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. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Fertilizer consumption per unit of arable land (kilograms per hectare)

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Australia52.568.997.383.977.068.169.472.879.679.589.189.385.984.5102.9120.1106.6
Brunei Darussalam1,050.0154.3431.8117.5113.555.8177.3177.3177.3177.3177.3177.3177.3177.3177.3
Cambodia1.31.110.515.620.126.924.226.929.721.339.842.242.844.249.632.9
China44.4220.3287.4375.1425.2444.6457.3458.5477.6480.2474.3469.0450.9434.5420.1412.0397.7
Fiji88.8143.864.876.742.790.672.383.184.9125.3106.1118.084.781.297.776.2127.9
हांगकांग398.9468.1483.1505.2502.4519.4517.8517.0498.3475.7450.4488.1
Indonesia15.1123.5139.0184.2238.8259.9322.7302.1332.4339.6330.7372.0386.2302.0333.4378.0308.3
Japan376.2385.5324.6296.8255.1249.8252.8244.6253.2225.3236.0243.2236.0226.5216.0217.0218.0
Republic of Korea261.5490.4456.0478.2330.3337.3351.8344.7345.9337.8351.1353.4367.3366.5304.8281.5325.4
Lao People’s Democratic Republic0.31.96.57.511.518.029.425.134.033.728.129.539.286.989.395.490.2
Malaysia202.9977.31,367.91,658.22,166.82,183.61,916.81,985.92,263.41,896.21,995.82,011.31,953.71,347.51,591.22,148.01,612.1
Mongolia2.210.72.93.19.010.812.819.714.717.519.527.831.80.00.01.90.0
Myanmar2.27.920.86.56.615.015.619.524.313.318.738.749.363.667.738.724.1
New Zealand1,192.7902.92,012.32,242.31,401.51,622.11,505.81,367.81,431.41,786.01,538.41,820.71,776.21,677.31,725.91,445.01,633.4
Papua New Guinea19.664.157.171.4109.585.5107.598.8103.598.1103.1112.1122.2118.9108.9108.2143.9
Philippines43.1107.1145.9156.5151.4144.9118.4155.9157.3139.4169.6212.6169.0195.5209.2232.0285.4
Samoa3.41.30.90.20.90.30.33.61.35.25.62.53.83.8
Singapore750.05,600.03,005.0116.6126.7130.8138.2151.9151.6143.2142.0157.1152.0130.4142.7151.5151.5
Solomon Islands15.0137.018.348.211.129.5
Thailand6.659.788.396.2143.3146.9145.3161.6156.7135.3147.0167.2138.4112.4135.3139.4108.5
Tonga0.010.57.28.28.46.48.310.311.88.415.511.911.35.2
Vanuatu0.10.354.844.256.256.2
Viet Nam55.3104.9365.6339.6365.3353.8371.1483.9436.8432.3424.7458.0417.4432.7456.9461.7418.4
Albania84.6176.232.4112.485.097.493.188.288.4107.8126.199.866.694.4101.438.4
Armenia15.622.766.181.0129.4132.1118.7145.6330.5202.6202.760.364.846.342.5
Austria257.1212.7161.1131.799.8132.7115.4130.9130.9148.7137.8141.0133.2118.5138.0128.397.4
Belgium332.4324.9317.8328.6321.4304.0305.5275.1269.7266.8265.9259.0265.7
Bulgaria154.2177.643.074.297.1133.195.9109.1108.8122.0138.0130.6131.8135.8139.2131.1
Croatia264.8294.5297.3311.0191.4160.8192.1181.8119.0213.5221.0211.8199.7208.1188.6
Cyprus87.7215.3146.5109.0202.8151.2196.5183.9158.2158.0204.0174.8156.8187.8167.6156.2127.7
Czech Republic102.0106.0119.3126.2160.0161.5162.7192.3196.4182.4174.4165.7144.2148.6155.1
Denmark224.6247.2153.0137.1113.7112.8107.1116.6123.6136.9139.1163.2134.8136.1145.0132.8116.2
Estonia41.561.068.471.581.182.485.382.779.387.988.490.394.8103.585.8
Finland188.8195.1136.6121.4100.586.286.287.492.789.286.289.591.795.392.898.165.3
France267.1319.5225.8192.5150.5141.3160.8169.4168.4170.4163.1177.6171.0157.7162.8155.7119.0
Georgia53.053.346.946.558.173.468.764.575.165.668.868.6100.395.983.0
Germany398.6279.9232.4208.8211.6191.5198.9203.5217.7202.3197.2178.1166.5174.1163.2130.1116.9
Greece111.8240.1166.4138.7126.2110.0109.2117.2123.1118.3125.7130.0134.8141.5177.3188.2146.7
Hungary161.2134.590.685.284.393.399.6113.6112.7114.1138.2152.4150.9146.0162.6165.5109.7
Iceland193.0170.3164.3133.6148.7159.2176.5168.8201.7147.8181.5148.0136.3117.7130.1139.9126.0
Ireland795.41,754.41,228.01,109.71,065.4995.71,138.81,110.31,131.51,166.11,169.61,292.91,462.71,360.81,403.41,497.31,198.3
Italy111.7215.8204.3171.8122.7134.3122.5129.3126.6134.1131.5130.4129.8128.0129.3112.8113.9
Kazakhstan1.21.42.03.04.42.94.04.33.85.34.12.95.64.43.9
Kyrgyzstan21.524.622.719.224.327.432.010.412.77.721.222.722.626.125.7
Latvia51.868.077.683.291.6100.7101.1104.8104.2103.5101.2105.6113.4111.8101.7
Lithuania53.2102.3104.0104.8107.1109.6111.8122.6131.9141.1133.5137.1140.0139.796.1
Luxembourg313.2258.2270.6258.5247.6240.8242.7262.1252.2217.2225.8218.7227.0141.0
North Macedonia71.962.067.163.657.669.672.266.279.369.060.861.382.850.544.7
Republic of Moldova2.89.011.113.019.124.725.930.241.948.659.451.248.850.640.4
Montenegro14.412.512.5324.9276.9262.2285.2233.6246.8292.8306.9312.0191.0
Netherlands780.6606.4408.7337.8293.3246.8289.8231.1247.9266.8291.7290.6274.3273.8276.6273.3246.6
Norway245.0243.7219.6218.9170.0192.2187.3190.8194.5204.3204.4199.6203.8210.3208.4210.7205.9
Poland170.4107.1115.4161.9180.5169.7177.9179.3164.0174.1189.7190.4173.1176.5155.1156.1154.9
Portugal52.2118.8125.1127.9149.0132.5150.9167.6191.0185.7187.4182.8182.3183.5180.8178.4116.3
Romania61.1128.332.451.452.554.149.856.251.560.759.968.183.283.687.198.390.3
Russian Federation11.411.815.716.215.415.315.916.718.720.320.822.625.327.528.2
Slovakia77.380.585.195.9106.9109.3116.5113.0125.8121.7129.3129.2129.8134.5117.4
Slovenia436.7329.6266.6256.5250.4254.1263.1267.5258.4257.0261.8258.1258.6249.0215.9
Spain77.5128.8160.4142.1130.7122.6122.6143.6151.4151.5144.0155.5157.7157.5167.1158.0110.6
Sweden164.8115.5108.788.182.185.476.284.793.196.997.9105.0100.797.7116.9112.9102.7
Switzerland414.4416.5218.0228.4218.8209.4168.0203.5208.4208.9212.1199.9187.8163.4175.1177.2
Tajikistan11.416.59.66.69.212.521.122.011.517.714.791.996.790.493.3
Turkey17.476.687.786.898.489.9100.3112.4105.3106.7137.7132.2109.7126.0149.6129.5114.6
Ukraine13.517.232.738.941.445.644.943.252.761.965.465.175.678.555.6
United Kingdom266.6360.7300.2291.8243.0246.9232.9233.0247.9252.4247.8248.6245.6245.0233.2241.4194.9
Antigua and Barbuda6.03.03.39.812.58.05.318.25.33.510.38.78.37.3
Argentina3.66.231.235.439.241.934.636.335.426.540.341.147.150.855.362.163.3
Barbados356.3168.8200.0109.1135.196.3199.5133.680.0121.6113.8147.978.054.450.637.248.0
Belize84.698.195.981.058.0234.7140.1389.1374.2382.5413.3333.4419.9449.8402.6378.1126.2
Bolivia1.02.52.46.57.07.67.49.08.18.27.08.47.25.69.39.37.5
Brazil35.567.8144.5174.3202.8251.4230.1265.6285.1235.0240.2275.9294.0297.0365.7386.6363.0
Chile33.2109.5275.4256.8286.0267.7265.1279.0288.2315.0257.2258.7267.9269.2291.6287.2220.2
Colombia40.4182.2233.6406.4546.9575.9581.9612.0699.1667.5646.1678.4514.2464.2524.5526.9410.8
Costa Rica173.2417.7795.2683.5519.3706.1635.3589.8566.5683.4641.3735.6779.0765.5812.0728.4770.6
Cuba171.6171.037.220.337.233.943.545.454.944.433.234.225.625.625.625.65.9
Dominican Republic46.2102.5102.158.2107.094.274.579.894.7134.2150.0151.0278.5155.1175.0162.2162.2
Ecuador19.842.4101.7150.8252.1275.4254.7236.2344.0254.8345.4370.0428.8380.9362.9367.8325.9
El Salvador144.4136.0124.0150.9184.2194.5151.8151.2100.2116.896.190.1115.059.481.092.239.2
Grenada99.4100.9105.2126.7123.7116.5115.4121.6115.582.099.992.5
Guatemala42.190.0125.2141.7150.8173.0200.8207.0196.9199.6175.7206.2211.3177.0237.1219.3164.1
Guyana27.930.630.622.139.327.843.561.653.161.044.628.061.962.252.760.942.7
Haiti0.41.316.012.9151.110.619.08.03.712.311.052.911.47.45.5
Honduras18.010.3169.060.685.7131.5107.9124.0140.0131.9164.3184.5205.4157.5238.4191.1191.1
Jamaica150.6160.5160.0115.862.671.287.483.1115.337.857.266.3102.577.665.365.359.3
Mexico30.482.880.076.772.384.484.892.190.581.3100.5105.6105.7108.6103.2109.383.2
Nicaragua24.930.815.128.934.251.651.234.451.057.959.285.558.358.077.168.759.3
Panama48.677.556.934.463.837.476.788.659.073.545.758.768.463.999.6123.959.2
Paraguay11.28.521.666.690.5109.794.2109.7125.1114.3127.6129.2133.3124.4133.4149.396.7
Peru33.025.761.074.593.1104.6101.0103.3105.9117.2118.5143.6113.5141.7141.5111.8103.3
Saint Kitts and Nevis262.5110.3242.913.911.310.410.40.023.05.27.55.25.25.25.25.25.2
Saint Lucia680.01,972.81,061.4283.2134.194.4294.2126.1270.1263.1192.0147.5176.5239.8197.8199.8199.8
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines433.3746.81,950.064.6106.597.1108.1112.7135.8132.5124.8123.7130.3113.3101.493.593.5
Suriname71.317.5101.8106.4211.9206.3189.0170.8195.0145.1217.7243.2135.4127.1252.4175.5185.7
Trinidad and Tobago154.4197.2263.0240.0228.0232.0276.0308.0360.0356.0364.0352.0320.5154.7130.3127.8139.1
Uruguay38.457.975.8140.6145.8131.6178.1252.2184.5115.7153.2157.2187.3167.0194.0211.1178.0
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)20.3153.2108.7132.2181.9187.1197.5200.0188.9190.4178.1150.5124.847.154.050.950.9
Bahrain301.0172.1982.61,336.1968.31,566.81,327.31,383.21,039.5311.9348.6534.5827.61,395.91,395.990.6
Djibouti11.515.416.117.917.719.118.621.524.423.231.036.934.034.0
Egypt136.8419.9449.7600.1473.4503.6463.0536.7547.0569.5568.0574.2535.3504.7496.1542.6538.0
Israel176.4299.1278.1292.6206.4251.6278.8296.0264.2243.6280.7229.8240.7231.5239.2265.4
Jordan9.693.8108.590.3130.6132.1108.3131.092.6176.9112.3133.9114.0112.384.888.698.1
Kuwait62.990.9228.4441.6468.6494.5777.21,204.51,050.71,147.61,122.2947.01,208.11,208.11,358.4
Malta49.145.3131.8107.279.493.077.581.681.992.293.193.489.397.5147.6148.7100.6
Morocco12.440.241.963.857.259.157.063.671.470.539.060.463.459.956.555.353.5
Oman270.8185.7597.8542.3440.4525.3491.7497.3397.0457.1332.7320.9479.2425.0380.1344.5
Qatar138.038.583.3300.1136.8133.7263.2237.8124.3202.2189.5232.5220.1243.0240.2240.2
Saudi Arabia3.5144.2107.194.368.980.988.482.179.092.491.386.787.487.6125.5117.4119.3
Tunisia10.728.838.945.547.448.449.540.445.753.162.048.857.255.743.860.152.1
United Arab Emirates357.1585.0667.1617.9654.4645.1579.4385.5462.4407.9350.7326.5298.7352.0327.4327.4
Yemen0.114.79.83.819.512.416.030.422.41.819.012.71.611.810.74.67.5
Canada20.850.159.770.679.796.9104.296.5102.2104.499.3101.8111.8106.7129.5126.1117.5
United States of America80.6100.5108.7111.4121.6125.9135.0135.7128.1129.2128.0128.0130.3130.1134.6130.6127.8
Afghanistan2.55.60.73.81.83.82.44.910.213.313.720.517.411.08.75.25.1
Bangladesh16.298.7158.1192.9208.0249.7254.3253.3278.1297.8288.3302.5318.5320.4325.4395.5390.9
India14.173.5103.8127.6179.0180.7163.1156.5163.5171.0166.0170.6176.1186.5210.7193.2193.2
Maldives29.794.436.7134.8193.560.461.294.2113.2115.071.790.9110.165.8
Nepal2.731.231.03.625.135.826.554.969.077.178.970.494.997.0115.3112.667.8
Pakistan9.263.695.4123.5138.3128.5117.4135.7134.9137.5144.6152.5152.7152.4155.2161.9146.9
Sri Lanka129.8190.2269.9255.3229.0257.3205.9174.0261.3190.1126.3117.4138.3190.0299.0153.9153.9
Angola3.93.30.52.38.212.08.99.49.17.76.69.87.16.77.85.613.3
Benin4.86.814.80.59.14.410.35.08.10.19.90.030.043.933.832.736.9
Botswana4.32.113.183.129.754.880.557.866.046.933.258.251.366.259.372.7
Burkina Faso0.25.56.612.98.89.412.214.113.813.918.315.014.27.613.59.313.3
Burundi0.62.33.63.53.65.66.210.612.09.015.218.324.019.919.519.139.8
केप वर्दे2.93.03.13.94.14.18.510.78.2
Cameroon3.83.77.78.09.211.010.310.19.613.610.913.013.413.413.413.414.6
Central African Republic1.30.50.30.10.30.40.30.10.00.30.20.20.20.20.20.20.0
Chad0.71.84.93.54.02.82.42.52.52.42.43.13.05.04.94.74.7
Congo13.73.310.20.10.51.32.22.91.94.12.22.34.24.310.09.711.7
Côte d'Ivoire12.015.224.017.832.119.426.031.135.137.540.833.625.944.338.737.825.3
Democratic Republic of the Congo0.70.90.10.10.80.70.50.91.61.91.41.61.92.42.12.02.0
Gabon3.60.98.33.25.610.110.113.127.331.860.644.239.921.328.3104.4
Ghana2.04.83.26.020.414.637.827.216.725.022.338.227.640.150.137.437.0
Guinea1.10.41.20.90.72.82.12.10.70.60.55.24.14.34.34.35.6
Guinea Bissau2.38.011.016.610.514.815.415.615.920.026.023.812.612.411.310.9
Kenya14.121.429.834.332.537.843.651.043.335.543.259.542.450.159.954.635.1
Lesotho1.014.524.27.35.68.215.823.110.816.28.4
Liberia6.30.912.411.512.012.112.216.120.820.021.121.519.319.3
Madagascar7.04.03.15.63.04.27.04.88.77.56.013.012.611.910.66.56.9
Malawi6.121.318.130.537.430.426.429.339.842.023.834.034.329.447.541.923.7
Mali3.27.48.814.918.59.68.913.719.224.529.420.920.430.018.78.17.7
Mauritania1.19.85.39.35.37.47.77.87.910.513.613.015.415.714.114.1
Mauritius220.0283.0416.7352.2163.2243.2274.8248.1313.3183.8273.3257.6187.1194.9150.5186.5126.4
Mozambique2.40.83.71.48.27.45.65.97.54.64.65.16.710.811.212.38.0
Namibia0.41.94.46.615.010.96.113.726.125.040.025.53.73.714.9
Niger0.00.20.30.40.50.50.90.61.00.40.40.40.70.80.60.50.5
Nigeria0.314.35.47.211.26.28.48.59.08.010.720.318.812.922.618.07.3
Rwanda0.43.40.33.00.10.14.710.511.317.68.817.414.925.029.123.929.1
Senegal2.53.811.59.98.66.810.512.011.414.219.130.414.718.621.68.818.5
Seychelles42.034.032.2333.3525.0341.7337.1816.7521.7646.0515.7845.1542.5542.5511.0
Sierra Leone6.32.70.39.99.09.39.49.612.716.415.82.72.72.72.7
South Africa45.561.353.647.353.860.361.667.566.562.757.372.890.191.894.3104.691.5
इस्वातिनी40.474.432.646.253.558.660.966.965.162.157.371.863.682.981.392.092.0
United Republic of Tanzania2.15.22.65.88.78.98.712.49.79.613.312.616.39.016.49.319.1
Gambia2.33.23.411.27.310.32.60.40.50.50.70.48.14.20.82.22.2
Togo0.25.68.70.39.810.25.011.71.83.313.75.815.42.72.72.113.3
Uganda1.90.01.31.01.71.82.12.41.81.61.92.13.33.42.42.42.6
Zambia13.120.611.028.029.246.137.649.051.857.465.772.152.567.679.863.964.6
Zimbabwe77.255.944.721.834.126.518.127.631.024.038.845.340.142.432.333.833.3