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DEFINITION:
Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June). Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
CONTENTS
# |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New ZealandNew Zealand | 216.01 metric tons | 2002 | ||
2 | IrelandIreland | 149.29 metric tons | 2002 | ||
3 | AustraliaAustralia | 116 metric tons | 2002 | ||
4 | CanadaCanada | 83.34 metric tons | 2002 | ||
5 | BelarusBelarus | 75.82 metric tons | 2002 | ||
6 | United StatesUnited States | 67.1 metric tons | 2002 | ||
7 | FranceFrance | 64.2 metric tons | 2002 | ||
8 | IcelandIceland | 62.21 metric tons | 2002 | ||
9 | FinlandFinland | 56.34 metric tons | 2002 | ||
10 | LithuaniaLithuania | 55.92 metric tons | 2002 | ||
11 | DenmarkDenmark | 55.25 metric tons | 2002 | ||
12 | SpainSpain | 52.28 metric tons | 2002 | ||
13 | MalaysiaMalaysia | 50.38 metric tons | 2002 | ||
14 | HungaryHungary | 49.35 metric tons | 2002 | ||
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) | 48.96 metric tons | 2002 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 44.51 metric tons | 2002 | |||
15 | BrazilBrazil | 42.82 metric tons | 2002 | ||
16 | NorwayNorway | 40.55 metric tons | 2002 | ||
17 | PolandPoland | 39.54 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) | 39.26 metric tons | 2002 | |||
18 | UruguayUruguay | 38.75 metric tons | 2002 | ||
19 | CroatiaCroatia | 38.74 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) | 37.74 metric tons | 2002 | |||
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) | 37.51 metric tons | 2002 | |||
20 | Costa RicaCosta Rica | 37.02 metric tons | 2002 | ||
21 | GreeceGreece | 36.86 metric tons | 2002 | ||
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) | 36.8 metric tons | 2002 | |||
22 | Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ | 36.22 metric tons | 2002 | ||
23 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 36.14 metric tons | 2002 | ||
24 | SloveniaSlovenia | 35.04 metric tons | 2002 | ||
25 | GermanyGermany | 31.45 metric tons | 2002 | ||
26 | ChinaChina | 30.93 metric tons | 2002 | ||
27 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 30.36 metric tons | 2002 | ||
28 | SwedenSweden | 30.03 metric tons | 2002 | ||
29 | ChileChile | 28.76 metric tons | 2002 | ||
30 | UzbekistanUzbekistan | 28.42 metric tons | 2002 | ||
31 | BelgiumBelgium | 27.97 metric tons | 2002 | ||
32 | ParaguayParaguay | 27.49 metric tons | 2002 | ||
33 | TurkeyTurkey | 26.81 metric tons | 2002 | ||
34 | ThailandThailand | 26.66 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) | 25.86 metric tons | 2002 | |||
35 | AustriaAustria | 25.77 metric tons | 2002 | ||
36 | IraqIraq | 25.31 metric tons | 2002 | ||
37 | ItalyItaly | 25.06 metric tons | 2002 | ||
38 | VietnamVietnam | 24.83 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) | 24.17 metric tons | 2002 | |||
39 | GuyanaGuyana | 23.82 metric tons | 2002 | ||
40 | LatviaLatvia | 21.39 metric tons | 2002 | ||
41 | TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | 21.26 metric tons | 2002 | ||
42 | South AfricaSouth Africa | 21.2 metric tons | 2002 | ||
43 | BulgariaBulgaria | 21.09 metric tons | 2002 | ||
44 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 20.81 metric tons | 2002 | ||
45 | MauritiusMauritius | 20.66 metric tons | 2002 | ||
46 | PortugalPortugal | 19.96 metric tons | 2002 | ||
47 | EstoniaEstonia | 19.88 metric tons | 2002 | ||
48 | SamoaSamoa | 19.82 metric tons | 2002 | ||
49 | PakistanPakistan | 19.79 metric tons | 2002 | ||
50 | Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ | 19.72 metric tons | 2002 | ||
51 | ArgentinaArgentina | 19.65 metric tons | 2002 | ||
52 | IranIran | 19.07 metric tons | 2002 | ||
53 | SyriaSyria | 18.99 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) | 18.86 metric tons | 2002 | |||
54 | BelizeBelize | 18.67 metric tons | 2002 | ||
55 | EgyptEgypt | 18.58 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) | 18.3 metric tons | 2002 | |||
56 | EcuadorEcuador | 17.61 metric tons | 2002 | ||
57 | Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | 17.47 metric tons | 2002 | ||
58 | ColombiaColombia | 16.78 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) | 16.19 metric tons | 2002 | |||
59 | MalawiMalawi | 16.18 metric tons | 2002 | ||
60 | MexicoMexico | 16.04 metric tons | 2002 | ||
61 | GuatemalaGuatemala | 15.83 metric tons | 2002 | ||
62 | CyprusCyprus | 15.72 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) | 15.69 metric tons | 2002 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 15.24 metric tons | 2002 | |||
63 | FijiFiji | 15.06 metric tons | 2002 | ||
64 | Sri LankaSri Lanka | 15.02 metric tons | 2002 | ||
65 | IndiaIndia | 14.97 metric tons | 2002 | ||
66 | RomaniaRomania | 14.96 metric tons | 2002 | ||
67 | South KoreaSouth Korea | 14.49 metric tons | 2002 | ||
68 | IndonesiaIndonesia | 13.91 metric tons | 2002 | ||
69 | MoroccoMorocco | 13.61 metric tons | 2002 | ||
70 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 12.77 metric tons | 2002 | ||
71 | IsraelIsrael | 12.37 metric tons | 2002 | ||
72 | UkraineUkraine | 12.22 metric tons | 2002 | ||
73 | VenezuelaVenezuela | 11.84 metric tons | 2002 | ||
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) | 11.7 metric tons | 2002 | |||
74 | SurinameSuriname | 11.66 metric tons | 2002 | ||
75 | LibyaLibya | 11.59 metric tons | 2002 | ||
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) | 11.52 metric tons | 2002 | |||
76 | North KoreaNorth Korea | 11.45 metric tons | 2002 | ||
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) | 11.22 metric tons | 2002 | |||
77 | LebanonLebanon | 11.21 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 10.93 metric tons | 2002 | |||
78 | CubaCuba | 10.87 metric tons | 2002 | ||
79 | United Arab EmiratesUAE | 10.86 metric tons | 2002 | ||
80 | AlbaniaAlbania | 10.83 metric tons | 2002 | ||
81 | BruneiBrunei | 10.73 metric tons | 1993 | ||
82 | TunisiaTunisia | 10.43 metric tons | 2002 | ||
83 | BangladeshBangladesh | 10.39 metric tons | 2002 | ||
84 | PeruPeru | 10.25 metric tons | 2002 | ||
85 | NicaraguaNicaragua | 10.25 metric tons | 2002 | ||
86 | RussiaRussia | 10.14 metric tons | 2002 | ||
87 | JapanJapan | 10.07 metric tons | 2002 | ||
88 | Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | 10.04 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) | 9.25 metric tons | 2002 | |||
89 | El SalvadorEl Salvador | 9.21 metric tons | 2002 | ||
90 | PanamaPanama | 9.04 metric tons | 2002 | ||
91 | PhilippinesPhilippines | 8.93 metric tons | 2002 | ||
92 | ZimbabweZimbabwe | 8.7 metric tons | 2002 | ||
93 | JamaicaJamaica | 8.56 metric tons | 2002 | ||
94 | Saint LuciaSaint Lucia | 8.38 metric tons | 2002 | ||
95 | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | 8.36 metric tons | 2002 | ||
96 | DominicaDominica | 7.78 metric tons | 2002 | ||
97 | HondurasHonduras | 7.73 metric tons | 2002 | ||
98 | JordanJordan | 6.65 metric tons | 2002 | ||
99 | Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | 6.54 metric tons | 2002 | ||
100 | GeorgiaGeorgia | 6.52 metric tons | 2002 | ||
101 | SwazilandSwaziland | 6.47 metric tons | 2002 | ||
102 | BeninBenin | 6.45 metric tons | 2002 | ||
103 | ZambiaZambia | 6.13 metric tons | 2002 | ||
104 | LesothoLesotho | 5.99 metric tons | 2002 | ||
105 | KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | 5.53 metric tons | 2002 | ||
106 | French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia | 5.32 metric tons | 2002 | ||
107 | OmanOman | 5.3 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) | 5.07 metric tons | 2002 | |||
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) | 4.78 metric tons | 2002 | |||
108 | KazakhstanKazakhstan | 4.37 metric tons | 2002 | ||
109 | TajikistanTajikistan | 4.36 metric tons | 2002 | ||
110 | KenyaKenya | 4.33 metric tons | 2002 | ||
111 | New CaledoniaNew Caledonia | 4.06 metric tons | 2002 | ||
112 | MaliMali | 3.86 metric tons | 2002 | ||
113 | ArmeniaArmenia | 3.7 metric tons | 2002 | ||
114 | NepalNepal | 3.69 metric tons | 2002 | ||
115 | TogoTogo | 3.33 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 3.3 metric tons | 2002 | |||
116 | SenegalSenegal | 3.22 metric tons | 2002 | ||
117 | BarbadosBarbados | 3.01 metric tons | 2002 | ||
118 | AlgeriaAlgeria | 3.01 metric tons | 2002 | ||
119 | MoldovaMoldova | 2.8 metric tons | 2002 | ||
120 | BurmaBurma | 2.69 metric tons | 2002 | ||
121 | The BahamasThe Bahamas | 2.59 metric tons | 2002 | ||
122 | Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ | 2.55 metric tons | 2002 | ||
123 | BotswanaBotswana | 2.54 metric tons | 2002 | ||
124 | SudanSudan | 2.38 metric tons | 2002 | ||
125 | AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | 2.16 metric tons | 2002 | ||
126 | EthiopiaEthiopia | 2.14 metric tons | 2002 | ||
127 | Papua New GuineaPapua NG | 2.08 metric tons | 2002 | ||
128 | CameroonCameroon | 2.08 metric tons | 2002 | ||
129 | ChadChad | 1.95 metric tons | 2002 | ||
130 | MongoliaMongolia | 1.82 metric tons | 2002 | ||
131 | Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau | 1.8 metric tons | 2002 | ||
132 | MaltaMalta | 1.77 metric tons | 2002 | ||
133 | RwandaRwanda | 1.7 metric tons | 2002 | ||
134 | BermudaBermuda | 1.59 metric tons | 2002 | ||
135 | HaitiHaiti | 1.57 metric tons | 2002 | ||
136 | GhanaGhana | 1.57 metric tons | 2002 | ||
137 | BoliviaBolivia | 1.55 metric tons | 2002 | ||
138 | QatarQatar | 1.47 metric tons | 2001 | ||
139 | MozambiqueMozambique | 1.29 metric tons | 2002 | ||
140 | NigeriaNigeria | 1.29 metric tons | 2002 | ||
141 | LaosLaos | 1.27 metric tons | 2002 | ||
142 | TongaTonga | 1.06 metric tons | 1985 | ||
143 | MauritaniaMauritania | 1.01 metric tons | 2002 | ||
144 | AfghanistanAfghanistan | 0.937 metric tons | 2002 | ||
145 | EritreaEritrea | 0.859 metric tons | 2002 | ||
146 | CambodiaCambodia | 0.652 metric tons | 1998 | ||
147 | YemenYemen | 0.625 metric tons | 2002 | ||
148 | The GambiaThe Gambia | 0.612 metric tons | 2002 | ||
149 | SingaporeSingapore | 0.579 metric tons | 2002 | ||
150 | MadagascarMadagascar | 0.545 metric tons | 2002 | ||
151 | ComorosComoros | 0.54 metric tons | 2002 | ||
152 | KuwaitKuwait | 0.513 metric tons | 2002 | ||
153 | Cape VerdeCape Verde | 0.479 metric tons | 2002 | ||
154 | Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea | 0.453 metric tons | 1980 | ||
155 | NigerNiger | 0.421 metric tons | 2002 | ||
156 | BurundiBurundi | 0.361 metric tons | 2002 | ||
157 | UgandaUganda | 0.359 metric tons | 2002 | ||
158 | GuineaGuinea | 0.354 metric tons | 2002 | ||
159 | GabonGabon | 0.233 metric tons | 2002 | ||
160 | Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | 0.212 metric tons | 2002 | ||
161 | DjiboutiDjibouti | 0.206 metric tons | 1987 | ||
162 | SeychellesSeychelles | 0.203 metric tons | 2002 | ||
163 | TanzaniaTanzania | 0.2 metric tons | 2002 | ||
164 | BhutanBhutan | 0.192 metric tons | 1997 | ||
165 | Central African RepublicCentral Africa | 0.159 metric tons | 2002 | ||
166 | NamibiaNamibia | 0.153 metric tons | 2002 | ||
167 | LiberiaLiberia | 0.143 metric tons | 1990 | ||
168 | BahrainBahrain | 0.137 metric tons | 2002 | ||
169 | Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | 0.136 metric tons | 2002 | ||
170 | AngolaAngola | 0.101 metric tons | 2000 | ||
171 | Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | 0.0668 metric tons | 2002 | ||
172 | SomaliaSomalia | 0.0639 metric tons | 2002 |