Fertiliser use by country, 2024, G20 countries
Nitrogen, potash and phosphate fertilisers used per hectare of arable land in a year.
19 places ranked for 2024. Highest: Brazil (397.1 kg per hectare). Lowest: Russia (29.1 kg per hectare). The median is 137.7 kg per hectare.
The 19 member countries. The European Union and the African Union are also members of the G20 but are not countries. About this group
Highest 10
- 1. Brazil 397.1 kg per hectare
- 2. China 393.3 kg per hectare
- 3. Indonesia 312.6 kg per hectare
- 4. South Korea 285.6 kg per hectare
- 5. India 214.1 kg per hectare
- 6. United Kingdom 193.7 kg per hectare
- 7. France 154.7 kg per hectare
- 8. Australia 151.2 kg per hectare
- 9. Türkiye 138.8 kg per hectare
- 10. Germany 137.7 kg per hectare
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 397.1 kg per hectare | 2024 | |
| 2 | China | 393.3 kg per hectare | 2024 | |
| 3 | Indonesia | 312.6 kg per hectare | 2024 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 285.6 kg per hectare | 2024 | |
| 5 | India | 214.1 kg per hectare | 2024 | |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 193.7 kg per hectare | 2024 | |
| 7 | France | 154.7 kg per hectare | 2024 | |
| 8 | Australia | 151.2 kg per hectare | 2024 | |
| 9 | Türkiye | 138.8 kg per hectare | 2024 | |
| 10 | Germany | 137.7 kg per hectare | 2024 | |
| 11 | Canada | 136.7 kg per hectare | 2024 | |
| 12 | United States | 127.8 kg per hectare | 2024 | |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 125.5 kg per hectare | 2024 | |
| 14 | South Africa | 120.3 kg per hectare | 2024 | |
| 15 | Italy | 112.1 kg per hectare | 2024 | |
| 16 | Japan | 111.0 kg per hectare | 2024 | |
| 17 | Mexico | 96.2 kg per hectare | 2024 | |
| 18 | Argentina | 47.0 kg per hectare | 2024 | |
| 19 | Russia | 29.1 kg per hectare | 2024 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2024, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2024 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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