Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland by country
Application of phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.
Countries reporting
201
Highest
257.21 kilograms per hectare
Faroe Islands
Lowest
0 kilograms per hectare
Cook Islands
Median
10.66 kilograms per hectare
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,965
What the numbers show
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 257.21 kilograms per hectare in Faroe Islands; the lowest is 0 kilograms per hectare in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.66 kilograms per hectare, and the mean is 17.24 kilograms per hectare.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 109 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 3,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroe Islands | 257.21 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Kuwait | 185 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 339.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Taiwan | 130.81 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 117.63 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Belize | 83.55 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 6 | China | 73.4 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 73.17 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 27.1% | flat |
| 8 | Brazil | 69.99 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Japan | 63.56 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 10 | Egypt | 59.07 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 11 | Bermuda | 57.02 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Vietnam | 55.42 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 13 | South Korea | 51.55 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 38.2% | rising |
| 14 | French Guiana | 50.09 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 15 | Paraguay | 49.72 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 16 | India | 49.35 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Qatar | 44.46 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 18 | New Caledonia | 40.82 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Uruguay | 40.66 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 40.18 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 21 | Chile | 36.55 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Thailand | 36.22 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Cyprus | 35.81 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 34.52 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Montenegro | 33.16 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 26 | Pakistan | 32.1 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 30.82 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 28 | Turkey | 30.7 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 29 | Canada | 29.36 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 30 | USSR | 28.81 kilograms per hectare | 1991 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 28.7 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 32 | Guyana | 27.43 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Serbia | 26.69 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 34 | Norway | 24.67 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 35 | Burundi | 24.47 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 405.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Romania | 23.82 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 37 | United States | 23.73 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 38 | Slovenia | 23.46 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 39 | Brunei | 23.2 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 205.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 22.29 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 22.03 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Honduras | 21.96 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 43 | South Africa | 21.67 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 44 | Lebanon | 21.52 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.33 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 150.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Eswatini | 20.95 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 47 | Guatemala | 20.59 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 48 | Portugal | 20.28 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 49 | Belarus | 19.43 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Oman | 18.71 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Palestine | 18.55 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 52 | Nepal | 18.35 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Philippines | 18.23 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Singapore | 18.06 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Malaysia | 17.86 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 56 | Argentina | 17.62 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Turkmenistan | 17.37 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 499.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Albania | 17.35 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Australia | 17.23 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 60 | Greece | 16.95 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 61 | Uzbekistan | 16.94 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 62.3% | flat |
| 62 | Latvia | 16.74 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 63 | Seychelles | 16.5 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 120.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Poland | 16.46 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 65 | Mexico | 16.36 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 66 | New Zealand | 16.3 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 67 | Bahamas | 16.24 kilograms per hectare | 2021 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 68 | Lithuania | 16.11 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.71 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 98.6% | rising |
| 70 | Bahrain | 15.54 kilograms per hectare | 2022 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Ireland | 15.35 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 72 | Panama | 15.26 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 73 | Maldives | 14.8 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Tunisia | 14.73 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 75 | Spain | 14.68 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 41.9% | rising |
| 76 | Mauritius | 14.56 kilograms per hectare | 2022 | down 66.8% | rising |
| 77 | Georgia | 14.54 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 78 | El Salvador | 14.27 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 79 | Iraq | 14.07 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Slovakia | 13.77 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 81 | Kenya | 13.47 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Indonesia | 13.19 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Botswana | 13.02 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 843.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Austria | 12.81 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 85 | Cambodia | 12.71 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Hungary | 12.67 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Israel | 12.58 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 88 | Saint Lucia | 12.1 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 89 | France | 12.09 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Jordan | 12.04 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Zambia | 11.97 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 92 | United Kingdom | 11.73 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 93 | Suriname | 11.53 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Czechia | 11.43 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 29.8% | rising |
| 95 | Morocco | 11.42 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Ecuador | 11.02 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Jamaica | 10.96 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 98 | Germany | 10.83 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Malawi | 10.81 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Libya | 10.69 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Belgium | 10.66 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Sweden | 10.6 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Italy | 10.55 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 104 | Ethiopia | 10.51 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 105 | Finland | 10.5 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Benin | 10.28 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 729.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Denmark | 9.9 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 108 | Laos | 9.81 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Switzerland | 9.77 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Peru | 9.76 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Rwanda | 9.63 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 252.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Malta | 9.39 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Estonia | 9.37 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 114 | Iceland | 9.25 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 83.6% | falling |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 8.99 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Gabon | 8.85 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 490.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Nicaragua | 8.66 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Netherlands | 8.15 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Moldova | 8.12 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 120 | North Macedonia | 7.88 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 121 | Myanmar | 7.14 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 567.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.93 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Algeria | 6.89 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Reunion | 6.79 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Djibouti | 6.72 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Ukraine | 6.42 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Barbados | 6.33 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 603.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Iran | 6.25 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Luxembourg | 6.19 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 130 | Russia | 6.05 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 131 | Fiji | 5.96 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Sri Lanka | 5.37 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 71.9% | rising |
| 133 | Tanzania | 4.81 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.38 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Burkina Faso | 4.33 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Bolivia | 4.04 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Aruba | 3.48 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Grenada | 3.48 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Puerto Rico | 3.48 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.48 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Togo | 3.45 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Ghana | 3.31 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Tajikistan | 2.93 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Mozambique | 2.71 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 515.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Syria | 2.71 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Venezuela | 2.63 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Micronesia (country) | 2.4 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 148 | French Polynesia | 2.26 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 149 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.99 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Liberia | 1.99 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Mauritania | 1.99 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | 1.99 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 541.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Afghanistan | 1.97 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 418.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.89 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Cameroon | 1.72 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Yemen | 1.67 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Bhutan | 1.57 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Haiti | 1.56 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Congo | 1.54 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 165.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Gambia | 1.49 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 727.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Armenia | 1.45 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Lesotho | 1.43 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 142.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Kazakhstan | 1.4 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Sudan | 1.27 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 807.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.24 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.24 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 165 | Chad | 1.24 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Madagascar | 1.11 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Zimbabwe | 1.05 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 87.9% | falling |
| 170 | Nigeria | 1.03 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 139.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Angola | 1 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Senegal | 0.91 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Mali | 0.84 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Namibia | 0.69 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Comoros | 0.64 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 3,100.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Cuba | 0.59 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Uganda | 0.55 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Sierra Leone | 0.5 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Tonga | 0.4 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Tuvalu | 0.38 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 82.0% | falling |
| 181 | Cape Verde | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 182 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.28 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Niger | 0.19 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Palau | 0.12 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Guinea | 0.02 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Samoa | 0.01 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Central African Republic | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Dominica | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Dominican Republic | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Eritrea | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Kiribati | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Mongolia | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Nauru | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 187 | North Korea | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Solomon Islands | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 187 | South Sudan | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Vanuatu | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Guadeloupe | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Martinique | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Cook Islands | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Application of phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.