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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). Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | New Zealand | 216.52 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
2 | Ireland | 149.29 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
3 | Australia | 116.06 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
4 | Canada | 83.34 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
5 | Belarus | 75.36 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
6 | United States | 66.92 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
7 | France | 66.58 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
8 | Iceland | 62.11 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
9 | Finland | 56.34 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
10 | Lithuania | 55.92 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
11 | Denmark | 55.26 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
12 | Spain | 52.27 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
13 | Malaysia | 51.31 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
14 | Hungary | 49.35 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 49.06 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 44.83 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | |||
15 | Brazil | 42.94 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
16 | Norway | 40.55 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
17 | Poland | 39.54 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 39.31 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | |||
18 | Uruguay | 38.97 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
19 | Croatia | 38.71 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 38.26 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | |||
20 | Serbia and Montenegro | 37.9 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 37.83 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | |||
21 | Costa Rica | 36.99 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
22 | Greece | 36.86 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 36.85 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | |||
23 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 36.4 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
24 | Czech Republic | 36.16 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
25 | Slovenia | 35.05 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
26 | Germany | 31.44 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
27 | China | 30.93 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
28 | United Kingdom | 30.37 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
29 | Sweden | 30.03 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
30 | Chile | 28.84 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
31 | Uzbekistan | 28.42 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
32 | Belgium | 27.97 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
33 | Paraguay | 27.51 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
34 | Thailand | 27.17 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 25.96 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | |||
35 | Austria | 25.77 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
36 | Italy | 25.07 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
37 | Turkey | 25.04 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
38 | Vietnam | 24.77 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 24.25 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | |||
39 | Guyana | 23.92 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
40 | Cyprus | 21.69 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
41 | Latvia | 21.4 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
42 | South Africa | 21.29 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
43 | Turkmenistan | 21.12 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
44 | Bulgaria | 21.09 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
45 | Netherlands | 20.81 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
46 | Mauritius | 20.66 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
47 | Pakistan | 20.45 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
48 | Portugal | 19.96 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
49 | Estonia | 19.88 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
50 | Iran | 19.71 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
51 | Argentina | 19.65 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
52 | Samoa | 19.35 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 18.83 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | |||
53 | Syria | 18.25 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 18.22 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | |||
54 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.2 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
55 | Egypt | 18.15 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
56 | Ecuador | 18.12 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
57 | Belize | 17.72 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
58 | Saudi Arabia | 17.66 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
59 | Mexico | 17.12 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 16.26 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 16.11 metric tons per 1,000 p | 1999 | |||
60 | Colombia | 16.07 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
61 | Malawi | 15.99 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
62 | Iraq | 15.91 metric tons per 1,000 p | 1999 | ||
63 | Guatemala | 15.9 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
64 | India | 15.38 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 15.24 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | |||
65 | Romania | 14.96 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
66 | Sri Lanka | 14.95 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
67 | Fiji | 14.87 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 14.51 metric tons per 1,000 p | 1997 | |||
68 | South Korea | 14.49 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
69 | Indonesia | 14.12 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
70 | Morocco | 13.67 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
71 | Switzerland | 12.77 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
72 | Suriname | 12.71 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
73 | Israel | 12.37 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
74 | Ukraine | 12.22 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
75 | North Korea | 12.02 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
76 | Venezuela | 11.89 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 11.7 metric tons per 1,000 p | 1997 | |||
77 | Albania | 11.49 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
78 | Libya | 11.22 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
79 | Cuba | 10.89 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
80 | Brunei | 10.73 metric tons per 1,000 p | 1993 | ||
81 | Nicaragua | 10.65 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
82 | Bangladesh | 10.62 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
83 | Tunisia | 10.43 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
84 | Peru | 10.24 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
85 | Lebanon | 10.19 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
86 | Russia | 10.14 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
87 | Japan | 10.07 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
88 | Dominican Republic | 9.93 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 9.8 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | |||
89 | Panama | 9.38 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
90 | United Arab Emirates | 9.32 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
91 | Philippines | 9.19 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 9.04 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2001 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 8.96 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | |||
92 | Zimbabwe | 8.6 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
93 | Jamaica | 8.56 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
94 | El Salvador | 8.48 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
95 | Saint Lucia | 8.44 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.31 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
97 | Dominica | 7.64 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
98 | Honduras | 7.46 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
99 | Jordan | 6.65 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
100 | Swaziland | 6.43 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
101 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.29 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
102 | Lesotho | 6.28 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
103 | Benin | 6.24 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
104 | Georgia | 6.16 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
105 | Zambia | 5.87 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
106 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.53 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
107 | Virgin Islands | 5.51 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
108 | French Polynesia | 5.33 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 4.95 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | |||
109 | Oman | 4.91 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
110 | Kenya | 4.46 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
111 | Tajikistan | 4.42 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
112 | Kazakhstan | 4.37 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
113 | New Caledonia | 4.06 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
114 | Afghanistan | 3.97 metric tons per 1,000 p | 1989 | ||
115 | Armenia | 3.7 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 3.49 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | |||
116 | Nepal | 3.49 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
117 | Mali | 3.4 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 3.27 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | |||
118 | Algeria | 3.12 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
119 | Senegal | 3.08 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
120 | Barbados | 3.03 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
121 | Togo | 3 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
122 | Burma | 2.71 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
123 | Botswana | 2.6 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
124 | The Bahamas | 2.58 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.52 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
126 | Moldova | 2.51 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
127 | Cameroon | 2.26 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
128 | Ethiopia | 2.23 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
129 | Azerbaijan | 2.17 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
130 | Papua New Guinea | 2.13 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
131 | Sudan | 2.03 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
132 | Chad | 1.99 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
133 | Mongolia | 1.82 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
134 | Rwanda | 1.78 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
135 | Malta | 1.77 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
136 | Haiti | 1.71 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
137 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.66 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
138 | Bermuda | 1.59 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
139 | Bolivia | 1.59 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
140 | Ghana | 1.5 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
141 | Qatar | 1.4 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2001 | ||
142 | Mozambique | 1.33 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
143 | Laos | 1.3 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
144 | Nigeria | 1.26 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
145 | Tonga | 1.08 metric tons per 1,000 p | 1985 | ||
146 | Mauritania | 1.03 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
147 | Eritrea | 0.949 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
148 | Cambodia | 0.624 metric tons per 1,000 p | 1998 | ||
149 | Yemen | 0.608 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
150 | Singapore | 0.58 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
151 | The Gambia | 0.573 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
=152 | Madagascar | 0.532 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
=152 | Comoros | 0.532 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
154 | Cape Verde | 0.466 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
155 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.456 metric tons per 1,000 p | 1980 | ||
156 | Kuwait | 0.45 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
157 | Niger | 0.394 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
158 | Guinea | 0.376 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
159 | Burundi | 0.372 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
160 | Uganda | 0.358 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
161 | Gabon | 0.227 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
162 | Djibouti | 0.216 metric tons per 1,000 p | 1987 | ||
163 | Seychelles | 0.203 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
164 | Tanzania | 0.201 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
165 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.199 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
166 | Bhutan | 0.194 metric tons per 1,000 p | 1997 | ||
167 | Central African Republic | 0.154 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
168 | Namibia | 0.153 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
169 | Bahrain | 0.144 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
170 | Liberia | 0.14 metric tons per 1,000 p | 1990 | ||
171 | Burkina Faso | 0.139 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
172 | Angola | 0.101 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2000 | ||
173 | Somalia | 0.067 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
174 | Congo, Republic of the | 0.065 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 | ||
175 | Sierra Leone | 0.061 metric tons per 1,000 p | 2002 |