | Slovenia | 106.46 | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 59 | Slovakia | 104.95 | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 60 | Germany | 103.68 | 2023 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 61 | Philippines | 99.35 | 2023 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Malta | 98.38 | 2023 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Iceland | 97.3 | 2023 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 64 | Mauritius | 96.09 | 2023 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 65 | Switzerland | 93.9 | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 66 | Latvia | 93.81 | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 67 | Panama | 93.41 | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 67 | Sweden | 93.41 | 2023 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 69 | Lebanon | 93.04 | 2023 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 70 | Ecuador | 92.56 | 2023 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Lithuania | 92.47 | 2023 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 72 | Botswana | 92.37 | 2023 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Portugal | 91.9 | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 74 | Greece | 91.38 | 2023 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 75 | Austria | 91.25 | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 90.33 | 2023 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 77 | New Zealand | 88.33 | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 78 | Romania | 87.35 | 2023 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Hungary | 86.4 | 2023 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Australia | 85.54 | 2023 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 81 | Italy | 85.24 | 2023 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 82 | USSR | 85.03 | 1991 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 83 | Malawi | 83.2 | 2023 | up 196.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 82.61 | 2023 | down 49.6% | rising |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 82.28 | 2023 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 86 | Spain | 79.71 | 2023 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 87 | Mexico | 77.2 | 2023 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 88 | Zambia | 76.48 | 2023 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Maldives | 75.69 | 2023 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 74.82 | 2023 | up 605.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Estonia | 74.45 | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 92 | Bahamas | 74.42 | 2021 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 93 | State of Palestine | 73.85 | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 94 | Eswatini | 73.48 | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 95 | Luxembourg | 71.44 | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 96 | Brunei Darussalam | 70.9 | 2023 | up 217.9% | volatile |
| 97 | South Africa | 67.16 | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 98 | Finland | 66.12 | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 99 | Nepal | 62.8 | 2023 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 100 | El Salvador | 61.05 | 2023 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 101 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 60.95 | 2023 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Peru | 59.09 | 2023 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 103 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 58.84 | 2023 | up 160.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Albania | 57.53 | 2023 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 57.51 | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 106 | Fiji | 57.15 | 2023 | up 47.0% | falling |
| 107 | Saint Lucia | 55.74 | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Seychelles | 55.69 | 2023 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 53.65 | 2023 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 110 | North Macedonia | 49.51 | 2023 | down 22.5% | flat |
| 111 | Argentina | 48.89 | 2023 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Mongolia | 47.2 | 2023 | up 140.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Iraq | 45.71 | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Cambodia | 45.22 | 2023 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Kenya | 44.81 | 2023 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Republic of Moldova | 44.73 | 2023 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Ukraine | 41.45 | 2023 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Ethiopia | 40.27 | 2023 | up 139.3% | rising |
| 119 | Morocco | 40.18 | 2023 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 120 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 40.09 | 2023 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 38.77 | 2023 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Jamaica | 37.79 | 2023 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 123 | Armenia | 35.27 | 2023 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Papua New Guinea | 33.58 | 2023 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Gabon | 33 | 2023 | up 395.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Burundi | 30.8 | 2023 | up 287.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Tunisia | 28.55 | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 128 | Russian Federation | 28.27 | 2023 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 129 | Barbados | 28.26 | 2023 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Benin | 28.22 | 2023 | up 616.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Grenada | 27.84 | 2023 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 131 | Puerto Rico | 27.84 | 2023 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 27.84 | 2023 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Namibia | 26.66 | 2023 | up 148.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Zimbabwe | 25.91 | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 136 | Rwanda | 24.64 | 2023 | up 192.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Martinique | 24.47 | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.21 | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 139 | Bahrain | 23.91 | 2023 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Réunion | 22.21 | 2023 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Djibouti | 21.98 | 2023 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Myanmar | 21.74 | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Libya | 18.49 | 2023 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Ghana | 18.35 | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Algeria | 18.24 | 2023 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 146 | United Republic of Tanzania | 18.01 | 2023 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Togo | 16.32 | 2023 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Burkina Faso | 16.31 | 2023 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Gambia | 15.33 | 2023 | up 3,732.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Côte d'Ivoire | 14.71 | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 151 | Mozambique | 14.13 | 2023 | up 153.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14 | 2023 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 13.23 | 2023 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Cameroon | 12.87 | 2023 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 155 | French Polynesia | 11.48 | 2023 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 10.67 | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Congo | 8.73 | 2023 | up 242.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Bhutan | 8.61 | 2023 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Lesotho | 8.6 | 2023 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.34 | 2023 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Liberia | 8.34 | 2023 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Mauritania | 8.34 | 2023 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Senegal | 8.32 | 2023 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Aruba | 8.26 | 2023 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Mali | 8.25 | 2023 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 8.18 | 2023 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 7.2 | 2023 | up 244.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Yemen | 7.12 | 2023 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Sudan | 7.03 | 2023 | up 171.4% | rising |
| 170 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.49 | 2023 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.48 | 2023 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 171 | Chad | 6.48 | 2023 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Afghanistan | 6.37 | 2023 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Madagascar | 6.06 | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Angola | 5.67 | 2023 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Kazakhstan | 3.86 | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Palau | 3.73 | 2023 | down 80.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Nigeria | 3.54 | 2023 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Haiti | 3.39 | 2023 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Cabo Verde | 3.28 | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 182 | Cuba | 3.09 | 2023 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Tonga | 2.97 | 2023 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Uganda | 2.53 | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.45 | 2023 | up 214.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Sierra Leone | 2.42 | 2023 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Guinea | 2.4 | 2023 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Comoros | 2.22 | 2023 | up 2,675.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Eritrea | 1.87 | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Tuvalu | 1.43 | 2023 | down 80.8% | falling |
| 191 | Niger | 0.77 | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Samoa | 0.27 | 2023 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 193 | South Sudan | 0.18 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 194 | Central African Republic | 0.03 | 2023 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Dominica | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Kiribati | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Nauru | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Guadeloupe | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |