Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
215
Highest
413.94 % change on previous year
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Niue
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
12,629
What the numbers show
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, annual growth rate is currently reported for 215 countries. The highest value is 413.94 % change on previous year in Democratic People's Republic of Korea; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is 11.89 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 93 countries rose and 120 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 53,750.5%), and the largest decrease in French Polynesia (down 6,867.7%).
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 413.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 6,381.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Somalia | 409.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 199.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Malawi | 332.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 53,750.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 326.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 753.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 290.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,824.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Syrian Arab Republic | 225.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 390.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Mali | 155.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 498.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Belize | 148.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 9 | South Sudan | 124.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 224.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Lebanon | 106.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,404.7% | volatile |
| 11 | El Salvador | 90.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,443.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Côte d'Ivoire | 89.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,045.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 87.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 228.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Suriname | 85.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,180.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Namibia | 77.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 393.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Kenya | 73.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 297.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Panama | 71.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 311.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Cambodia | 65.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 912.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 58.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 302.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Cyprus | 54.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 362.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Albania | 52.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 534.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 46.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Mozambique | 46.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 286.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Republic of Moldova | 45.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Fiji | 43.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 772.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Timor-Leste | 43.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 724.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Cook Islands | 42.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 190.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Thailand | 41.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,590.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Mexico | 37.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 245.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Seychelles | 37.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 213.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 37.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Maldives | 36.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 339.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Zambia | 35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 31.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 779.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Niger | 31.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Finland | 30.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 5,590.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Montenegro | 28.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 164.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 28.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 192.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Cameroon | 25.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 25.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 956.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Yemen | 24.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Chile | 24.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 192.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Uganda | 23.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Türkiye | 23.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Guatemala | 21.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,177.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 19.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 200.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Micronesia | 19.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 19.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 950.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Paraguay | 16.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 15.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 15.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 140.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Cabo Verde | 15.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 412.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 15.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Tonga | 15.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 14.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 56 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Ethiopia PDR | 13.58 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 227.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Canada | 13.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 215.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Switzerland | 12.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Lesotho | 12.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Togo | 12.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Malaysia | 12.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 152.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Kuwait | 11.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Australia | 11.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Poland | 11.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 263.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Botswana | 10.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 8.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Comoros | 7.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 118.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Australia and New Zealand | 7.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Colombia | 6.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 185.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Belarus | 6.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 250.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 4.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 129.9% | volatile |
| 73 | OECD | 4.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,173.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Greece | 4.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Jordan | 4.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Spain | 3.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Pakistan | 3.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Myanmar | 3.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Germany | 3.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 121.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Guyana | 2.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Russian Federation | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 238.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Ghana | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 84 | India | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 394.1% | volatile |
| 85 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,144.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Romania | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 87 | China, mainland | 0.4406 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 88 | China | 0.4383 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Rwanda | 0.098 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Austria | 0.0444 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Sudan | 0.0185 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0032 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0032 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Madagascar | 0.0011 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Bahamas | 0 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Egypt | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | France | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Faroe Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Gambia | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Grenada | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Greenland | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Indonesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Iraq | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Japan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Liberia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Libya | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Saint Lucia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Morocco | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Mongolia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Mauritania | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | New Caledonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Oman | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Palau | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Puerto Rico | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Palestine, State of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Qatar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Sierra Leone | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Eswatini | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Chad | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Tuvalu | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | French Guiana | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Martinique | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Viet Nam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Réunion | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Nepal | -0.0004 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Tajikistan | -0.0004 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Denmark | -0.0122 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Italy | -0.1876 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 111.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Honduras | -0.418 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Sweden | -0.4868 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 105.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Bangladesh | -0.6967 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Bulgaria | -0.7147 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 103.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Israel | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 128.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Georgia | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 104.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Kazakhstan | -1.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Croatia | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Latvia | -2.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 135.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Lithuania | -2.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 192.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Czechoslovakia | -2.71 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 187.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Belgium | -3.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 338.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Bhutan | -3.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Norway | -3.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 450.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Guinea | -4.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Jamaica | -5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Uruguay | -5.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Brazil | -5.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 130.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Slovakia | -6.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Armenia | -7.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 471.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Estonia | -8.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 520.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Serbia and Montenegro | -9.03 % change on previous year | 2005 | down 110.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Zimbabwe | -9.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 137.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Samoa | -10.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Mauritius | -10.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Slovenia | -10.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 386.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Gabon | -10.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 516.3% | volatile |
| 175 | USSR | -10.99 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 850.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Melanesia | -11.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,070.9% | volatile |
| 177 | New Zealand | -12.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 729.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Republic of Korea | -12.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 264.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Serbia | -12.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 184.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Papua New Guinea | -17.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 799.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Ukraine | -18.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 249.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Philippines | -18.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 249.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Ireland | -18.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 203.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Benin | -18.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Hungary | -18.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 292.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Peru | -20.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 312.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Polynesia | -22.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 492.4% | volatile |
| 188 | South Africa | -22.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 352.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Iceland | -22.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 159.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Barbados | -23.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 763.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Haiti | -24.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Czechia | -26.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,092.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Nigeria | -28.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 170.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Argentina | -28.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 496.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Tunisia | -31.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 196 | French Polynesia | -31.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6,867.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Sudan (former) | -32.35 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 128.5% | volatile |
| 198 | Yugoslav SFR | -34.8 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 341.8% | volatile |
| 199 | Angola | -40.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 880.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Bermuda | -45.08 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 165.1% | volatile |
| 201 | Congo | -45.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 599.2% | volatile |
| 202 | Ecuador | -48.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 634.6% | volatile |
| 203 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -48.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 202.2% | volatile |
| 204 | Eritrea | -52.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 259.9% | volatile |
| 205 | Cuba | -65.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 456.1% | volatile |
| 206 | Senegal | -84.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 929.5% | volatile |
| 207 | Aruba | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 207 | Antigua and Barbuda | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 568.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Bahrain | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,499.6% | volatile |
| 207 | Dominica | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 168.5% | volatile |
| 207 | Kiribati | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Solomon Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 310.7% | volatile |
| 207 | Vanuatu | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 207 | Guadeloupe | -100 % change on previous year | 2003 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Niue | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 200.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Africa 43.91 % change on previous year
- Central America 33.28 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 26.08 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 23.98 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 21.86 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 16.89 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 15.92 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia 9.54 % change on previous year
- Africa 8.78 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 8.56 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 7.39 % change on previous year
- Oceania 7.28 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 4.88 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 3.73 % change on previous year
- Asia 2.94 % change on previous year
- Northern America 2.63 % change on previous year
- Annex I countries 2.45 % change on previous year
- World 1.96 % change on previous year
- Non-Annex I countries 1.76 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 1.48 % change on previous year
- Western Europe 1.24 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 0.5641 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia 0.3741 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe 0.2416 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) 0.1504 % change on previous year
- United States of America 0 % change on previous year
- Americas -0.3209 % change on previous year
- Europe -1.22 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa -1.62 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe -1.82 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -2.67 % change on previous year
- Latin America and the Caribbean -3.93 % change on previous year
- Caribbean -5.87 % change on previous year
- South America -9.16 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa -19.03 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.