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Agriculture > Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons > Per capita: 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). Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 New ZealandNew Zealand 216.52 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
2 IrelandIreland 149.29 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
3 AustraliaAustralia 116.06 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
4 CanadaCanada 83.34 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
5 BelarusBelarus 75.36 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
6 United StatesUnited States 66.92 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
7 FranceFrance 66.58 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
8 IcelandIceland 62.11 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
9 FinlandFinland 56.34 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
10 LithuaniaLithuania 55.92 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
11 DenmarkDenmark 55.26 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
12 SpainSpain 52.27 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
13 MalaysiaMalaysia 51.31 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
14 HungaryHungary 49.35 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 49.06 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 44.83 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
15 BrazilBrazil 42.94 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
16 NorwayNorway 40.55 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
17 PolandPoland 39.54 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 39.31 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
18 UruguayUruguay 38.97 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
19 CroatiaCroatia 38.71 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 38.26 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
20 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 37.9 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 37.83 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
21 Costa RicaCosta Rica 36.99 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
22 GreeceGreece 36.86 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 36.85 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
23 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 36.4 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
24 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 36.16 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
25 SloveniaSlovenia 35.05 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
26 GermanyGermany 31.44 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
27 ChinaChina 30.93 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
28 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 30.37 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
29 SwedenSweden 30.03 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
30 ChileChile 28.84 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
31 UzbekistanUzbekistan 28.42 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
32 BelgiumBelgium 27.97 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
33 ParaguayParaguay 27.51 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
34 ThailandThailand 27.17 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 25.96 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
35 AustriaAustria 25.77 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
36 ItalyItaly 25.07 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
37 TurkeyTurkey 25.04 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
38 VietnamVietnam 24.77 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 24.25 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
39 GuyanaGuyana 23.92 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
40 CyprusCyprus 21.69 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
41 LatviaLatvia 21.4 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
42 South AfricaSouth Africa 21.29 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
43 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 21.12 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
44 BulgariaBulgaria 21.09 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
45 NetherlandsNetherlands 20.81 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
46 MauritiusMauritius 20.66 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
47 PakistanPakistan 20.45 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
48 PortugalPortugal 19.96 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
49 EstoniaEstonia 19.88 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
50 IranIran 19.71 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
51 ArgentinaArgentina 19.65 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
52 SamoaSamoa 19.35 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 18.83 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
53 SyriaSyria 18.25 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 18.22 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
54 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 18.2 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
55 EgyptEgypt 18.15 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
56 EcuadorEcuador 18.12 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
57 BelizeBelize 17.72 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
58 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 17.66 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
59 MexicoMexico 17.12 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 16.26 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 16.11 metric tons per 1,000 p 1999
60 ColombiaColombia 16.07 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
61 MalawiMalawi 15.99 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
62 IraqIraq 15.91 metric tons per 1,000 p 1999
63 GuatemalaGuatemala 15.9 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
64 IndiaIndia 15.38 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 15.24 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
65 RomaniaRomania 14.96 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
66 Sri LankaSri Lanka 14.95 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
67 FijiFiji 14.87 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 14.51 metric tons per 1,000 p 1997
68 South KoreaSouth Korea 14.49 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
69 IndonesiaIndonesia 14.12 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
70 MoroccoMorocco 13.67 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
71 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 12.77 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
72 SurinameSuriname 12.71 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
73 IsraelIsrael 12.37 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
74 UkraineUkraine 12.22 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
75 North KoreaNorth Korea 12.02 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
76 VenezuelaVenezuela 11.89 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 11.7 metric tons per 1,000 p 1997
77 AlbaniaAlbania 11.49 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
78 LibyaLibya 11.22 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
79 CubaCuba 10.89 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
80 BruneiBrunei 10.73 metric tons per 1,000 p 1993
81 NicaraguaNicaragua 10.65 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
82 BangladeshBangladesh 10.62 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
83 TunisiaTunisia 10.43 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
84 PeruPeru 10.24 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
85 LebanonLebanon 10.19 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
86 RussiaRussia 10.14 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
87 JapanJapan 10.07 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
88 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 9.93 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 9.8 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
89 PanamaPanama 9.38 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
90 United Arab EmiratesUAE 9.32 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
91 PhilippinesPhilippines 9.19 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 9.04 metric tons per 1,000 p 2001
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 8.96 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
92 ZimbabweZimbabwe 8.6 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
93 JamaicaJamaica 8.56 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
94 El SalvadorEl Salvador 8.48 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
95 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 8.44 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
96 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 8.31 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
97 DominicaDominica 7.64 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
98 HondurasHonduras 7.46 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
99 JordanJordan 6.65 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
100 SwazilandSwaziland 6.43 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
101 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 6.29 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
102 LesothoLesotho 6.28 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
103 BeninBenin 6.24 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
104 GeorgiaGeorgia 6.16 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
105 ZambiaZambia 5.87 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
106 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 5.53 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
107 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 5.51 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
108 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 5.33 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 4.95 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
109 OmanOman 4.91 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
110 KenyaKenya 4.46 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
111 TajikistanTajikistan 4.42 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
112 KazakhstanKazakhstan 4.37 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
113 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 4.06 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
114 AfghanistanAfghanistan 3.97 metric tons per 1,000 p 1989
115 ArmeniaArmenia 3.7 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 3.49 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
116 NepalNepal 3.49 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
117 MaliMali 3.4 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 3.27 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
118 AlgeriaAlgeria 3.12 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
119 SenegalSenegal 3.08 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
120 BarbadosBarbados 3.03 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
121 TogoTogo 3 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
122 BurmaBurma 2.71 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
123 BotswanaBotswana 2.6 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
124 The BahamasThe Bahamas 2.58 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
125 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 2.52 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
126 MoldovaMoldova 2.51 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
127 CameroonCameroon 2.26 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
128 EthiopiaEthiopia 2.23 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
129 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 2.17 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
130 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 2.13 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
131 SudanSudan 2.03 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
132 ChadChad 1.99 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
133 MongoliaMongolia 1.82 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
134 RwandaRwanda 1.78 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
135 MaltaMalta 1.77 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
136 HaitiHaiti 1.71 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
137 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 1.66 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
138 BermudaBermuda 1.59 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
139 BoliviaBolivia 1.59 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
140 GhanaGhana 1.5 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
141 QatarQatar 1.4 metric tons per 1,000 p 2001
142 MozambiqueMozambique 1.33 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
143 LaosLaos 1.3 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
144 NigeriaNigeria 1.26 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
145 TongaTonga 1.08 metric tons per 1,000 p 1985
146 MauritaniaMauritania 1.03 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
147 EritreaEritrea 0.949 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
148 CambodiaCambodia 0.624 metric tons per 1,000 p 1998
149 YemenYemen 0.608 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
150 SingaporeSingapore 0.58 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
151 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.573 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
=152 MadagascarMadagascar 0.532 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
=152 ComorosComoros 0.532 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
154 Cape VerdeCape Verde 0.466 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
155 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.456 metric tons per 1,000 p 1980
156 KuwaitKuwait 0.45 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
157 NigerNiger 0.394 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
158 GuineaGuinea 0.376 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
159 BurundiBurundi 0.372 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
160 UgandaUganda 0.358 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
161 GabonGabon 0.227 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
162 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.216 metric tons per 1,000 p 1987
163 SeychellesSeychelles 0.203 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
164 TanzaniaTanzania 0.201 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
165 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.199 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
166 BhutanBhutan 0.194 metric tons per 1,000 p 1997
167 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.154 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
168 NamibiaNamibia 0.153 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
169 BahrainBahrain 0.144 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
170 LiberiaLiberia 0.14 metric tons per 1,000 p 1990
171 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 0.139 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
172 AngolaAngola 0.101 metric tons per 1,000 p 2000
173 SomaliaSomalia 0.067 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
174 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 0.065 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002
175 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.061 metric tons per 1,000 p 2002

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