Ammonia emissions — Agricultural ammonia (NH3) by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
3.78 million Tonnes
Brazil
Lowest
14.93 Tonnes
Chile
Median
66,731 Tonnes
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
1,475
What the numbers show
Ammonia emissions — Agricultural ammonia (NH3) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 3.78 million Tonnes in Brazil; the lowest is 14.93 Tonnes in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 66,731 Tonnes, and the mean is 303,660 Tonnes.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 223.9%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 23.6%).
Ammonia emissions — Agricultural ammonia: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3.78 million Tonnes | 2019 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 1.09 million Tonnes | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 3 | Mexico | 646,647 Tonnes | 2020 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 4 | France | 527,323 Tonnes | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 5 | Germany | 526,950 Tonnes | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 6 | Canada | 462,639 Tonnes | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 420,783 Tonnes | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 403,321 Tonnes | 2023 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 349,233 Tonnes | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 10 | Ukraine | 192,106 Tonnes | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 11 | Romania | 148,703 Tonnes | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 12 | Ireland | 115,547 Tonnes | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 13 | Austria | 69,514 Tonnes | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 14 | Czechia | 68,524 Tonnes | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 15 | Hungary | 66,888 Tonnes | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 16 | Australia | 66,731 Tonnes | 2021 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 63,035 Tonnes | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 18 | Greece | 60,257 Tonnes | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 19 | Belgium | 59,195 Tonnes | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 57,706 Tonnes | 2023 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 21 | Portugal | 51,389 Tonnes | 2023 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 22 | Switzerland | 49,677 Tonnes | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 48,969 Tonnes | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 24 | Norway | 28,522 Tonnes | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 25 | Finland | 26,593 Tonnes | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 26 | Israel | 17,699 Tonnes | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 27 | Cyprus | 6,945 Tonnes | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 5,436 Tonnes | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 29 | Iceland | 4,463 Tonnes | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 30 | Malta | 1,497 Tonnes | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 31 | Chile | 14.93 Tonnes | 2016 | up 223.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States 4.22 million Tonnes
- Türkiye 898,586 Tonnes
- Poland 298,126 Tonnes
- United Kingdom 230,713 Tonnes
- Korea 202,985 Tonnes
- Netherlands 104,969 Tonnes
- Lithuania 32,408 Tonnes
- Slovak Republic 22,094 Tonnes
- Croatia 21,808 Tonnes
- Slovenia 14,725 Tonnes
- Latvia 12,779 Tonnes
- Estonia 9,042 Tonnes