Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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
203
Highest
31.25 billion kg
China
Lowest
0 kg
Niue
Median
50.11 million kg
Years covered
90
1961–2050
Data points
13,449
What the numbers show
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 31.25 billion kg in China; the lowest is 0 kg in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 50.11 million kg, and the mean is 950.48 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 (total) — Synthetic fertilizers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 31.25 billion kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 31.03 billion kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 3 | OECD | 29.42 billion kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 4 | India | 27.69 billion kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Türkiye | 1.73 billion kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 8.54 billion kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 1.36 billion kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 6 | USSR | 7.78 billion kg | 1991 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Pakistan | 6.32 billion kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 3.73 billion kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 2.27 billion kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 10 | France | 2.23 billion kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 2.05 billion kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 1.98 billion kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 13 | Egypt | 1.83 billion kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 14 | Argentina | 1.78 billion kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Germany | 1.70 billion kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 1.60 billion kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11.54 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Thailand | 1.58 billion kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.41 billion kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Australia | 1.30 billion kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 47,584 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Philippines | 1.23 billion kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Poland | 1.05 billion kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.01 billion kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 974.02 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 944.68 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 25 | Italy | 791.33 million kg | 2050 | — | flat |
| 26 | South Africa | 717.27 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 27 | Ukraine | 687.49 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 28 | Iraq | 672.48 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Belarus | 644.33 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 30 | Morocco | 630.35 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Malaysia | 621.79 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Nigeria | 608.40 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Colombia | 578.93 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Cabo Verde | 133,247 kg | 2023 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 467.87 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Malawi | 415.04 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Serbia | 405.98 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 37 | Turkmenistan | 401.02 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Peru | 397.03 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Japan | 337.64 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 327.09 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Ireland | 320.11 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 42 | Chile | 306.17 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Zambia | 303.19 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Yugoslav SFR | 288.00 million kg | 1991 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 45 | Hungary | 285.10 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 46 | Republic of Korea | 283.96 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 47 | Uruguay | 282.29 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Czechoslovakia | 280.00 million kg | 1992 | down 55.8% | rising |
| 49 | Serbia and Montenegro | 276.95 million kg | 2005 | up 114.7% | rising |
| 50 | Kenya | 276.34 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Romania | 268.00 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 265.17 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 53 | Croatia | 255.48 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 54 | Guatemala | 248.53 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Tunisia | 241.72 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Czechia | 222.01 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 57 | Greece | 219.81 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 58 | Ecuador | 218.44 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 59 | China, Taiwan Province of | 211.43 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 60 | Mali | 209.26 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Paraguay | 195.39 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Denmark | 184.48 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 178.46 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 176.16 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 65 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 171.00 million kg | 1999 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 66 | Sweden | 160.40 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 67 | El Salvador | 155.61 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 68 | Myanmar | 150.98 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Norway | 147.21 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 70 | Finland | 146.49 million kg | 2050 | — | flat |
| 71 | Belgium | 143.51 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 134.54 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Honduras | 120.92 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Lithuania | 120.73 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 75 | Sudan | 120.48 million kg | 2023 | up 163.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | 118.69 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 77 | New Zealand | 113.13 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 108.28 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 79 | Austria | 100.61 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 99.83 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 98.12 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Portugal | 93.31 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 83 | Cameroon | 90.03 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Sudan (former) | 87.55 million kg | 2011 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 85 | Slovakia | 83.78 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 86 | Mozambique | 81.74 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Afghanistan | 79.22 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Somalia | 76.68 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Algeria | 76.51 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 90 | Libya | 76.27 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Switzerland | 72.47 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 92 | Cuba | 70.05 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Yemen | 64.14 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Ghana | 63.84 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Cambodia | 62.43 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Armenia | 57.63 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Israel | 53.90 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 98 | Senegal | 52.87 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 52.07 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 50.11 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 101 | Albania | 47.88 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Niger | 45.94 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Latvia | 43.09 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 104 | Angola | 42.42 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Georgia | 38.83 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38.48 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Panama | 36.85 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 108 | Madagascar | 36.84 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 33.20 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Ethiopia PDR | 30.10 million kg | 1992 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Slovenia | 28.88 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 112 | North Macedonia | 26.14 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 113 | Chad | 24.82 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Uganda | 22.78 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Estonia | 22.20 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | 20.45 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Lebanon | 19.75 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 18.97 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Guinea | 17.82 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Botswana | 17.55 million kg | 2023 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Iceland | 16.80 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 15.64 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Liberia | 15.43 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Jordan | 15.17 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Nepal | 14.93 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Rwanda | 14.59 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Guyana | 13.90 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 128 | Luxembourg | 13.64 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 129 | Eswatini | 10.39 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 130 | Mongolia | 9.80 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Palestine | 9.43 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 132 | Mauritius | 9.11 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 133 | Suriname | 8.45 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Burundi | 7.92 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Haiti | 7.86 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Fiji | 7.54 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 137 | Gambia | 7.29 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.07 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 139 | Cyprus | 6.63 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 140 | Lesotho | 6.55 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Jamaica | 6.29 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 142 | Belize | 5.79 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Namibia | 5.64 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Oman | 5.10 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Mauritania | 5.05 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Sierra Leone | 3.65 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Bhutan | 2.70 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.69 million kg | 2023 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Puerto Rico | 2.50 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 150 | Montenegro | 2.27 million kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 151 | Eritrea | 2.10 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Gabon | 1.51 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Barbados | 1.42 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Benin | 1.33 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Central African Republic | 1.19 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 156 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 1.19 million kg | 2050 | — | falling |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 1.12 million kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 158 | French Guiana | 1.06 million kg | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 159 | Bahrain | 985,662 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Togo | 788,262 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Kuwait | 639,640 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Qatar | 639,640 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Malta | 611,521 kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 164 | French Polynesia | 480,465 kg | 2050 | — | rising |
| 165 | Dominica | 472,800 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Martinique | 469,735 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Bahamas | 452,114 kg | 2021 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Faroe Islands | 416,623 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Réunion | 389,040 kg | 2023 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Lucia | 310,708 kg | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Equatorial Guinea | 300,667 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Brunei Darussalam | 258,644 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Congo | 226,333 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Maldives | 207,727 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Greenland | 148,208 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Grenada | 137,060 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 133,140 kg | 2023 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 178 | Comoros | 106,353 kg | 2023 | up 3,344.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97,900 kg | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Seychelles | 91,000 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Djibouti | 52,377 kg | 2023 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Singapore | 42,295 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 36,400 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Palau | 35,574 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Cook Islands | 25,902 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Samoa | 18,792 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Bermuda | 13,612 kg | 2023 | down 74.4% | falling |
| 188 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11,200 kg | 2050 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 1,224 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 135.91 billion kg
- Asia 84.05 billion kg
- Non-Annex I countries 105.33 billion kg
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.70 billion kg
- Southern Asia 38.40 billion kg
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.92 billion kg
- Eastern Asia 32.09 billion kg
- Annex I countries 30.57 billion kg
- Americas 28.70 billion kg
- Syrian Arab Republic 458.65 million kg
- Latin America and the Caribbean 15.67 billion kg
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 359.80 million kg
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 15.65 billion kg
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 261.88 million kg
- Europe 14.60 billion kg
- United Republic of Tanzania 254.05 million kg
- Northern America 13.03 billion kg
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 211.91 million kg
- South America 12.72 billion kg
- Middle Africa 172.03 million kg
- United States of America 10.76 billion kg
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 36.76 million kg
- European Union (27) 9.88 billion kg
- Melanesia 27.63 million kg
- South-Eastern Asia 8.76 billion kg
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 23.54 million kg
- Africa 7.12 billion kg
- Republic of Moldova 21.64 million kg
- Eastern Europe 5.04 billion kg
- Western Europe 4.53 billion kg
- Polynesia 525,159 kg
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4.42 billion kg
- Micronesia 73,639 kg
- Sub-Saharan Africa 4.27 billion kg
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3.82 billion kg
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 38,065 kg
- Western Asia 3.32 billion kg
- Southern Europe 2.85 billion kg
- Northern Africa 2.85 billion kg
- Central America 2.76 billion 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).