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Nutrient nitrogen n (total) - Use per area of cropland (kilograms per hectare)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data200 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
49.8kilograms per hectare
Median: 35.9kilograms per hectare
Countries Covered
200
with available data
Highest
Egypt
314.6kilograms per hectare
Lowest
Solomon Islands
0.0kilograms per hectare
Top 5 Countries
1Egypt314.6kilograms per hectare
2Turkmenistan313.0kilograms per hectare
3Suriname252.6kilograms per hectare
4Uzbekistan215.1kilograms per hectare
5People's Republic of China192.4kilograms per hectare
By Region
Asia92.4kilograms per hectare(27 countries)
Europe75.0kilograms per hectare(32 countries)
South America65.8kilograms per hectare(7 countries)
North America63.5kilograms per hectare(4 countries)
Oceania55.8kilograms per hectare(2 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0kilograms per hectare)High (314.6kilograms per hectare)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 49.8kilograms per hectare)

Asia (27)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Other (119)

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 2023; 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
1Egypt314.6kilograms per hectare
2Turkmenistan313.0kilograms per hectare
3Suriname252.6kilograms per hectare
4Uzbekistan215.1kilograms per hectare
5People's Republic of China192.4kilograms per hectare
6Hong Kong182.0kilograms per hectare
7Kuwait173.2kilograms per hectare
8Bangladesh170.4kilograms per hectare
9Costa Rica161.4kilograms per hectare
10Taiwan, Province of China159.6kilograms per hectare
11Vietnam151.5kilograms per hectare
12Ireland146.3kilograms per hectare
13South Korea139.8kilograms per hectare
14Norway131.7kilograms per hectare
15Belize127.0kilograms per hectare
16Thailand124.4kilograms per hectare
17United Arab Emirates124.1kilograms per hectare
18Jordan123.5kilograms per hectare
19Pakistan122.9kilograms per hectare
20India121.5kilograms per hectare
21Belgium120.4kilograms per hectare
22United Kingdom114.5kilograms per hectare
23Guyana108.4kilograms per hectare
24Chile102.4kilograms per hectare
25Oman102.0kilograms per hectare
26Faroe Islands97.8kilograms per hectare
27Georgia97.2kilograms per hectare
28Bulgaria94.1kilograms per hectare
29Czech Republic92.6kilograms per hectare
30Montenegro91.8kilograms per hectare
31Croatia91.7kilograms per hectare
32Brazil90.9kilograms per hectare
33Netherlands90.6kilograms per hectare
34France87.0kilograms per hectare
35Belarus86.8kilograms per hectare
36Colombia85.3kilograms per hectare
37Serbia82.4kilograms per hectare
38Denmark81.9kilograms per hectare
39Slovakia81.3kilograms per hectare
40Türkiye81.3kilograms per hectare
41Uruguay81.2kilograms per hectare
42Poland80.1kilograms per hectare
43Israel78.7kilograms per hectare
44Canada73.2kilograms per hectare
45Sweden72.8kilograms per hectare
46Iceland71.9kilograms per hectare
47Tajikistan71.7kilograms per hectare
48Saudi Arabia71.0kilograms per hectare
49Malta70.7kilograms per hectare
50Cyprus70.1kilograms per hectare
51Germany70.0kilograms per hectare
52Indonesia67.7kilograms per hectare
53Botswana67.0kilograms per hectare
54Switzerland66.2kilograms per hectare
55Guatemala66.0kilograms per hectare
56Malawi65.2kilograms per hectare
57Qatar64.9kilograms per hectare
58Honduras64.5kilograms per hectare
59French Guiana64.5kilograms per hectare
60Slovenia64.1kilograms per hectare
61Austria63.3kilograms per hectare
62Mauritius63.2kilograms per hectare
63Japan62.9kilograms per hectare
64Hungary61.8kilograms per hectare
65Australia61.7kilograms per hectare
66Singapore61.6kilograms per hectare
67Zambia60.5kilograms per hectare
68Greece60.2kilograms per hectare
69Italy60.0kilograms per hectare
70United States of America59.1kilograms per hectare
71Latvia58.6kilograms per hectare
72Philippines58.2kilograms per hectare
73New Caledonia57.9kilograms per hectare
74Luxembourg57.8kilograms per hectare
75Lebanon56.9kilograms per hectare
76Panama56.7kilograms per hectare
77Mexico55.9kilograms per hectare
78Bosnia and Herzegovina55.1kilograms per hectare
79Lithuania54.5kilograms per hectare
80Estonia53.7kilograms per hectare
81Romania52.6kilograms per hectare
82Islamic Republic of Iran51.4kilograms per hectare
83New Zealand49.9kilograms per hectare
84Portugal49.3kilograms per hectare
85Maldives48.6kilograms per hectare
86State of Palestine48.4kilograms per hectare
87Malaysia48.3kilograms per hectare
88Mongolia47.2kilograms per hectare
89Spain46.6kilograms per hectare
90Sri Lanka46.5kilograms per hectare
91Bermuda45.4kilograms per hectare
92Finland43.8kilograms per hectare
93Dominican Republic43.2kilograms per hectare
94El Salvador42.3kilograms per hectare
95Bahamas41.1kilograms per hectare
96Nepal41.1kilograms per hectare
97Lao People's Democratic Republic39.7kilograms per hectare
98Eswatini37.2kilograms per hectare
99Albania37.0kilograms per hectare
100The Republic of North Macedonia36.0kilograms per hectare
101Peru35.9kilograms per hectare
102Venezuela34.9kilograms per hectare
103Ecuador34.6kilograms per hectare
104Fiji33.6kilograms per hectare
105Nicaragua32.8kilograms per hectare
106Saint Lucia32.5kilograms per hectare
107Moldova, Republic of32.3kilograms per hectare
108Iraq30.9kilograms per hectare
109Armenia30.9kilograms per hectare
110South Africa30.5kilograms per hectare
111Argentina30.4kilograms per hectare
112Cambodia30.0kilograms per hectare
113Ethiopia29.7kilograms per hectare
114Ukraine29.4kilograms per hectare
115Paraguay29.0kilograms per hectare
116Azerbaijan27.3kilograms per hectare
117Seychelles26.1kilograms per hectare
118Namibia25.6kilograms per hectare
119Brunei Darussalam24.3kilograms per hectare
120Zimbabwe23.8kilograms per hectare
121Morocco23.4kilograms per hectare
122Kenya22.3kilograms per hectare
123Papua New Guinea20.8kilograms per hectare
124Trinidad and Tobago19.7kilograms per hectare
125Martinique19.7kilograms per hectare
126Grenada19.6kilograms per hectare
127Puerto Rico19.6kilograms per hectare
128Saint Vincent and the Grenadines19.6kilograms per hectare
129Jamaica18.9kilograms per hectare
130Russian Federation17.9kilograms per hectare
131Barbados17.6kilograms per hectare
132Kyrgyzstan16.9kilograms per hectare
133Bahrain15.5kilograms per hectare
134Reunion13.6kilograms per hectare
135Djibouti13.4kilograms per hectare
136Benin13.2kilograms per hectare
137Tunisia13.0kilograms per hectare
138Republic of The Gambia12.3kilograms per hectare
139United Republic of Tanzania12.1kilograms per hectare
140Gabon11.2kilograms per hectare
141Syrian Arab Republic10.9kilograms per hectare
142Ghana10.6kilograms per hectare
143Rwanda10.1kilograms per hectare
144Togo9.4kilograms per hectare
145Mozambique9.3kilograms per hectare
146North Korea8.5kilograms per hectare
147Algeria8.2kilograms per hectare
148Myanmar8.0kilograms per hectare
149Burkina Faso7.6kilograms per hectare
150French Polynesia7.0kilograms per hectare
151Libya6.7kilograms per hectare
152Mali6.2kilograms per hectare
153Cote d'Ivoire6.0kilograms per hectare
154Lesotho6.0kilograms per hectare
155Sudan5.7kilograms per hectare
156Bhutan5.6kilograms per hectare
157Cook Islands5.3kilograms per hectare
158Cameroon5.1kilograms per hectare
159Yemen4.6kilograms per hectare
160Afghanistan4.4kilograms per hectare
161Liberia4.2kilograms per hectare
162Mauritania4.2kilograms per hectare
163Guinea-Bissau4.2kilograms per hectare
164Burundi4.1kilograms per hectare
165Madagascar4.1kilograms per hectare
166Palau3.5kilograms per hectare
167Bolivia3.4kilograms per hectare
168Equatorial Guinea3.2kilograms per hectare
169Angola3.2kilograms per hectare
170Chad3.2kilograms per hectare
171Sao Tome and Principe3.2kilograms per hectare
172Saint Kitts and Nevis2.5kilograms per hectare
173Cape Verde2.5kilograms per hectare
174Micronesia, Federated States of2.4kilograms per hectare
175Kazakhstan2.4kilograms per hectare
176Guinea2.3kilograms per hectare
177Republic of the Congo2.3kilograms per hectare
178Tonga2.2kilograms per hectare
179Senegal2.1kilograms per hectare
180Nigeria2.0kilograms per hectare
181Democratic Republic of the Congo1.9kilograms per hectare
182Eritrea1.9kilograms per hectare
183Cuba1.5kilograms per hectare
184Sierra Leone1.4kilograms per hectare
185Uganda1.3kilograms per hectare
186Comoros0.9kilograms per hectare
187Tuvalu0.7kilograms per hectare
188Niger0.5kilograms per hectare
189Haiti0.3kilograms per hectare
190Samoa0.3kilograms per hectare
191South Sudan0.2kilograms per hectare
192Central African Republic0.0kilograms per hectare
193Dominica0.0kilograms per hectare
194Kiribati0.0kilograms per hectare
195Guadeloupe0.0kilograms per hectare
196Nauru0.0kilograms per hectare
197Aruba0.0kilograms per hectare
198Vanuatu0.0kilograms per hectare
199Antigua and Barbuda0.0kilograms per hectare
200Solomon Islands0.0kilograms per hectare
Showing 200 of 200 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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