Agriculture > Fertilizer use > Metric tons: 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. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis.".

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	ChinaChina	55.93 million	2006
2	United StatesUnited States	25.28 million	2006
3	IndiaIndia	19.26 million	2006
4	BrazilBrazil	8.47 million	2006
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	6.15 million	2006
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	5.93 million	2006
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	5.32 million	2006
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	4.4 million	2006
5	IndonesiaIndonesia	4.06 million	2006
6	PakistanPakistan	3.81 million	2006
7	FranceFrance	3.49 million	2006
8	TurkeyTurkey	2.61 million	2006
9	GermanyGermany	2.3 million	2006
10	VietnamVietnam	2.03 million	2006
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	1.92 million	2001
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	1.92 million	2001
11	AustraliaAustralia	1.9 million	2006
12	ThailandThailand	1.8 million	2006
13	SpainSpain	1.8 million	2006
14	PolandPoland	1.79 million	2006
15	CanadaCanada	1.79 million	2006
16	JapanJapan	1.76 million	2006
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	1.66 million	2006
17	MexicoMexico	1.65 million	2006
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	1.62 million	2001
18	MalaysiaMalaysia	1.61 million	2006
19	BangladeshBangladesh	1.52 million	2006
20	RussiaRussia	1.52 million	2006
21	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	1.5 million	2006
22	ArgentinaArgentina	1.45 million	2006
23	BelarusBelarus	1.29 million	2006
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	1.1 million	2001
24	ItalyItaly	1.09 million	2006
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	1.07 million	2001
25	UkraineUkraine	858,797	2006
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	807,231.38	2006
26	ColombiaColombia	766,532	2006
27	UzbekistanUzbekistan	720,300	2001
28	South AfricaSouth Africa	689,624	2006
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	669,066.76	2006
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	652,826.3	2006
29	IraqIraq	639,200	2001
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	617,412.95	2006
30	ChileChile	609,302	2006
31	HungaryHungary	559,589	2006
32	PhilippinesPhilippines	542,670	2006
33	IrelandIreland	530,000	2006
34	NorwayNorway	522,727	2006
35	AustriaAustria	508,107	2006
36	BulgariaBulgaria	501,242	2006
37	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	483,901	2006
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	463,747.06	2006
38	MoroccoMorocco	451,000	2006
39	GreeceGreece	424,555	2006
40	New ZealandNew Zealand	418,417	2006
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	405,444.89	2006
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	400,033.31	2001
41	NetherlandsNetherlands	394,504	2006
42	SyriaSyria	393,156	2006
43	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	387,131	2006
44	VenezuelaVenezuela	372,633	2006
45	RomaniaRomania	362,984	2006
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	360,411.08	2006
46	LithuaniaLithuania	355,870	2006
47	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	340,800	2006
48	PeruPeru	339,892	2006
49	FinlandFinland	308,886	2006
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	297,731.36	2001
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	296,567.02	2001
50	BelgiumBelgium	290,000	2001
51	ParaguayParaguay	258,160	2006
52	EcuadorEcuador	256,205	2006
53	SwedenSweden	248,209	2006
54	DenmarkDenmark	247,256	2006
55	GuatemalaGuatemala	228,814	2006
56	PortugalPortugal	216,042	2006
57	CroatiaCroatia	197,925	2006
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	195,489.56	2001
58	KenyaKenya	195,006	2006
59	Costa RicaCosta Rica	193,151	2006
60	UruguayUruguay	191,601	2006
61	EthiopiaEthiopia	186,895	2006
62	NicaraguaNicaragua	162,669	2006
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	145,264	2001
63	IsraelIsrael	141,339	2006
64	ZimbabweZimbabwe	132,661	2006
65	JordanJordan	131,760	2006
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	126,584.92	2001
66	SlovakiaSlovakia	112,104	2006
67	TunisiaTunisia	108,000	2006
68	CubaCuba	107,198	2006
69	KazakhstanKazakhstan	102,148	2006
70	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	98,000	2001
71	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	97,570	2001
72	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	93,062	2006
73	AlgeriaAlgeria	86,916	2006
74	HondurasHonduras	81,582	2006
75	LibyaLibya	73,740	2006
76	ZambiaZambia	73,072	2006
77	TanzaniaTanzania	64,678	2006
78	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	63,763	2006
79	LatviaLatvia	58,271	2006
80	El SalvadorEl Salvador	56,255	2006
81	MalawiMalawi	54,857	2006
82	SloveniaSlovenia	54,054	2006
83	CameroonCameroon	53,769	2006
84	GhanaGhana	51,884	2006
85	NepalNepal	49,678	2006
86	SudanSudan	47,830	2006
87	United Arab EmiratesUAE	46,120	2006
88	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	45,930	2006
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	44,210.64	2001
89	EstoniaEstonia	42,278	2006
90	MaliMali	42,000	2001
91	LebanonLebanon	40,510	2006
92	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	36,861	2006
93	AlbaniaAlbania	34,904	2006
94	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	28,498	2006
95	LuxembourgLuxembourg	26,753	2006
96	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	24,435	2006
97	IcelandIceland	24,372	2006
98	MauritiusMauritius	23,747	2006
99	GeorgiaGeorgia	23,114	2006
100	KuwaitKuwait	23,000	2006
101	MozambiqueMozambique	22,751	2006
102	CyprusCyprus	22,574	2006
103	SenegalSenegal	21,902	2006
104	BurmaBurma	18,950	2006
105	ChadChad	17,500	2001
106	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	17,373	2006
107	PanamaPanama	17,008	2006
108	MoldovaMoldova	16,481	2006
109	BoliviaBolivia	15,464	2006
110	HaitiHaiti	13,924	2001
111	GuyanaGuyana	13,684	2006
112	ArmeniaArmenia	12,611	2006
113	LaosLaos	12,283	2001
114	TajikistanTajikistan	12,100	2001
115	LesothoLesotho	11,341	2001
116	BahrainBahrain	11,040	2006
117	SingaporeSingapore	10,746	2006
118	JamaicaJamaica	8,130	2006
119	SurinameSuriname	7,999	2006
120	UgandaUganda	7,652	2006
121	MadagascarMadagascar	7,524	2006
122	OmanOman	7,220	2006
123	SwazilandSwaziland	7,000	2001
124	BelizeBelize	6,248	2006
125	MongoliaMongolia	5,656	2006
126	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	5,300	2001
127	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	4,625	2001
128	BotswanaBotswana	4,600	2001
129	FijiFiji	4,271	2006
130	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	3,900	2001
131	MauritaniaMauritania	2,900	2001
132	GuineaGuinea	2,800	2006
133	GabonGabon	2,749	2006
134	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	2,400	2001
135	NamibiaNamibia	2,336	2006
136	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	1,965	2001
137	BarbadosBarbados	1,807	2006
138	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	1,700	2001
139	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	1,632	2006
140	MaltaMalta	1,133	2006
141	The BahamasThe Bahamas	800	2001
142	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	786	2006
143	TongaTonga	734	2006
144	DominicaDominica	669	2006
=145	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	600	2001
=145	Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	600	2001
147	SomaliaSomalia	500	2001
=148	ComorosComoros	300	2001
=148	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	300	2001
=148	RwandaRwanda	300	2001
151	Cape VerdeCape Verde	243	2001
152	The GambiaThe Gambia	173	2006
153	BermudaBermuda	100	2001
154	BruneiBrunei	64	2006
155	MaldivesMaldives	27	2006
156	SeychellesSeychelles	20	2001
157	EritreaEritrea	11	2006
=158	AfghanistanAfghanistan	0.0	2006
=158	NigeriaNigeria	0.0	2006
=158	Sri LankaSri Lanka	0.0	2006
=158	BurundiBurundi	0.0	2006
=158	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	0.0	2006
=158	NigerNiger	0.0	2006
=158	TogoTogo	0.0	2006
=158	BeninBenin	0.0	2006
=158	SamoaSamoa	0.0	2006
=158	CambodiaCambodia	0.0	2006
=158	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	0.0	2006
=158	QatarQatar	0.0	2006
=158	BhutanBhutan	0.0	2001
=158	DjiboutiDjibouti	0.0	2001
=158	Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands	0.0	2001
=158	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	0.0	2001
=158	GreenlandGreenland	0.0	2001
=158	Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	0.0	2001
=158	LiberiaLiberia	0.0	2001

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