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  1. 1China24.55M
  2. 2India20.46M
  3. 3United States11.43M
  4. 4Brazil6.4M
  5. 5Pakistan3.81M
  6. 6Canada3.12M
  7. 7Indonesia2.98M
  8. 8Thailand2.68M
  9. 9Russian Federation2.21M
  10. 10Australia2.15M
  11. 11Turkiye1.95M
  12. 12Viet Nam1.76M
  13. 13France1.73M
  14. 14Bangladesh1.5M
  15. 15Mexico1.37M
  16. 16Egypt, Arab Rep.1.28M
  17. 17Argentina1.26M
  18. 18Poland1.16M
  19. 19Germany1.04M
  20. 20Ukraine993,599
  21. 21Uzbekistan961,192
  22. 22Iran, Islamic Rep.903,185
  23. 23United Kingdom871,000
  24. 24Spain773,011
  25. 25Philippines653,342
  26. 26Italy569,434
  27. 27Ethiopia547,263
  28. 28Turkmenistan510,576
  29. 29Belarus490,809
  30. 30Romania463,657
  31. 31Colombia426,134
  32. 32South Africa420,638
  33. 33Malaysia398,131
  34. 34New Zealand369,000
  35. 35Bulgaria340,801
  36. 36Japan337,600
  37. 37Ireland280,569
  38. 38Malawi273,988
  39. 39Hungary265,491
  40. 40Saudi Arabia258,330
  41. 41Chile244,877
  42. 42Czechia237,599
  43. 43Serbia232,221
  44. 44Zambia232,086
  45. 45Morocco228,500
  46. 46Peru222,211
  47. 47Korea, Rep.211,405
  48. 48Uruguay201,843
  49. 49Denmark196,052
  50. 50Netherlands189,276
  51. 51Tanzania188,183
  52. 52Sweden184,000
  53. 53Guatemala180,501
  54. 54Greece174,442
  55. 55Iraq169,729
  56. 56Kenya166,621
  57. 57Finland140,672
  58. 58Cambodia139,829
  59. 59Paraguay134,521
  60. 60Lithuania127,381
  61. 61Taiwan124,349
  62. 62Sudan120,477
  63. 63Sri Lanka119,230
  64. 64Venezuela, RB115,021
  65. 65Slovak Republic107,684
  66. 66Belgium106,686
  67. 67Norway106,137
  68. 68Honduras104,427
  69. 69Myanmar100,089
  70. 70Austria97,605
  71. 71Zimbabwe96,590
  72. 72Portugal89,189
  73. 73Costa Rica87,863
  74. 74Nigeria87,804
  75. 75Croatia86,849
  76. 76Cote d'Ivoire85,600
  77. 77Ecuador83,227
  78. 78Latvia80,316
  79. 79Nepal79,991
  80. 80Ghana78,895
  81. 81Tajikistan75,231
  82. 82Kazakhstan70,400
  83. 83Algeria70,200
  84. 84Moldova68,957
  85. 85Dominican Republic65,646
  86. 86Burkina Faso65,038
  87. 87Tunisia64,485
  88. 88Azerbaijan64,472
  89. 89Lao PDR63,991
  90. 90Syrian Arab Republic59,235
  91. 91Nicaragua58,920
  92. 92Mozambique56,512
  93. 93Benin54,895
  94. 94Mongolia54,228
  95. 95Mali53,120
  96. 96Georgia42,000
  97. 97Cameroon40,209
  98. 98Switzerland39,888
  99. 99Panama38,631
  100. 100Estonia38,404
  101. 101El Salvador37,283
  102. 102Afghanistan35,723
  103. 103Jordan35,494
  104. 104Congo, Dem. Rep.32,285
  105. 105Israel29,329
  106. 106Togo26,555
  107. 107Papua New Guinea25,216
  108. 108Albania25,124
  109. 109Slovenia24,912
  110. 110Bosnia and Herzegovina24,482
  111. 111Kyrgyz Republic23,077
  112. 112Korea, Dem. People's Rep.21,697
  113. 113Namibia20,750
  114. 114Bolivia19,640
  115. 115Angola18,128
  116. 116Botswana17,547
  117. 117Guinea17,034
  118. 118Chad16,921
  119. 119Belize16,770
  120. 120North Macedonia16,436
  121. 121Lebanon15,604
  122. 122Armenia15,531
  123. 123Rwanda15,117
  124. 124Madagascar14,652
  125. 125Suriname14,001
  126. 126Libya13,700
  127. 127Guyana13,662
  128. 128Oman12,420
  129. 129Uganda11,665
  130. 130United Arab Emirates11,382
  131. 131Luxembourg9,083
  132. 132Cyprus8,900
  133. 133Iceland8,703
  134. 134Senegal8,233
  135. 135Niger8,138
  136. 136Eswatini7,256
  137. 137Burundi6,888
  138. 138Yemen, Rep.6,610
  139. 139Gabon5,539
  140. 140Gambia, The5,494
  141. 141West Bank and Gaza5,478
  142. 142Cuba5,267
  143. 143Mauritius4,991
  144. 144Fiji4,657
  145. 145Jamaica3,549
  146. 146Liberia2,919
  147. 147Guinea-Bissau2,690
  148. 148Sierra Leone2,478
  149. 149Kuwait2,425
  150. 150Lesotho2,152
  151. 151Mauritania1,918
  152. 152Qatar1,557
  153. 153Congo, Rep.1,471
  154. 154Montenegro1,317
  155. 155Puerto Rico (US)1,296
  156. 156Eritrea1,292
  157. 157Trinidad and Tobago928
  158. 158Bhutan643
  159. 159Malta586
  160. 160New Caledonia562
  161. 161Hong Kong SAR, China546
  162. 162South Sudan458
  163. 163Haiti345
  164. 164Equatorial Guinea317
  165. 165St. Lucia311
  166. 166Brunei Darussalam243
  167. 167Maldives238
  168. 168French Polynesia198
  169. 169Barbados141
  170. 170Grenada137
  171. 171Cabo Verde133
  172. 171Sao Tome and Principe133
  173. 172Comoros106
  174. 173St. Vincent and the Grenadines98
  175. 174Central African Republic79
  176. 175Tonga67
  177. 176Djibouti52
  178. 177Singapore41
  179. 178Seychelles40
  180. 179Greenland23
  181. 180Bermuda14
  182. 181St. Kitts and Nevis13
  183. 182Samoa11
  184. 183Palau8
  185. 184Faroe Islands7
  186. 185Micronesia, Fed. Sts.5
  187. 186Tuvalu1
  188. 187Naoero0
  189. 187Dominica0
  190. 187Vanuatu0
  191. 187Kiribati0
  192. 187Antigua and Barbuda0
  193. 187Solomon Islands0
  194. 187Aruba0

Nitrogen fertilizer use