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Excess nitrogen
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2009; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
393,267.6tonnes
Median: 24,791.1tonnes
Countries Covered
191
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
24,647,814.0tonnes
Lowest
Kazakhstan
-158,660.2tonnes
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China24,647,814.0tonnes
2India13,483,540.0tonnes
3United States of America8,015,180.0tonnes
4Pakistan2,453,068.2tonnes
5Brazil2,091,202.2tonnes
By Region
North America2,667,661.8tonnes(4 countries)
Asia1,806,591.1tonnes(26 countries)
South America447,149.8tonnes(7 countries)
Oceania355,967.6tonnes(2 countries)
Africa290,784.4tonnes(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-158,660.2tonnes)High (24,647,814.0tonnes)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 393,267.6tonnes)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Europe (31)
Other (112)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2009; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 24,647,814.0tonnes |
| 2 | India | 13,483,540.0tonnes |
| 3 | United States of America | 8,015,180.0tonnes |
| 4 | Pakistan | 2,453,068.2tonnes |
| 5 | Brazil | 2,091,202.2tonnes |
| 6 | Mexico | 1,609,755.4tonnes |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 1,281,125.9tonnes |
| 8 | Türkiye | 1,272,890.4tonnes |
| 9 | Vietnam | 1,106,767.0tonnes |
| 10 | Indonesia | 1,029,720.7tonnes |
| 11 | Egypt | 960,019.8tonnes |
| 12 | Canada | 914,715.3tonnes |
| 13 | Spain | 883,693.4tonnes |
| 14 | Thailand | 824,463.6tonnes |
| 15 | Germany | 807,424.0tonnes |
| 16 | Poland | 779,087.8tonnes |
| 17 | France | 767,956.3tonnes |
| 18 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 649,454.7tonnes |
| 19 | Italy | 629,500.1tonnes |
| 20 | Australia | 628,393.4tonnes |
| 21 | Japan | 612,551.8tonnes |
| 22 | South Korea | 516,733.8tonnes |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 492,220.4tonnes |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 457,447.7tonnes |
| 25 | Nigeria | 382,041.1tonnes |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 361,606.9tonnes |
| 27 | South Africa | 357,144.2tonnes |
| 28 | Colombia | 261,608.4tonnes |
| 29 | Morocco | 252,275.8tonnes |
| 30 | Argentina | 244,423.8tonnes |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 212,348.3tonnes |
| 32 | Czech Republic | 209,464.8tonnes |
| 33 | Belarus | 207,846.9tonnes |
| 34 | Hungary | 205,299.6tonnes |
| 35 | Ukraine | 201,166.9tonnes |
| 36 | Sudan | 199,721.0tonnes |
| 37 | Venezuela | 188,497.6tonnes |
| 38 | North Korea | 183,618.7tonnes |
| 39 | Peru | 175,850.8tonnes |
| 40 | Denmark | 175,556.7tonnes |
| 41 | Greece | 173,102.1tonnes |
| 42 | Ecuador | 163,617.6tonnes |
| 43 | Cuba | 159,712.0tonnes |
| 44 | Syrian Arab Republic | 153,563.1tonnes |
| 45 | Chile | 150,307.8tonnes |
| 46 | Netherlands | 147,524.8tonnes |
| 47 | Cameroon | 142,123.2tonnes |
| 48 | Romania | 138,891.9tonnes |
| 49 | Nepal | 137,718.2tonnes |
| 50 | Uganda | 134,829.2tonnes |
| 51 | Finland | 131,983.4tonnes |
| 52 | Taiwan, Province of China | 131,644.0tonnes |
| 53 | Portugal | 131,262.7tonnes |
| 54 | Guatemala | 130,996.7tonnes |
| 55 | Belgium | 116,823.1tonnes |
| 56 | Kenya | 111,722.9tonnes |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 100,868.3tonnes |
| 58 | Honduras | 98,135.7tonnes |
| 59 | Sweden | 97,507.5tonnes |
| 60 | Austria | 89,063.6tonnes |
| 61 | Myanmar | 84,701.0tonnes |
| 62 | New Zealand | 83,541.7tonnes |
| 63 | Burkina Faso | 81,147.2tonnes |
| 64 | Norway | 78,266.3tonnes |
| 65 | Tunisia | 76,589.8tonnes |
| 66 | Iraq | 75,727.3tonnes |
| 67 | Algeria | 75,649.6tonnes |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 73,465.6tonnes |
| 69 | Serbia | 71,206.9tonnes |
| 70 | Ireland | 67,158.7tonnes |
| 71 | Croatia | 67,126.2tonnes |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 62,415.2tonnes |
| 73 | El Salvador | 59,031.8tonnes |
| 74 | South Sudan | 58,191.0tonnes |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 56,953.0tonnes |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | 46,917.8tonnes |
| 77 | Haiti | 46,464.0tonnes |
| 78 | Senegal | 46,157.5tonnes |
| 79 | Niger | 44,974.3tonnes |
| 80 | Uruguay | 43,038.1tonnes |
| 81 | Lebanon | 41,637.4tonnes |
| 82 | Slovakia | 40,977.1tonnes |
| 83 | Israel | 40,230.4tonnes |
| 84 | Central African Republic | 40,115.2tonnes |
| 85 | Nicaragua | 39,086.3tonnes |
| 86 | Georgia | 35,653.4tonnes |
| 87 | Benin | 34,142.9tonnes |
| 88 | Cambodia | 31,268.7tonnes |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 29,922.8tonnes |
| 90 | Jordan | 28,744.2tonnes |
| 91 | Panama | 28,274.6tonnes |
| 92 | Malawi | 28,066.3tonnes |
| 93 | Lithuania | 27,375.6tonnes |
| 94 | United Arab Emirates | 26,455.1tonnes |
| 95 | Libya | 24,930.8tonnes |
| 96 | Albania | 24,791.1tonnes |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 23,710.2tonnes |
| 98 | Slovenia | 23,042.2tonnes |
| 99 | Switzerland | 21,601.5tonnes |
| 100 | Mali | 20,253.4tonnes |
| 101 | State of Palestine | 19,666.7tonnes |
| 102 | Estonia | 17,258.3tonnes |
| 103 | Timor-Leste | 16,589.4tonnes |
| 104 | Togo | 16,154.7tonnes |
| 105 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 14,898.1tonnes |
| 106 | Rwanda | 14,553.7tonnes |
| 107 | Yemen | 12,849.4tonnes |
| 108 | Chad | 11,676.4tonnes |
| 109 | Afghanistan | 11,346.3tonnes |
| 110 | Montenegro | 10,673.4tonnes |
| 111 | Mauritania | 10,449.4tonnes |
| 112 | Sierra Leone | 10,235.7tonnes |
| 113 | Madagascar | 10,081.3tonnes |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,753.6tonnes |
| 115 | Armenia | 8,741.7tonnes |
| 116 | Luxembourg | 6,868.2tonnes |
| 117 | Eritrea | 6,248.1tonnes |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5,711.6tonnes |
| 119 | Belize | 5,216.3tonnes |
| 120 | Oman | 5,210.8tonnes |
| 121 | Namibia | 5,107.8tonnes |
| 122 | Puerto Rico | 4,932.1tonnes |
| 123 | Burundi | 4,779.7tonnes |
| 124 | Latvia | 4,769.5tonnes |
| 125 | Zambia | 4,477.0tonnes |
| 126 | Suriname | 4,098.6tonnes |
| 127 | Guyana | 4,050.3tonnes |
| 128 | Republic of The Gambia | 3,962.7tonnes |
| 129 | Eswatini | 3,385.4tonnes |
| 130 | Bhutan | 3,356.4tonnes |
| 131 | Botswana | 3,027.0tonnes |
| 132 | Kuwait | 2,602.6tonnes |
| 133 | Brunei Darussalam | 2,559.6tonnes |
| 134 | Guinea | 2,370.8tonnes |
| 135 | Moldova, Republic of | 2,274.5tonnes |
| 136 | Gabon | 2,197.7tonnes |
| 137 | Somalia | 1,739.8tonnes |
| 138 | Bolivia | 1,666.0tonnes |
| 139 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,530.9tonnes |
| 140 | Liberia | 1,120.8tonnes |
| 141 | Republic of the Congo | 972.3tonnes |
| 142 | Tajikistan | 904.9tonnes |
| 143 | Cyprus | 876.4tonnes |
| 144 | Equatorial Guinea | 721.7tonnes |
| 145 | Bahrain | 703.0tonnes |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 366.4tonnes |
| 147 | French Guiana | 186.1tonnes |
| 148 | Singapore | 119.9tonnes |
| 149 | Djibouti | 49.4tonnes |
| 150 | San Marino | 47.5tonnes |
| 151 | Cayman Islands | 0.3tonnes |
| 152 | Montserrat | -1.9tonnes |
| 153 | Macao | -7.9tonnes |
| 154 | Antigua and Barbuda | -9.2tonnes |
| 155 | Bahamas | -31.1tonnes |
| 156 | Hong Kong | -68.5tonnes |
| 157 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -97.3tonnes |
| 158 | Martinique | -218.1tonnes |
| 159 | Barbados | -259.7tonnes |
| 160 | Guadeloupe | -269.0tonnes |
| 161 | Malta | -313.9tonnes |
| 162 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -327.2tonnes |
| 163 | Cape Verde | -356.1tonnes |
| 164 | Grenada | -382.2tonnes |
| 165 | Northern Mariana Islands | -599.6tonnes |
| 166 | Dominica | -658.9tonnes |
| 167 | Sao Tome and Principe | -663.4tonnes |
| 168 | New Caledonia | -711.8tonnes |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | -735.7tonnes |
| 170 | Reunion | -771.9tonnes |
| 171 | Jamaica | -867.9tonnes |
| 172 | Mongolia | -954.7tonnes |
| 173 | Mauritius | -1,400.2tonnes |
| 174 | Guam | -2,341.6tonnes |
| 175 | Comoros | -2,666.3tonnes |
| 176 | Cote d'Ivoire | -4,126.4tonnes |
| 177 | Angola | -4,939.5tonnes |
| 178 | Russian Federation | -5,445.3tonnes |
| 179 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -7,971.2tonnes |
| 180 | Fiji | -8,401.0tonnes |
| 181 | Ghana | -9,074.7tonnes |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | -11,786.8tonnes |
| 183 | Vanuatu | -12,583.3tonnes |
| 184 | United Republic of Tanzania | -14,335.5tonnes |
| 185 | Paraguay | -16,002.0tonnes |
| 186 | Kyrgyzstan | -21,146.0tonnes |
| 187 | Mozambique | -27,303.7tonnes |
| 188 | Papua New Guinea | -30,325.4tonnes |
| 189 | Philippines | -41,887.3tonnes |
| 190 | Malaysia | -73,914.1tonnes |
| 191 | Kazakhstan | -158,660.2tonnes |
Showing 191 of 191 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2009).
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