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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 |
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1 | New Zealand | 216.01 metric tons | 2002 | ||
2 | Ireland | 149.29 metric tons | 2002 | ||
3 | Australia | 116 metric tons | 2002 | ||
4 | Canada | 83.34 metric tons | 2002 | ||
5 | Belarus | 75.82 metric tons | 2002 | ||
6 | United States | 67.1 metric tons | 2002 | ||
7 | France | 64.2 metric tons | 2002 | ||
8 | Iceland | 62.21 metric tons | 2002 | ||
9 | Finland | 56.34 metric tons | 2002 | ||
10 | Lithuania | 55.92 metric tons | 2002 | ||
11 | Denmark | 55.25 metric tons | 2002 | ||
12 | Spain | 52.28 metric tons | 2002 | ||
13 | Malaysia | 50.38 metric tons | 2002 | ||
14 | Hungary | 49.35 metric tons | 2002 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 48.96 metric tons | 2002 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 44.51 metric tons | 2002 | |||
15 | Brazil | 42.82 metric tons | 2002 | ||
16 | Norway | 40.55 metric tons | 2002 | ||
17 | Poland | 39.54 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 39.26 metric tons | 2002 | |||
18 | Uruguay | 38.75 metric tons | 2002 | ||
19 | Croatia | 38.74 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 37.74 metric tons | 2002 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 37.51 metric tons | 2002 | |||
20 | Costa Rica | 37.02 metric tons | 2002 | ||
21 | Greece | 36.86 metric tons | 2002 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 36.8 metric tons | 2002 | |||
22 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 36.22 metric tons | 2002 | ||
23 | Czech Republic | 36.14 metric tons | 2002 | ||
24 | Slovenia | 35.04 metric tons | 2002 | ||
25 | Germany | 31.45 metric tons | 2002 | ||
26 | China | 30.93 metric tons | 2002 | ||
27 | United Kingdom | 30.36 metric tons | 2002 | ||
28 | Sweden | 30.03 metric tons | 2002 | ||
29 | Chile | 28.76 metric tons | 2002 | ||
30 | Uzbekistan | 28.42 metric tons | 2002 | ||
31 | Belgium | 27.97 metric tons | 2002 | ||
32 | Paraguay | 27.49 metric tons | 2002 | ||
33 | Turkey | 26.81 metric tons | 2002 | ||
34 | Thailand | 26.66 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 25.86 metric tons | 2002 | |||
35 | Austria | 25.77 metric tons | 2002 | ||
36 | Iraq | 25.31 metric tons | 2002 | ||
37 | Italy | 25.06 metric tons | 2002 | ||
38 | Vietnam | 24.83 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 24.17 metric tons | 2002 | |||
39 | Guyana | 23.82 metric tons | 2002 | ||
40 | Latvia | 21.39 metric tons | 2002 | ||
41 | Turkmenistan | 21.26 metric tons | 2002 | ||
42 | South Africa | 21.2 metric tons | 2002 | ||
43 | Bulgaria | 21.09 metric tons | 2002 | ||
44 | Netherlands | 20.81 metric tons | 2002 | ||
45 | Mauritius | 20.66 metric tons | 2002 | ||
46 | Portugal | 19.96 metric tons | 2002 | ||
47 | Estonia | 19.88 metric tons | 2002 | ||
48 | Samoa | 19.82 metric tons | 2002 | ||
49 | Pakistan | 19.79 metric tons | 2002 | ||
50 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.72 metric tons | 2002 | ||
51 | Argentina | 19.65 metric tons | 2002 | ||
52 | Iran | 19.07 metric tons | 2002 | ||
53 | Syria | 18.99 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 18.86 metric tons | 2002 | |||
54 | Belize | 18.67 metric tons | 2002 | ||
55 | Egypt | 18.58 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 18.3 metric tons | 2002 | |||
56 | Ecuador | 17.61 metric tons | 2002 | ||
57 | Saudi Arabia | 17.47 metric tons | 2002 | ||
58 | Colombia | 16.78 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 16.19 metric tons | 2002 | |||
59 | Malawi | 16.18 metric tons | 2002 | ||
60 | Mexico | 16.04 metric tons | 2002 | ||
61 | Guatemala | 15.83 metric tons | 2002 | ||
62 | Cyprus | 15.72 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 15.69 metric tons | 2002 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 15.24 metric tons | 2002 | |||
63 | Fiji | 15.06 metric tons | 2002 | ||
64 | Sri Lanka | 15.02 metric tons | 2002 | ||
65 | India | 14.97 metric tons | 2002 | ||
66 | Romania | 14.96 metric tons | 2002 | ||
67 | South Korea | 14.49 metric tons | 2002 | ||
68 | Indonesia | 13.91 metric tons | 2002 | ||
69 | Morocco | 13.61 metric tons | 2002 | ||
70 | Switzerland | 12.77 metric tons | 2002 | ||
71 | Israel | 12.37 metric tons | 2002 | ||
72 | Ukraine | 12.22 metric tons | 2002 | ||
73 | Venezuela | 11.84 metric tons | 2002 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 11.7 metric tons | 2002 | |||
74 | Suriname | 11.66 metric tons | 2002 | ||
75 | Libya | 11.59 metric tons | 2002 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 11.52 metric tons | 2002 | |||
76 | North Korea | 11.45 metric tons | 2002 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 11.22 metric tons | 2002 | |||
77 | Lebanon | 11.21 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 10.93 metric tons | 2002 | |||
78 | Cuba | 10.87 metric tons | 2002 | ||
79 | United Arab Emirates | 10.86 metric tons | 2002 | ||
80 | Albania | 10.83 metric tons | 2002 | ||
81 | Brunei | 10.73 metric tons | 1993 | ||
82 | Tunisia | 10.43 metric tons | 2002 | ||
83 | Bangladesh | 10.39 metric tons | 2002 | ||
84 | Peru | 10.25 metric tons | 2002 | ||
85 | Nicaragua | 10.25 metric tons | 2002 | ||
86 | Russia | 10.14 metric tons | 2002 | ||
87 | Japan | 10.07 metric tons | 2002 | ||
88 | Dominican Republic | 10.04 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 9.25 metric tons | 2002 | |||
89 | El Salvador | 9.21 metric tons | 2002 | ||
90 | Panama | 9.04 metric tons | 2002 | ||
91 | Philippines | 8.93 metric tons | 2002 | ||
92 | Zimbabwe | 8.7 metric tons | 2002 | ||
93 | Jamaica | 8.56 metric tons | 2002 | ||
94 | Saint Lucia | 8.38 metric tons | 2002 | ||
95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.36 metric tons | 2002 | ||
96 | Dominica | 7.78 metric tons | 2002 | ||
97 | Honduras | 7.73 metric tons | 2002 | ||
98 | Jordan | 6.65 metric tons | 2002 | ||
99 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.54 metric tons | 2002 | ||
100 | Georgia | 6.52 metric tons | 2002 | ||
101 | Swaziland | 6.47 metric tons | 2002 | ||
102 | Benin | 6.45 metric tons | 2002 | ||
103 | Zambia | 6.13 metric tons | 2002 | ||
104 | Lesotho | 5.99 metric tons | 2002 | ||
105 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.53 metric tons | 2002 | ||
106 | French Polynesia | 5.32 metric tons | 2002 | ||
107 | Oman | 5.3 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 5.07 metric tons | 2002 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 4.78 metric tons | 2002 | |||
108 | Kazakhstan | 4.37 metric tons | 2002 | ||
109 | Tajikistan | 4.36 metric tons | 2002 | ||
110 | Kenya | 4.33 metric tons | 2002 | ||
111 | New Caledonia | 4.06 metric tons | 2002 | ||
112 | Mali | 3.86 metric tons | 2002 | ||
113 | Armenia | 3.7 metric tons | 2002 | ||
114 | Nepal | 3.69 metric tons | 2002 | ||
115 | Togo | 3.33 metric tons | 2002 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 3.3 metric tons | 2002 | |||
116 | Senegal | 3.22 metric tons | 2002 | ||
117 | Barbados | 3.01 metric tons | 2002 | ||
118 | Algeria | 3.01 metric tons | 2002 | ||
119 | Moldova | 2.8 metric tons | 2002 | ||
120 | Burma | 2.69 metric tons | 2002 | ||
121 | The Bahamas | 2.59 metric tons | 2002 | ||
122 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.55 metric tons | 2002 | ||
123 | Botswana | 2.54 metric tons | 2002 | ||
124 | Sudan | 2.38 metric tons | 2002 | ||
125 | Azerbaijan | 2.16 metric tons | 2002 | ||
126 | Ethiopia | 2.14 metric tons | 2002 | ||
127 | Papua New Guinea | 2.08 metric tons | 2002 | ||
128 | Cameroon | 2.08 metric tons | 2002 | ||
129 | Chad | 1.95 metric tons | 2002 | ||
130 | Mongolia | 1.82 metric tons | 2002 | ||
131 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.8 metric tons | 2002 | ||
132 | Malta | 1.77 metric tons | 2002 | ||
133 | Rwanda | 1.7 metric tons | 2002 | ||
134 | Bermuda | 1.59 metric tons | 2002 | ||
135 | Haiti | 1.57 metric tons | 2002 | ||
136 | Ghana | 1.57 metric tons | 2002 | ||
137 | Bolivia | 1.55 metric tons | 2002 | ||
138 | Qatar | 1.47 metric tons | 2001 | ||
139 | Mozambique | 1.29 metric tons | 2002 | ||
140 | Nigeria | 1.29 metric tons | 2002 | ||
141 | Laos | 1.27 metric tons | 2002 | ||
142 | Tonga | 1.06 metric tons | 1985 | ||
143 | Mauritania | 1.01 metric tons | 2002 | ||
144 | Afghanistan | 0.937 metric tons | 2002 | ||
145 | Eritrea | 0.859 metric tons | 2002 | ||
146 | Cambodia | 0.652 metric tons | 1998 | ||
147 | Yemen | 0.625 metric tons | 2002 | ||
148 | The Gambia | 0.612 metric tons | 2002 | ||
149 | Singapore | 0.579 metric tons | 2002 | ||
150 | Madagascar | 0.545 metric tons | 2002 | ||
151 | Comoros | 0.54 metric tons | 2002 | ||
152 | Kuwait | 0.513 metric tons | 2002 | ||
153 | Cape Verde | 0.479 metric tons | 2002 | ||
154 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.453 metric tons | 1980 | ||
155 | Niger | 0.421 metric tons | 2002 | ||
156 | Burundi | 0.361 metric tons | 2002 | ||
157 | Uganda | 0.359 metric tons | 2002 | ||
158 | Guinea | 0.354 metric tons | 2002 | ||
159 | Gabon | 0.233 metric tons | 2002 | ||
160 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.212 metric tons | 2002 | ||
161 | Djibouti | 0.206 metric tons | 1987 | ||
162 | Seychelles | 0.203 metric tons | 2002 | ||
163 | Tanzania | 0.2 metric tons | 2002 | ||
164 | Bhutan | 0.192 metric tons | 1997 | ||
165 | Central African Republic | 0.159 metric tons | 2002 | ||
166 | Namibia | 0.153 metric tons | 2002 | ||
167 | Liberia | 0.143 metric tons | 1990 | ||
168 | Bahrain | 0.137 metric tons | 2002 | ||
169 | Burkina Faso | 0.136 metric tons | 2002 | ||
170 | Angola | 0.101 metric tons | 2000 | ||
171 | Sierra Leone | 0.0668 metric tons | 2002 | ||
172 | Somalia | 0.0639 metric tons | 2002 |