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Excess nitrogen

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  1. 1China24.65M
  2. 2India13.48M
  3. 3United States8.02M
  4. 4Pakistan2.45M
  5. 5Brazil2.09M
  6. 6Mexico1.61M
  7. 7Bangladesh1.28M
  8. 8Turkiye1.27M
  9. 9Viet Nam1.11M
  10. 10Indonesia1.03M
  11. 11Egypt, Arab Rep.960,019.8
  12. 12Canada914,715.3
  13. 13Spain883,693.4
  14. 14Thailand824,463.6
  15. 15Germany807,424
  16. 16Poland779,087.8
  17. 17France767,956.3
  18. 18Iran, Islamic Rep.649,454.7
  19. 19Italy629,500.1
  20. 20Australia628,393.4
  21. 21Japan612,551.8
  22. 22Korea, Rep.516,733.8
  23. 23Ethiopia492,220.4
  24. 24Uzbekistan457,447.7
  25. 25Nigeria382,041.1
  26. 26United Kingdom361,606.9
  27. 27South Africa357,144.2
  28. 28Colombia261,608.4
  29. 29Morocco252,275.8
  30. 30Argentina244,423.8
  31. 31Saudi Arabia212,348.3
  32. 32Czechia209,464.8
  33. 33Belarus207,846.9
  34. 34Hungary205,299.6
  35. 35Ukraine201,166.9
  36. 36Sudan199,721
  37. 37Venezuela, RB188,497.6
  38. 38Korea, Dem. People's Rep.183,618.7
  39. 39Peru175,850.8
  40. 40Denmark175,556.7
  41. 41Greece173,102.1
  42. 42Ecuador163,617.6
  43. 43Cuba159,712
  44. 44Syrian Arab Republic153,563.1
  45. 45Chile150,307.8
  46. 46Netherlands147,524.8
  47. 47Cameroon142,123.2
  48. 48Romania138,891.9
  49. 49Nepal137,718.2
  50. 50Uganda134,829.2
  51. 51Finland131,983.4
  52. 52Taiwan131,644
  53. 53Portugal131,262.7
  54. 54Guatemala130,996.7
  55. 55Belgium116,823.1
  56. 56Kenya111,722.9
  57. 57Bulgaria100,868.3
  58. 58Honduras98,135.7
  59. 59Sweden97,507.5
  60. 60Austria89,063.6
  61. 61Myanmar84,701
  62. 62New Zealand83,541.7
  63. 63Burkina Faso81,147.2
  64. 64Norway78,266.3
  65. 65Tunisia76,589.8
  66. 66Iraq75,727.3
  67. 67Algeria75,649.6
  68. 68Dominican Republic73,465.6
  69. 69Serbia71,206.9
  70. 70Ireland67,158.7
  71. 71Croatia67,126.2
  72. 72Costa Rica62,415.2
  73. 73El Salvador59,031.8
  74. 74South Sudan58,191
  75. 75Sri Lanka56,953
  76. 76Zimbabwe46,917.8
  77. 77Haiti46,464
  78. 78Senegal46,157.5
  79. 79Niger44,974.3
  80. 80Uruguay43,038.1
  81. 81Lebanon41,637.4
  82. 82Slovak Republic40,977.1
  83. 83Israel40,230.4
  84. 84Central African Republic40,115.2
  85. 85Nicaragua39,086.3
  86. 86Georgia35,653.4
  87. 87Benin34,142.9
  88. 88Cambodia31,268.7
  89. 89Turkmenistan29,922.8
  90. 90Jordan28,744.2
  91. 91Panama28,274.6
  92. 92Malawi28,066.3
  93. 93Lithuania27,375.6
  94. 94United Arab Emirates26,455.1
  95. 95Libya24,930.8
  96. 96Albania24,791.1
  97. 97Azerbaijan23,710.2
  98. 98Slovenia23,042.2
  99. 99Switzerland21,601.5
  100. 100Mali20,253.4
  101. 101West Bank and Gaza19,666.7
  102. 102Estonia17,258.3
  103. 103Timor-Leste16,589.4
  104. 104Togo16,154.7
  105. 105North Macedonia14,898.1
  106. 106Rwanda14,553.7
  107. 107Yemen, Rep.12,849.4
  108. 108Chad11,676.4
  109. 109Afghanistan11,346.3
  110. 110Montenegro10,673.4
  111. 111Mauritania10,449.4
  112. 112Sierra Leone10,235.7
  113. 113Madagascar10,081.3
  114. 114Bosnia and Herzegovina9,753.6
  115. 115Armenia8,741.7
  116. 116Luxembourg6,868.2
  117. 117Eritrea6,248.1
  118. 118Trinidad and Tobago5,711.6
  119. 119Belize5,216.3
  120. 120Oman5,210.8
  121. 121Namibia5,107.8
  122. 122Puerto Rico (US)4,932.1
  123. 123Burundi4,779.7
  124. 124Latvia4,769.5
  125. 125Zambia4,477
  126. 126Suriname4,098.6
  127. 127Guyana4,050.3
  128. 128Gambia, The3,962.7
  129. 129Eswatini3,385.4
  130. 130Bhutan3,356.4
  131. 131Botswana3,027
  132. 132Kuwait2,602.6
  133. 133Brunei Darussalam2,559.6
  134. 134Guinea2,370.8
  135. 135Moldova2,274.5
  136. 136Gabon2,197.7
  137. 137Somalia, Fed. Rep.1,739.8
  138. 138Bolivia1,666
  139. 139Lao PDR1,530.9
  140. 140Liberia1,120.8
  141. 141Congo, Rep.972.3
  142. 142Tajikistan904.9
  143. 143Cyprus876.4
  144. 144Equatorial Guinea721.7
  145. 145Bahrain703
  146. 146Guinea-Bissau366.4
  147. 147Singapore119.9
  148. 148Djibouti49.4
  149. 149San Marino47.5
  150. 150Cayman Islands0.3
  151. 151Macao SAR, China-7.9
  152. 152Antigua and Barbuda-9.2
  153. 153Bahamas, The-31.1
  154. 154Hong Kong SAR, China-68.5
  155. 155St. Kitts and Nevis-97.3
  156. 156Barbados-259.7
  157. 157Malta-313.9
  158. 158St. Vincent and the Grenadines-327.2
  159. 159Cabo Verde-356.1
  160. 160Grenada-382.2
  161. 161Northern Mariana Islands-599.6
  162. 162Dominica-658.9
  163. 163Sao Tome and Principe-663.4
  164. 164New Caledonia-711.8
  165. 165St. Lucia-735.7
  166. 166Jamaica-867.9
  167. 167Mongolia-954.7
  168. 168Mauritius-1,400.2
  169. 169Guam-2,341.6
  170. 170Comoros-2,666.3
  171. 171Cote d'Ivoire-4,126.4
  172. 172Angola-4,939.5
  173. 173Russian Federation-5,445.3
  174. 174Congo, Dem. Rep.-7,971.2
  175. 175Fiji-8,401
  176. 176Ghana-9,074.7
  177. 177Solomon Islands-11,786.8
  178. 178Vanuatu-12,583.3
  179. 179Tanzania-14,335.5
  180. 180Paraguay-16,002
  181. 181Kyrgyz Republic-21,146
  182. 182Mozambique-27,303.7
  183. 183Papua New Guinea-30,325.4
  184. 184Philippines-41,887.3
  185. 185Malaysia-73,914.1
  186. 186Kazakhstan-158,660.2

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