Nitrogen fertilizer use by country
Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.
Countries reporting
196
Highest
24.55 million tonnes
China
Lowest
0 tonnes
Vanuatu
Median
38,518 tonnes
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
10,271
What the numbers show
Nitrogen fertilizer use is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 24.55 million tonnes in China; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 38,518 tonnes, and the mean is 567,866 tonnes.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 9,538.6%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Nitrogen fertilizer use: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 24.55 million tonnes | 2023 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 20.46 million tonnes | 2023 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 11.43 million tonnes | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 6.40 million tonnes | 2023 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 3.81 million tonnes | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Canada | 3.12 million tonnes | 2023 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 2.98 million tonnes | 2023 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Thailand | 2.68 million tonnes | 2023 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Russia | 2.21 million tonnes | 2023 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 2.15 million tonnes | 2023 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Turkey | 1.95 million tonnes | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Vietnam | 1.76 million tonnes | 2023 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 13 | France | 1.73 million tonnes | 2023 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 1.50 million tonnes | 2023 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 1.37 million tonnes | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 16 | Egypt | 1.28 million tonnes | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 1.26 million tonnes | 2023 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Poland | 1.16 million tonnes | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 19 | Germany | 1.04 million tonnes | 2023 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 20 | Ukraine | 993,599 tonnes | 2023 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 961,192 tonnes | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 22 | Iran | 903,185 tonnes | 2023 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 871,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 773,011 tonnes | 2023 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 653,342 tonnes | 2023 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Italy | 569,434 tonnes | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 547,263 tonnes | 2023 | up 218.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 510,576 tonnes | 2023 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Belarus | 490,809 tonnes | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 463,657 tonnes | 2023 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Colombia | 426,134 tonnes | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 32 | South Africa | 420,638 tonnes | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 33 | Malaysia | 398,131 tonnes | 2023 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 34 | New Zealand | 369,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 340,801 tonnes | 2023 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 36 | Japan | 337,600 tonnes | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 38 | Malawi | 273,988 tonnes | 2023 | up 366.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Hungary | 265,491 tonnes | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 258,330 tonnes | 2023 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Chile | 244,877 tonnes | 2023 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Czechia | 237,599 tonnes | 2023 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 43 | Serbia | 232,221 tonnes | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 44 | Zambia | 232,086 tonnes | 2023 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Morocco | 228,500 tonnes | 2023 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Peru | 222,211 tonnes | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 47 | South Korea | 211,405 tonnes | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 48 | Uruguay | 201,843 tonnes | 2023 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Denmark | 196,052 tonnes | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 50 | Netherlands | 189,276 tonnes | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 51 | Tanzania | 188,183 tonnes | 2023 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Sweden | 184,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 53 | Guatemala | 180,501 tonnes | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Greece | 174,442 tonnes | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 55 | Iraq | 169,729 tonnes | 2023 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Kenya | 166,621 tonnes | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Finland | 140,672 tonnes | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 58 | Cambodia | 139,829 tonnes | 2023 | up 177.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Paraguay | 134,521 tonnes | 2023 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Lithuania | 127,381 tonnes | 2023 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 61 | Taiwan | 124,349 tonnes | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 62 | Sudan | 120,477 tonnes | 2023 | up 163.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 119,230 tonnes | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 64 | Venezuela | 115,021 tonnes | 2023 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Slovakia | 107,684 tonnes | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 66 | Belgium | 106,686 tonnes | 2023 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 67 | Norway | 106,137 tonnes | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 68 | Honduras | 104,427 tonnes | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Myanmar | 100,089 tonnes | 2023 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Austria | 97,605 tonnes | 2023 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 96,590 tonnes | 2023 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 72 | Portugal | 89,189 tonnes | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 87,863 tonnes | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 74 | Nigeria | 87,804 tonnes | 2023 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Croatia | 86,849 tonnes | 2023 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 76 | Cote d'Ivoire | 85,600 tonnes | 2023 | up 155.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Ecuador | 83,227 tonnes | 2023 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Latvia | 80,316 tonnes | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 79 | Nepal | 79,991 tonnes | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Ghana | 78,895 tonnes | 2023 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 75,231 tonnes | 2023 | up 969.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 70,400 tonnes | 2023 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Algeria | 70,200 tonnes | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 84 | Moldova | 68,957 tonnes | 2023 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 65,646 tonnes | 2023 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 65,038 tonnes | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Tunisia | 64,485 tonnes | 2023 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 64,472 tonnes | 2023 | up 153.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Laos | 63,991 tonnes | 2023 | up 205.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Syria | 59,235 tonnes | 2023 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Nicaragua | 58,920 tonnes | 2023 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Mozambique | 56,512 tonnes | 2023 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Benin | 54,895 tonnes | 2023 | up 991.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Mongolia | 54,228 tonnes | 2023 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Mali | 53,120 tonnes | 2023 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Georgia | 42,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 85.8% | falling |
| 97 | Cameroon | 40,209 tonnes | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Switzerland | 39,888 tonnes | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 99 | Panama | 38,631 tonnes | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 100 | Estonia | 38,404 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 101 | El Salvador | 37,283 tonnes | 2023 | down 46.1% | rising |
| 102 | Afghanistan | 35,723 tonnes | 2023 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Jordan | 35,494 tonnes | 2023 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 32,285 tonnes | 2023 | up 355.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Israel | 29,329 tonnes | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 106 | Togo | 26,555 tonnes | 2023 | up 185.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Papua New Guinea | 25,216 tonnes | 2023 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Albania | 25,124 tonnes | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Slovenia | 24,912 tonnes | 2023 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24,482 tonnes | 2023 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | 23,077 tonnes | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 112 | North Korea | 21,697 tonnes | 2023 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Namibia | 20,750 tonnes | 2023 | up 168.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Bolivia | 19,640 tonnes | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Angola | 18,128 tonnes | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Botswana | 17,547 tonnes | 2023 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Guinea | 17,034 tonnes | 2023 | up 525.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Chad | 16,921 tonnes | 2023 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Belize | 16,770 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 120 | North Macedonia | 16,436 tonnes | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 121 | Lebanon | 15,604 tonnes | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 122 | Armenia | 15,531 tonnes | 2023 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Rwanda | 15,117 tonnes | 2023 | up 124.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Madagascar | 14,652 tonnes | 2023 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Suriname | 14,001 tonnes | 2023 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Libya | 13,700 tonnes | 2023 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Guyana | 13,662 tonnes | 2023 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 128 | Oman | 12,420 tonnes | 2023 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Uganda | 11,665 tonnes | 2023 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 130 | United Arab Emirates | 11,382 tonnes | 2023 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Cyprus | 8,900 tonnes | 2023 | up 27.5% | falling |
| 133 | Iceland | 8,703 tonnes | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 134 | Senegal | 8,233 tonnes | 2023 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Niger | 8,138 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Eswatini | 7,256 tonnes | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 137 | Burundi | 6,888 tonnes | 2023 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Yemen | 6,610 tonnes | 2023 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Gabon | 5,539 tonnes | 2023 | up 333.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Gambia | 5,494 tonnes | 2023 | up 9,538.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Palestine | 5,478 tonnes | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 142 | Cuba | 5,267 tonnes | 2023 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Mauritius | 4,991 tonnes | 2023 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 144 | Fiji | 4,657 tonnes | 2023 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 145 | Jamaica | 3,549 tonnes | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 146 | Liberia | 2,919 tonnes | 2023 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,690 tonnes | 2023 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | 2,478 tonnes | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Kuwait | 2,425 tonnes | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Lesotho | 2,152 tonnes | 2023 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Mauritania | 1,918 tonnes | 2023 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Qatar | 1,557 tonnes | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Congo | 1,471 tonnes | 2023 | up 130.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Montenegro | 1,317 tonnes | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 155 | Puerto Rico | 1,296 tonnes | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 156 | Eritrea | 1,292 tonnes | 2023 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 157 | French Guiana | 1,060 tonnes | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 158 | Trinidad and Tobago | 928 tonnes | 2023 | down 84.5% | falling |
| 159 | Bhutan | 643 tonnes | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 161 | New Caledonia | 562 tonnes | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 162 | Hong Kong | 546 tonnes | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 163 | South Sudan | 458 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Bahamas | 452 tonnes | 2021 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Reunion | 389 tonnes | 2023 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Haiti | 345 tonnes | 2023 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Equatorial Guinea | 317 tonnes | 2023 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 311 tonnes | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Brunei | 243 tonnes | 2023 | up 247.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Maldives | 238 tonnes | 2023 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 172 | French Polynesia | 198 tonnes | 2023 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 173 | Barbados | 141 tonnes | 2023 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Grenada | 137 tonnes | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 175 | Cape Verde | 133 tonnes | 2023 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 175 | Sao Tome and Principe | 133 tonnes | 2023 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 177 | Comoros | 106 tonnes | 2023 | up 3,433.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 98 tonnes | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Central African Republic | 79 tonnes | 2023 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Tonga | 67 tonnes | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Bahrain | 63 tonnes | 2022 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Djibouti | 52 tonnes | 2023 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Singapore | 41 tonnes | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Seychelles | 40 tonnes | 2023 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Greenland | 23 tonnes | 2023 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Bermuda | 14 tonnes | 2023 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 187 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Samoa | 11 tonnes | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Cook Islands | 10 tonnes | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Palau | 8 tonnes | 2023 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Faroe Islands | 7 tonnes | 2023 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Micronesia (country) | 5 tonnes | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Tuvalu | 1 tonnes | 2023 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 194 | Aruba | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Dominica | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Kiribati | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Nauru | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 194 | Solomon Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 194 | Vanuatu | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 7.78 million tonnes
About this data
Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.