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Agriculture > Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons per 1000: Countries Compared

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

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