Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at...
Countries reporting
217
Highest
3.12 billion kg
China
Lowest
0 kg
Niue
Median
5.01 million kg
Years covered
90
1961–2050
Data points
14,463
What the numbers show
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises is currently reported for 217 countries. The highest value is 3.12 billion kg in China; the lowest is 0 kg in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.01 million kg, and the mean is 90.56 million kg.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 3,344.9%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Nutrient nitrogen N: Nitrogen fertilizer … fertilizer volatilises: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3.12 billion kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 3.10 billion kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 3 | OECD | 2.94 billion kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 191.84 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 4 | India | 2.77 billion kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Türkiye | 172.63 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 853.99 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 135.62 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 6 | USSR | 777.80 million kg | 1991 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Syrian Arab Republic | 45.87 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Pakistan | 631.76 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 35.98 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 373.34 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 226.79 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 9 | United Republic of Tanzania | 25.41 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 10 | France | 223.48 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 10 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 21.19 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 204.88 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 198.12 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 12 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 3.68 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Egypt | 182.84 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 13 | Melanesia | 2.76 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 14 | Argentina | 178.23 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.35 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Germany | 170.34 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 2.16 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 160.42 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.15 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Thailand | 158.02 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Polynesia | 52,516 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Australia and New Zealand | 141.09 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Micronesia | 7,364 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Australia | 129.78 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 4,758 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Philippines | 122.89 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3,806 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 104.82 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 100.79 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 97.40 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 94.47 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 25 | Italy | 79.13 million kg | 2050 | — | flat |
| 26 | South Africa | 71.73 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 27 | Ukraine | 68.75 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Iraq | 67.25 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Belarus | 64.43 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 30 | Morocco | 63.03 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Malaysia | 62.18 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Caribbean | 19.60 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 32 | Nigeria | 60.84 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.09 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Colombia | 57.89 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 13,325 kg | 2023 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 46.79 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Malawi | 41.50 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Serbia | 40.60 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 37 | Turkmenistan | 40.10 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Peru | 39.70 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Japan | 33.76 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 32.71 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Ireland | 32.01 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 42 | Chile | 30.62 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Zambia | 30.32 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Yugoslav SFR | 28.80 million kg | 1991 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 45 | Hungary | 28.51 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 46 | Republic of Korea | 28.40 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 47 | Uruguay | 28.23 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Czechoslovakia | 28.00 million kg | 1992 | down 55.8% | rising |
| 49 | Serbia and Montenegro | 27.70 million kg | 2005 | up 114.7% | rising |
| 50 | Kenya | 27.63 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Romania | 26.80 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 26.52 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 53 | Croatia | 25.55 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 54 | Guatemala | 24.85 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Tunisia | 24.17 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Czechia | 22.20 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 57 | Greece | 21.98 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 58 | Ecuador | 21.84 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 59 | China, Taiwan Province of | 21.14 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 60 | Mali | 20.93 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Paraguay | 19.54 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Denmark | 18.45 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 17.85 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 17.62 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 65 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 17.10 million kg | 1999 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 66 | Sweden | 16.04 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 67 | El Salvador | 15.56 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 68 | Myanmar | 15.10 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Norway | 14.72 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 70 | Finland | 14.65 million kg | 2050 | — | flat |
| 71 | Belgium | 14.35 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 13.45 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Honduras | 12.09 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Lithuania | 12.07 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 75 | Sudan | 12.05 million kg | 2023 | up 163.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | 11.87 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 77 | New Zealand | 11.31 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 10.83 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 79 | Austria | 10.06 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 9.98 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 9.81 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Portugal | 9.33 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 83 | Cameroon | 9.00 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Sudan (former) | 8.76 million kg | 2011 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 85 | Slovakia | 8.38 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 86 | Mozambique | 8.17 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Afghanistan | 7.92 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Somalia | 7.67 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Algeria | 7.65 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 90 | Libya | 7.63 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Switzerland | 7.25 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 92 | Cuba | 7.01 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Yemen | 6.41 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Ghana | 6.38 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Cambodia | 6.24 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Armenia | 5.76 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Israel | 5.39 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 98 | Senegal | 5.29 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 5.21 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.01 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 101 | Albania | 4.79 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Niger | 4.59 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Latvia | 4.31 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 104 | Angola | 4.24 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Georgia | 3.88 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.85 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Panama | 3.69 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 108 | Madagascar | 3.68 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 3.32 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Ethiopia PDR | 3.01 million kg | 1992 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Slovenia | 2.89 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 112 | North Macedonia | 2.61 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 113 | Chad | 2.48 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Uganda | 2.28 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Estonia | 2.22 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | 2.04 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Lebanon | 1.97 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 1.90 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Guinea | 1.78 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Botswana | 1.75 million kg | 2023 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Iceland | 1.68 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 1.56 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Liberia | 1.54 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Jordan | 1.52 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Nepal | 1.49 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Rwanda | 1.46 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Guyana | 1.39 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 128 | Luxembourg | 1.36 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 129 | Eswatini | 1.04 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 130 | Mongolia | 980,044 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Palestine | 943,009 kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 132 | Mauritius | 911,233 kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 133 | Suriname | 844,950 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Burundi | 792,167 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Haiti | 786,397 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Fiji | 753,609 kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 137 | Gambia | 729,450 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Trinidad and Tobago | 706,667 kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 139 | Cyprus | 662,825 kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 140 | Lesotho | 654,826 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Jamaica | 629,280 kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 142 | Belize | 579,425 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Namibia | 564,267 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Oman | 509,622 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Mauritania | 505,003 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Sierra Leone | 364,700 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Bhutan | 270,050 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 268,950 kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Puerto Rico | 250,310 kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 150 | Montenegro | 226,792 kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 151 | Eritrea | 210,300 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Gabon | 151,267 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Barbados | 142,360 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Benin | 133,333 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Central African Republic | 119,412 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 156 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 118,584 kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 112,092 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 158 | French Guiana | 106,049 kg | 2023 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Bahrain | 98,566 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Togo | 78,826 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Kuwait | 63,964 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Qatar | 63,964 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Malta | 61,152 kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 164 | French Polynesia | 48,046 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Dominica | 47,280 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Martinique | 46,974 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Bahamas | 45,211 kg | 2021 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Faroe Islands | 41,662 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Réunion | 38,904 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Lucia | 31,071 kg | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Equatorial Guinea | 30,067 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Brunei Darussalam | 25,864 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Congo | 22,633 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Maldives | 20,773 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Greenland | 14,821 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Grenada | 13,706 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13,314 kg | 2023 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Comoros | 10,635 kg | 2023 | up 3,344.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9,790 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Seychelles | 9,100 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Djibouti | 5,238 kg | 2023 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Singapore | 4,230 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3,640 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Palau | 3,557 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Cook Islands | 2,590 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Samoa | 1,879 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Bermuda | 1,361 kg | 2023 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,120 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 122.4 kg | 2023 | down 78.1% | falling |
| 190 | Aruba | 0 kg | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Kiribati | 0 kg | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Nauru | 0 kg | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Solomon Islands | 0 kg | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 190 | South Sudan | 0 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Tonga | 0 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Vanuatu | 0 kg | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Guadeloupe | 0 kg | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Niue | 0 kg | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 13.59 billion kg
- Asia 8.41 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 10.53 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 469.94 million kg
- Southern Asia 3.84 billion kg
- Eastern Asia 3.21 billion kg
- Annex I countries 3.06 billion kg
- Americas 2.87 billion kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1.57 billion kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.57 billion kg
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 26.19 million kg
- Europe 1.46 billion kg
- Northern America 1.30 billion kg
- South America 1.27 billion kg
- Middle Africa 17.20 million kg
- United States of America 1.08 billion kg
- European Union (27) 988.26 million kg
- South-eastern Asia 875.78 million kg
- Africa 712.32 million kg
- Eastern Europe 504.10 million kg
- Western Europe 453.36 million kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 442.15 million kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 427.00 million kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 382.05 million kg
- Western Asia 331.84 million kg
- Southern Europe 285.49 million kg
- Northern Africa 285.33 million kg
- Central America 275.53 million kg
- Northern Europe 216.98 million kg
- Eastern Africa 214.68 million kg
- Central Asia 149.29 million kg
- Oceania 143.92 million kg
- Western Africa 121.13 million kg
- Southern Africa 73.99 million kg
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).