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

kg/ha · higher is better · 195 countries

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  1. 1Egypt, Arab Rep.314.6
  2. 2Turkmenistan313
  3. 3Suriname252.6
  4. 4Uzbekistan215.1
  5. 5China192.4
  6. 6Hong Kong SAR, China182
  7. 7Kuwait173.2
  8. 8Bangladesh170.4
  9. 9Costa Rica161.4
  10. 10Taiwan159.6
  11. 11Viet Nam151.5
  12. 12Ireland146.3
  13. 13Korea, Rep.139.8
  14. 14Norway131.7
  15. 15Belize127
  16. 16Thailand124.4
  17. 17United Arab Emirates124.1
  18. 18Jordan123.5
  19. 19Pakistan122.9
  20. 20India121.5
  21. 21Belgium120.4
  22. 22United Kingdom114.5
  23. 23Guyana108.4
  24. 24Chile102.4
  25. 25Oman102
  26. 26Faroe Islands97.8
  27. 27Georgia97.2
  28. 28Bulgaria94.1
  29. 29Czechia92.6
  30. 30Montenegro91.8
  31. 31Croatia91.7
  32. 32Brazil90.9
  33. 33Netherlands90.6
  34. 34France87
  35. 35Belarus86.8
  36. 36Colombia85.3
  37. 37Serbia82.4
  38. 38Denmark81.9
  39. 39Slovak Republic81.3
  40. 40Turkiye81.3
  41. 41Uruguay81.2
  42. 42Poland80.1
  43. 43Israel78.7
  44. 44Canada73.2
  45. 45Sweden72.8
  46. 46Iceland71.9
  47. 47Tajikistan71.7
  48. 48Saudi Arabia71
  49. 49Malta70.7
  50. 50Cyprus70.1
  51. 51Germany70
  52. 52Indonesia67.7
  53. 53Botswana67
  54. 54Switzerland66.2
  55. 55Guatemala66
  56. 56Malawi65.2
  57. 57Qatar64.9
  58. 58Honduras64.5
  59. 59Slovenia64.1
  60. 60Austria63.3
  61. 61Mauritius63.2
  62. 62Japan62.9
  63. 63Hungary61.8
  64. 64Australia61.7
  65. 65Singapore61.6
  66. 66Zambia60.5
  67. 67Greece60.2
  68. 68Italy60
  69. 69United States59.1
  70. 70Latvia58.6
  71. 71Philippines58.2
  72. 72New Caledonia57.9
  73. 73Luxembourg57.8
  74. 74Lebanon56.9
  75. 75Panama56.7
  76. 76Mexico55.9
  77. 77Bosnia and Herzegovina55.1
  78. 78Lithuania54.5
  79. 79Estonia53.7
  80. 80Romania52.6
  81. 81Iran, Islamic Rep.51.4
  82. 82New Zealand49.9
  83. 83Portugal49.3
  84. 84Maldives48.6
  85. 85West Bank and Gaza48.4
  86. 86Malaysia48.3
  87. 87Mongolia47.2
  88. 88Spain46.6
  89. 89Sri Lanka46.5
  90. 90Bermuda45.4
  91. 91Finland43.8
  92. 92Dominican Republic43.2
  93. 93El Salvador42.3
  94. 94Nepal41.1
  95. 95Lao PDR39.7
  96. 96Eswatini37.2
  97. 97Albania37
  98. 98North Macedonia36
  99. 99Peru35.9
  100. 100Venezuela, RB34.9
  101. 101Ecuador34.6
  102. 102Fiji33.6
  103. 103Nicaragua32.8
  104. 104St. Lucia32.5
  105. 105Moldova32.3
  106. 106Iraq30.9
  107. 107Armenia30.9
  108. 108South Africa30.5
  109. 109Argentina30.4
  110. 110Cambodia30
  111. 111Ethiopia29.7
  112. 112Ukraine29.4
  113. 113Paraguay29
  114. 114Azerbaijan27.3
  115. 115Seychelles26.1
  116. 116Namibia25.6
  117. 117Brunei Darussalam24.3
  118. 118Zimbabwe23.8
  119. 119Morocco23.4
  120. 120Kenya22.3
  121. 121Papua New Guinea20.8
  122. 122Trinidad and Tobago19.7
  123. 123Puerto Rico (US)19.6
  124. 123St. Vincent and the Grenadines19.6
  125. 123Grenada19.6
  126. 124Jamaica18.9
  127. 125Russian Federation17.9
  128. 126Barbados17.6
  129. 127Kyrgyz Republic16.9
  130. 128Djibouti13.4
  131. 129Benin13.2
  132. 130Tunisia13
  133. 131Gambia, The12.3
  134. 132Tanzania12.1
  135. 133Gabon11.2
  136. 134Syrian Arab Republic10.9
  137. 135Ghana10.6
  138. 136Rwanda10.1
  139. 137Togo9.4
  140. 138Mozambique9.3
  141. 139Korea, Dem. People's Rep.8.5
  142. 140Algeria8.2
  143. 141Myanmar8
  144. 142Burkina Faso7.6
  145. 143French Polynesia7
  146. 144Libya6.7
  147. 145Mali6.2
  148. 146Cote d'Ivoire6
  149. 147Lesotho6
  150. 148Sudan5.7
  151. 149Bhutan5.6
  152. 150Cameroon5.1
  153. 151Yemen, Rep.4.6
  154. 152Afghanistan4.4
  155. 153Guinea-Bissau4.2
  156. 153Mauritania4.2
  157. 153Liberia4.2
  158. 154Burundi4.1
  159. 155Madagascar4.1
  160. 156Palau3.5
  161. 157Bolivia3.4
  162. 158Angola3.2
  163. 158Equatorial Guinea3.2
  164. 159Sao Tome and Principe3.2
  165. 159Chad3.2
  166. 160St. Kitts and Nevis2.5
  167. 161Cabo Verde2.5
  168. 162Micronesia, Fed. Sts.2.4
  169. 163Kazakhstan2.4
  170. 164Guinea2.3
  171. 165Congo, Rep.2.3
  172. 166Tonga2.2
  173. 167Senegal2.1
  174. 168Nigeria2
  175. 169Congo, Dem. Rep.1.9
  176. 170Eritrea1.9
  177. 171Cuba1.5
  178. 172Sierra Leone1.4
  179. 173Uganda1.3
  180. 174Comoros0.9
  181. 175Tuvalu0.68
  182. 176Niger0.46
  183. 177Haiti0.26
  184. 178Samoa0.25
  185. 179South Sudan0.18
  186. 180Central African Republic0.03
  187. 181Antigua and Barbuda0
  188. 181Aruba0
  189. 181Dominica0
  190. 181Vanuatu0
  191. 181Kiribati0
  192. 181Naoero0
  193. 181Solomon Islands0

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