Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland

Name: Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland
Creator: FAOSTAT
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Agricultural use of mineral fertilisers measured as their nitrogen content, divided by the area of cropland.

Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland Annual 195 countries and 1 group 1961 to 2024 Source: FAOSTAT

Highest in 2024 375.2 kg/hae Egypt Lowest in 2024 0.0 kg/hae Tuvalu

World, 2024 71.3 kg/hae Official aggregate published by the source

Countries ranked for 2024 192

192 countries have a value for 2024, the latest period in the data.

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Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland (kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland), 2000 to 2024
Period	World	United States	China	India
2024	71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)	59.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)	191.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)	131.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023	70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)	59.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)	190.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)	121.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022	69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)	59.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)	191.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)	120.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021	71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)	60.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)	196.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)	115.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020	72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)	60.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)	201.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)	121.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019	69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)	59.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)	209.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)	111.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018	69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)	59.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)	218.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)	104.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017	70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)	57.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)	228.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)	100.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016	69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)	58.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)	233.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)	98.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015	68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)	59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)	235.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)	102.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014	69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)	59.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)	235.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)	100.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013	69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)	61.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)	232.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)	98.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012	68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)	62.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)	230.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)	99.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011	68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)	61.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)	225.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)	102.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010	66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)	58.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)	219.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)	97.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009	63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)	54.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)	213.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)	91.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008	62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)	51.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)	210.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)	87.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007	63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)	55.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)	208.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)	85.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006	61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)	57.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)	203.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)	81.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005	59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)	51.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)	200.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)	75.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004	59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)	52.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)	198.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)	68.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003	58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)	54.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)	191.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)	65.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002	56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)	50.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)	190.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)	61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001	54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)	48.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)	171.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)	66.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000	54.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)	48.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)	170.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)	64.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)

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In short

Among the 192 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Egypt (375.2 kg/ha) and the lowest Tuvalu (0.0 kg/ha).
Half of the countries are above 36.3 kg/ha and half below.
From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 90 countries and fell in 76.
The figure for the world was 71.3 kg/ha in 2024, against 69.1 kg/ha in 2019 (+3.2%).

About this measure

Definition: Agricultural use of mineral fertilisers measured as their nitrogen content, divided by the area of cropland.
Unit: Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Frequency: Annual
Changes are shown as: Percent change

Source and dates

Original producer: FAOSTAT
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code: RFN · dataset details · view at source
Selection: Item Code=3102 Element Code=5159
Observation period: 1961 to 2024
Provider update: Not stated by the provider
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution: Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0

All countries in 2024 Every value is for 2024, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

1 Egypt 375.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2 United Arab Emirates 362.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
3 Kuwait 315.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
4 Turkmenistan 304.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
5 Suriname 223.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
6 Uzbekistan 207.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
7 Costa Rica 194.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
8 China 191.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
9 Hong Kong SAR, China 181.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
10 Bangladesh 171.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
11 Ireland 164.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
12 Viet Nam 151.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
13 Belgium 140.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
14 South Korea 135.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
15 India 131.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
16 Dominican Republic 131.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
17 Czechia 128.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
18 Guyana 127.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
19 Norway 122.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
20 Pakistan 121.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
21 United Kingdom 113.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 108.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
23 Georgia 103.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
24 Chile 101.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
25 Oman 99.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
26 Brazil 98.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
27 Croatia 97.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
28 Netherlands 95.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
29 Serbia 95.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
30 France 94.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
31 Colombia 91.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
32 Uruguay 91.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
33 Israel 89.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
34 Iceland 88.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
35 Bulgaria 88.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
36 Denmark 83.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
37 Belarus 82.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
38 Slovakia 81.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
39 Poland 80.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
40 Türkiye 79.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
41 Hungary 79.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
42 Thailand 78.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
43 Mauritius 78.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
44 Australia 78.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
45 Germany 75.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
46 Canada 75.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
47 Sweden 73.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
48 Guatemala 73.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
49 Malta 73.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
50 New Caledonia 72.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
51 Faroe Islands 71.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
52 Montenegro 70.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
53 Belize 69.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
54 Indonesia 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
55 Greece 67.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
56 Botswana 67.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
57 Lebanon 66.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
58 Slovenia 66.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
59 Austria 65.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
60 Switzerland 64.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
61 Qatar 64.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
62 Cyprus 64.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
63 Laos 64.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
64 Honduras 61.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
65 Singapore 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
66 Luxembourg 60.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
67 Latvia 60.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
68 United States 59.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
69 Philippines 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
70 Italy 57.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
71 Jordan 56.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
72 Saudi Arabia 56.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
73 Mexico 56.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
74 Malaysia 55.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
75 Sri Lanka 54.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
76 Zambia 53.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
77 Lithuania 53.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
78 Spain 52.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
79 Portugal 52.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
80 New Zealand 52.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
81 Iran 51.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
82 Estonia 51.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
83 Finland 50.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
84 Romania 50.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
85 South Africa 46.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
86 North Macedonia 45.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
87 Mongolia 45.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
88 Cambodia 44.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
89 Bahamas 42.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
90 Nepal 41.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
91 Japan 39.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
92 Bahrain 37.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
93 Panama 37.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
94 West Bank and Gaza 37.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
95 Albania 37.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
96 Bermuda 36.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
97 Peru 35.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
98 Venezuela 34.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
99 Paraguay 34.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
100 El Salvador 34.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
101 Tajikistan 33.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
102 Saint Lucia 32.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
103 Iraq 31.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
104 Armenia 31.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
105 Maldives 29.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
106 Ethiopia 29.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
107 Eswatini 29.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
108 Fiji 29.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
109 Ukraine 28.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
110 Argentina 28.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
111 Ecuador 28.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
112 Moldova 27.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
113 Papua New Guinea 26.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
114 Namibia 25.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
115 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 24.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
116 Zimbabwe 23.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
117 Malawi 22.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
118 Kenya 21.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
119 Brunei 20.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
120 Jamaica 19.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
121 Russia 18.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
122 Puerto Rico (US) 17.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
123 Morocco 17.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
124 Trinidad and Tobago 17.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
125 Djibouti 17.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
126 Kyrgyzstan 16.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
127 Seychelles 16.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
128 Azerbaijan 16.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
129 Barbados 14.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
130 Tunisia 14.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
131 Ghana 14.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
132 Senegal 13.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
133 Myanmar 13.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
134 Afghanistan 12.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
135 Togo 12.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
136 Mozambique 11.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
137 Benin 11.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
138 Gabon 11.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
139 Tanzania 9.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
140 Rwanda 9.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
141 Algeria 8.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
142 Nigeria 7.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
143 French Polynesia 7.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
144 Angola 7.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
145 Syria 6.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
146 Libya 6.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
147 Cameroon 6.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
148 Burkina Faso 6.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
149 Yemen 6.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
150 Sudan 5.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
151 Bhutan 5.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
152 Republic of the Congo 5.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
153 Dominica 4.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
154 Grenada 4.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
155 Burundi 4.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
156 Côte d'Ivoire 4.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
157 Mali 4.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
158 Mauritania 4.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
159 Bolivia 4.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
160 Lesotho 3.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
161 Antigua and Barbuda 3.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
162 Palau 3.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
163 Micronesia 3.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
164 Liberia 3.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
165 Chad 2.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
166 Madagascar 2.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
167 Guinea 2.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
168 Cabo Verde 2.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
169 Eritrea 2.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
170 Haiti 2.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
171 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
172 Gambia 2.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
173 Comoros 2.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
174 Kazakhstan 2.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
175 Equatorial Guinea 1.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
176 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
177 São Tomé and Príncipe 1.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
178 Cuba 1.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
179 Uganda 1.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
180 Tonga 1.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
181 North Korea 1.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
182 Guinea-Bissau 0.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
183 Niger 0.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
184 Samoa 0.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
185 Solomon Islands 0.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
186 South Sudan 0.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
187 Vanuatu 0.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
188 Central African Republic 0.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
189 Aruba 0.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
190 Kiribati 0.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
191 Naoero 0.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
192 Tuvalu 0.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
World 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)

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  author = {{FAOSTAT}},
  title = {Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland},
  year = {2026},
  publisher = {PiSpace Open Data},
  url = {https://data.pispace.eu/indicators/fao-nitrogen-fertiliser-per-cropland?pub=29},
  note = {Publication 29, retrieved 2026-11-14}
}

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