Skip to content
wworldgovdata
agriculture

Excess nitrogen per hectare of cropland

kg · higher is better · 186 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2009
JSONCSV
Related rankingsLand areaCountry areaLife expectancy at birthLand area (sq. km)Surface area (sq. km)Aquaculture production (metric tons)Aquaculture productionAquacultureRural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)

League table

186 shown
  1. 1Kuwait313.8
  2. 2Singapore295.7
  3. 3Belgium275.4
  4. 4Korea, Rep.245.9
  5. 5Jordan224.6
  6. 6Bahrain220.6
  7. 7Luxembourg193.5
  8. 8Iraq188.9
  9. 9Brunei Darussalam176.2
  10. 10Saudi Arabia174.2
  11. 11Egypt, Arab Rep.172
  12. 12Netherlands167.9
  13. 13New Zealand161.3
  14. 14Lebanon153.7
  15. 15China150.4
  16. 16West Bank and Gaza149.7
  17. 17Japan144.7
  18. 18Taiwan141.2
  19. 19Israel140.7
  20. 20United Arab Emirates139.5
  21. 21Costa Rica133.9
  22. 22Norway125.7
  23. 23Pakistan121.6
  24. 24Slovenia120.4
  25. 25Ireland114.7
  26. 26Venezuela, RB108.2
  27. 27Honduras103.6
  28. 28Cyprus103.4
  29. 29Chile96.9
  30. 30Trinidad and Tobago96.9
  31. 31Viet Nam95.3
  32. 32Uzbekistan94.3
  33. 33Mexico93.4
  34. 34Panama92.6
  35. 35Timor-Leste89.5
  36. 36Bangladesh86.7
  37. 37Puerto Rico (US)86.3
  38. 38Guatemala81.2
  39. 39Dominican Republic80.2
  40. 40Czechia79.8
  41. 41El Salvador74.8
  42. 42India73.6
  43. 43Colombia71.5
  44. 44Suriname71.3
  45. 45Cuba70.7
  46. 46Oman70.2
  47. 47Italy67.8
  48. 48Denmark67.4
  49. 49Peru67.4
  50. 50Germany66.2
  51. 51Ecuador66.2
  52. 52Finland65.7
  53. 53Korea, Dem. People's Rep.65.3
  54. 54Austria65.2
  55. 55Poland63.9
  56. 56United Kingdom61.9
  57. 57Turkiye61.6
  58. 58Belize61.5
  59. 59United States59.9
  60. 60Spain59.7
  61. 61Ethiopia59.6
  62. 62Croatia59
  63. 63Albania57.6
  64. 64Uruguay57.1
  65. 65Portugal56.1
  66. 66Greece53
  67. 67Central African Republic51.8
  68. 68Iran, Islamic Rep.51.2
  69. 69Switzerland49.7
  70. 70Georgia48.3
  71. 71South Africa46.8
  72. 72Thailand46.1
  73. 73Djibouti45.1
  74. 74Sweden43.1
  75. 75France42.8
  76. 76Cameroon42.7
  77. 77Brazil42.1
  78. 78Hungary42
  79. 79Haiti41.9
  80. 80Nicaragua40.9
  81. 81North Macedonia38.1
  82. 82Libya37.5
  83. 83Tunisia37.4
  84. 84Morocco37.1
  85. 85Mauritania35
  86. 86Syrian Arab Republic34.2
  87. 87South Sudan33.8
  88. 88Belarus33.6
  89. 89Indonesia32.7
  90. 90Nepal32.7
  91. 91Montenegro31.9
  92. 92Bulgaria31.4
  93. 93Bhutan29.3
  94. 94Slovak Republic28.8
  95. 95Sri Lanka27.6
  96. 96Australia26.7
  97. 97Namibia26.3
  98. 98Kenya26
  99. 99Senegal26
  100. 100Canada25.6
  101. 101Serbia25.2
  102. 102San Marino24.3
  103. 103Burkina Faso23.2
  104. 104Estonia22.8
  105. 105Algeria21.7
  106. 106Uganda21.5
  107. 107Sudan20.7
  108. 108Zimbabwe20.7
  109. 109Sierra Leone20
  110. 110Benin19.4
  111. 111Eswatini18.8
  112. 112Guyana18.5
  113. 113Botswana18.3
  114. 114Malawi17.9
  115. 115Armenia17.7
  116. 116Turkmenistan16.4
  117. 117Gambia, The16.4
  118. 118Azerbaijan16.4
  119. 119Bosnia and Herzegovina15.3
  120. 120Romania14.2
  121. 121Eritrea13.2
  122. 122Cambodia13
  123. 123Yemen, Rep.12.4
  124. 124Togo11.6
  125. 125Lithuania11.5
  126. 126Rwanda10.5
  127. 127Nigeria10.4
  128. 128Gabon10.2
  129. 129Argentina8.1
  130. 130Mali7.8
  131. 131Ukraine7.4
  132. 132Myanmar6.8
  133. 133Equatorial Guinea5.8
  134. 134Chad5.6
  135. 135Latvia5.1
  136. 136Congo, Rep.4.6
  137. 137Niger4.3
  138. 138Burundi4.2
  139. 139Afghanistan4.2
  140. 140Madagascar4.2
  141. 141Zambia3.9
  142. 142Somalia, Fed. Rep.3.2
  143. 143Liberia2.8
  144. 144Lao PDR1.7
  145. 145Guinea1.3
  146. 146Moldova1.2
  147. 147Guinea-Bissau0.99
  148. 148Tajikistan0.96
  149. 149Cayman Islands0.74
  150. 150Bolivia0.73
  151. 151Russian Federation0.17
  152. 152Cote d'Ivoire-0.65
  153. 153Congo, Dem. Rep.-1.3
  154. 154Ghana-1.8
  155. 155Angola-2.3
  156. 156Tanzania-2.5
  157. 157Antigua and Barbuda-2.6
  158. 158Philippines-3.1
  159. 159Paraguay-3.2
  160. 160Bahamas, The-3.4
  161. 161Mongolia-3.5
  162. 162Jamaica-4.5
  163. 163Cabo Verde-7.4
  164. 164Mozambique-8.7
  165. 165Kazakhstan-10.1
  166. 166Hong Kong SAR, China-11.8
  167. 167Malaysia-12.9
  168. 168Kyrgyz Republic-17.1
  169. 169Mauritius-17.3
  170. 170Barbados-18.3
  171. 171St. Vincent and the Grenadines-19
  172. 172Malta-22.3
  173. 173St. Kitts and Nevis-22.5
  174. 174Grenada-24.4
  175. 175Dominica-24.8
  176. 176Macao SAR, China-29.9
  177. 177St. Lucia-30.2
  178. 178Sao Tome and Principe-30.9
  179. 179Papua New Guinea-33.2
  180. 180Comoros-39.7
  181. 181Fiji-56.1
  182. 182New Caledonia-63.7
  183. 183Vanuatu-134.4
  184. 184Solomon Islands-169.5
  185. 185Northern Mariana Islands-210
  186. 186Guam-210

Excess nitrogen per hectare of cropland