Nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrogen fertilizer use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
201
Highest
413.9 % change on previous year
North Korea
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Guadeloupe
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
9,908
What the numbers show
Nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 413.9 % change on previous year in North Korea; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Guadeloupe.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is 11.35 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 110 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 53,650.7%), and the largest decrease in French Polynesia (down 7,825.8%).
Nitrogen fertilizer use, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Korea | 413.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 6,380.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Malawi | 332.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 53,650.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 315.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 728.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 291 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,825.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Syria | 225.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 390.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Mali | 155.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 498.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Belize | 148.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 8 | South Sudan | 124.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 224.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Lebanon | 106.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,404.7% | volatile |
| 10 | El Salvador | 90.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,443.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Cote d'Ivoire | 89.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,046.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Suriname | 85.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,178.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Namibia | 77.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 393.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Kenya | 73.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 297.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Panama | 71.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 311.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Micronesia (country) | 66.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 195.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Cambodia | 65.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 912.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Laos | 58.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 302.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Cyprus | 54.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 362.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Albania | 52.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 534.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 46.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Mozambique | 46.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 286.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Moldova | 45.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Fiji | 43.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 774.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Cook Islands | 42.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 191.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Thailand | 41.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,590.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Seychelles | 37.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 213.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Mexico | 37.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 245.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Afghanistan | 37.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Maldives | 36.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 337.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Zambia | 35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Portugal | 31.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 778.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Niger | 31.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Finland | 30.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 5,590.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Montenegro | 28.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 165.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 28.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 192.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Cameroon | 25.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 25.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 956.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Yemen | 24.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Chile | 24.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 192.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Uganda | 23.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Turkey | 23.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Guatemala | 21.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,177.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 19.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 200.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 19.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 950.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Paraguay | 16.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 15.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 15.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 140.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 15.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 397.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 15.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Tonga | 15.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Bolivia | 14.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Tanzania | 13.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Canada | 13.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 215.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Switzerland | 12.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Lesotho | 12.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Togo | 12.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Malaysia | 12.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 152.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Kuwait | 11.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Australia | 11.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Poland | 11.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 263.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Botswana | 10.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 8.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Comoros | 7.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 117.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Colombia | 6.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 185.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Belarus | 6.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 250.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 4.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 129.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Greece | 4.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Jordan | 4.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Spain | 3.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Pakistan | 3.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Myanmar | 3.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Germany | 3.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Netherlands | 2.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 121.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Guyana | 2.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Russia | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 238.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Ghana | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 78 | India | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 394.1% | volatile |
| 79 | United Kingdom | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,144.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Romania | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 81 | China | 0.4407 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Rwanda | 0.0993 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Austria | 0.0451 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Sudan | 0.0183 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | United Arab Emirates | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Brunei | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | France | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Faroe Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Greenland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Hong Kong | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Indonesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Iran | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Libya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Morocco | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Madagascar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Mongolia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | New Caledonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Nepal | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Oman | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Palau | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Puerto Rico | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Palestine | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Turkmenistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 85 | United States | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Venezuela | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Vietnam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | French Guiana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Martinique | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Reunion | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Taiwan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Denmark | -0.0122 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Italy | -0.1876 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 111.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Honduras | -0.4186 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Sweden | -0.4868 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 105.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Bangladesh | -0.6969 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Bulgaria | -0.7146 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 103.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Israel | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 128.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Georgia | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 104.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Kazakhstan | -1.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Croatia | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Latvia | -2.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 135.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Lithuania | -2.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 192.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Belgium | -3.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 338.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Bhutan | -3.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Norway | -3.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 450.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Guinea | -4.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Jamaica | -5.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Uruguay | -5.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Brazil | -5.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 130.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Slovakia | -6.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Armenia | -7.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 471.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Samoa | -8.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 101.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Estonia | -8.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 520.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Zimbabwe | -9.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 137.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Mauritius | -10.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Slovenia | -10.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 386.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Gabon | -10.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 518.8% | volatile |
| 166 | USSR | -10.99 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 850.2% | volatile |
| 167 | New Zealand | -12.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 729.7% | volatile |
| 168 | South Korea | -12.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 264.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Serbia | -12.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 184.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Papua New Guinea | -17.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 799.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Ukraine | -18.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 249.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Philippines | -18.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 249.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Ireland | -18.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 203.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Benin | -18.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Hungary | -18.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 292.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Peru | -20.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 312.3% | volatile |
| 177 | South Africa | -22.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 352.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Iceland | -22.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 159.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Barbados | -23.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 755.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Haiti | -24.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Czechia | -26.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,091.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Nigeria | -28.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 170.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Argentina | -28.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 496.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Tunisia | -31.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 185 | French Polynesia | -31.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7,825.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Angola | -40.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 879.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Bermuda | -44.44 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 161.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Congo | -45.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 586.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Ecuador | -48.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 634.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -48.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 202.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Eritrea | -52.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 259.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Bahrain | -59.35 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 170.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Cuba | -65.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 456.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Senegal | -84.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 929.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Aruba | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 640.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Dominica | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 168.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Kiribati | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 314.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Solomon Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 307.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Vanuatu | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 195 | Guadeloupe | -100 % change on previous year | 2003 | down 33.3% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrogen fertilizer use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrogen fertilizer use. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.