Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) — UNFCCC 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
42
Highest
2.91 billion kg
Canada
Lowest
163,829 kg
Liechtenstein
Median
248.22 million kg
Years covered
31
1990–2020
Data points
1,290

What the numbers show

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) — UNFCCC is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 2.91 billion kg in Canada; the lowest is 163,829 kg in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 248.22 million kg, and the mean is 513.41 million kg.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17,762.

Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 151.2%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 22.6%).

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Canada 2.91 billion kg 2020 up 51.2% rising
2 France 2.04 billion kg 2020 down 6.7% falling
3 Ukraine 1.95 billion kg 2020 up 151.2% volatile
4 Russian Federation 1.92 billion kg 2020 up 60.7% rising
5 Australia 1.51 billion kg 2020 up 54.2% rising
6 Germany 1.36 billion kg 2020 down 16.7% falling
7 Spain 1.06 billion kg 2020 up 12.6% falling
8 Poland 1.03 billion kg 2020 up 0.6% rising
9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 951.28 million kg 2020 down 13.4% falling
10 Italy 577.45 million kg 2020 up 9.4% falling
11 New Zealand 470.00 million kg 2020 up 37.8% rising
12 Romania 468.89 million kg 2020 up 53.4% rising
13 Belarus 461.90 million kg 2020 down 12.8% rising
14 Hungary 443.23 million kg 2020 up 57.7% rising
15 South Africa 427.00 million kg 2015 up 23.0% flat
16 Ireland 379.52 million kg 2020 up 4.7% falling
17 Japan 374.70 million kg 2020 down 8.5% falling
18 Bulgaria 364.33 million kg 2020 up 83.0% rising
19 Nigeria 336.61 million kg 2015 up 57.9% rising
20 Czechia 285.44 million kg 2020 up 5.6% rising
21 Denmark 252.05 million kg 2020 up 26.5% falling
22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 244.39 million kg 2020 up 10.1% falling
23 Sweden 215.17 million kg 2020 up 28.1% falling
24 Greece 202.94 million kg 2020 down 4.7% falling
25 Lithuania 199.00 million kg 2020 up 39.0% rising
26 Belgium 157.21 million kg 2020 up 5.3% flat
27 Finland 139.32 million kg 2020 down 11.0% falling
28 Slovak Republic 127.68 million kg 2020 up 19.9% rising
29 Austria 106.95 million kg 2020 up 20.9% falling
30 Norway 105.88 million kg 2020 up 24.5% falling
31 Portugal 105.33 million kg 2020 up 5.1% falling
32 Croatia 98.96 million kg 2020 down 9.5% falling
33 Latvia 84.30 million kg 2020 up 41.7% rising
34 Kazakhstan 56.80 million kg 2020 up 39.4% volatile
35 Estonia 41.49 million kg 2020 up 44.9% rising
36 Switzerland 41.07 million kg 2020 down 22.6% falling
37 Slovenia 27.69 million kg 2020 up 0.7% falling
38 Luxembourg 13.09 million kg 2020 down 4.4% falling
39 Iceland 11.41 million kg 2020 up 4.9% flat
40 Cyprus 7.80 million kg 2020 down 16.7% falling
41 Malta 586,140 kg 2020 up 6.2% flat
42 Liechtenstein 163,829 kg 2020 down 6.2% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) — UNFCCC
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
44 places, 1,290 data points, 1990–2020
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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).