Nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of GDP by country
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
0 tonnes per US$ of GDP
Malawi
Lowest
0 tonnes per US$ of GDP
Vanuatu
Median
0 tonnes per US$ of GDP
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,433
What the numbers show
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Malawi; the lowest is 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 126 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 5,465.7%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 180.1% | falling |
| 2 | Turkmenistan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Pakistan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Zambia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Belarus | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 7 | Tajikistan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 638.1% | volatile |
| 8 | India | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 9 | Belize | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Ukraine | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 11 | Thailand | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 12 | Moldova | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Vietnam | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Laos | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Suriname | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 220.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Nicaragua | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Cambodia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Egypt | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Paraguay | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Honduras | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Sudan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 184.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Brazil | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 77.7% | falling |
| 27 | Serbia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 28 | Benin | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 594.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Togo | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Mozambique | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Mongolia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Uruguay | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 34 | Tanzania | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Gambia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 5,465.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Indonesia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Mali | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Burundi | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Iran | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Nepal | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Argentina | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Latvia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 44 | Guatemala | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 45 | Turkey | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Namibia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 158.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Lithuania | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 48 | Eswatini | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Morocco | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Kenya | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Myanmar | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Philippines | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 54 | New Zealand | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Poland | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Canada | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Georgia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 59 | China | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Tunisia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Romania | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Hungary | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Australia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 60.7% | falling |
| 65 | Colombia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Venezuela | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 67 | El Salvador | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 68 | South Africa | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Russia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Albania | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Rwanda | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Croatia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Lesotho | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Malaysia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Ghana | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Estonia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Chad | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Madagascar | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Botswana | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Fiji | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Peru | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Cameroon | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Papua New Guinea | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Guyana | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Slovakia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Lebanon | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Syria | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Mexico | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Guinea | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 133.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Chile | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Greece | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Ecuador | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Czechia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Liberia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Armenia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Jordan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Iraq | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 103 | France | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Ireland | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Denmark | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Niger | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Spain | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Finland | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Panama | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 112 | United States | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Bolivia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Cuba | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Slovenia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Mauritius | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Sweden | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Libya | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Portugal | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Palestine | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Gabon | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 293.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Algeria | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Iceland | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Eritrea | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Kazakhstan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Senegal | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 128 | United Kingdom | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Cyprus | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Italy | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Uganda | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Germany | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Bhutan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Saudi Arabia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Norway | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 137 | Austria | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Nigeria | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Mauritania | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Montenegro | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 141 | Angola | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Netherlands | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Jamaica | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Belgium | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 145 | Saint Lucia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Oman | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 147 | South Korea | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Tonga | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Grenada | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 150 | Luxembourg | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 151 | Congo | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 170.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Japan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Comoros | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 2,590.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Yemen | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2018 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 156 | New Caledonia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Israel | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 158 | Cape Verde | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Switzerland | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Bahamas | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Maldives | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 163 | French Polynesia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Central African Republic | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Palau | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Malta | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 171.9% | volatile |
| 168 | United Arab Emirates | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Tuvalu | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Barbados | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Seychelles | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Haiti | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Brunei | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 316.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Kuwait | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Djibouti | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Micronesia (country) | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Puerto Rico | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 179 | Samoa | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Qatar | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Greenland | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Faroe Islands | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Bermuda | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Hong Kong | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 185 | Bahrain | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Singapore | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Aruba | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Dominica | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Kiribati | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Solomon Islands | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Vanuatu | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.