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Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

kg/ha · higher is better · 195 countries

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  1. 1Faroe Islands606.8
  2. 2Kuwait538.2
  3. 3Taiwan418
  4. 4Egypt, Arab Rep.407.4
  5. 5Bangladesh351
  6. 6Turkmenistan338.8
  7. 7China334.9
  8. 8Hong Kong SAR, China322.4
  9. 9Costa Rica314.6
  10. 10Brazil285.3
  11. 11Uzbekistan273.3
  12. 12Suriname272.9
  13. 13Belize255.7
  14. 14Korea, Rep.252.6
  15. 15Malaysia246.2
  16. 16Viet Nam242.6
  17. 17Ireland230.4
  18. 18Oman215.8
  19. 19Thailand210.9
  20. 20Qatar210.2
  21. 21Norway204.4
  22. 22Belarus195.9
  23. 23Colombia190.3
  24. 24Belgium186.6
  25. 25India182
  26. 26Israel180.8
  27. 27United Arab Emirates179.6
  28. 28Japan170.3
  29. 29Jordan164.1
  30. 30Bermuda160.7
  31. 31Montenegro158.7
  32. 32Pakistan156.5
  33. 33Guyana155.1
  34. 34Croatia154.9
  35. 35Uruguay154.2
  36. 36New Caledonia153.2
  37. 37United Kingdom148.9
  38. 38Chile141.4
  39. 39Paraguay135.2
  40. 40Cyprus132.8
  41. 41Serbia127.3
  42. 42Netherlands126.5
  43. 43Indonesia125.4
  44. 44Poland124.2
  45. 45Bulgaria123.5
  46. 46Canada123.1
  47. 47Georgia119.8
  48. 48Honduras118.3
  49. 49Turkiye118
  50. 50Singapore115.6
  51. 51Saudi Arabia115.5
  52. 52Denmark112.2
  53. 53Guatemala111.6
  54. 54Czechia111.6
  55. 55France111.4
  56. 56United States107.7
  57. 57Slovenia106.5
  58. 58Slovak Republic105
  59. 59Germany103.7
  60. 60Philippines99.4
  61. 61Malta98.4
  62. 62Iceland97.3
  63. 63Mauritius96.1
  64. 64Switzerland93.9
  65. 65Latvia93.8
  66. 66Panama93.4
  67. 66Sweden93.4
  68. 67Lebanon93
  69. 68Ecuador92.6
  70. 69Lithuania92.5
  71. 70Botswana92.4
  72. 71Portugal91.9
  73. 72Greece91.4
  74. 73Austria91.3
  75. 74Bosnia and Herzegovina90.3
  76. 75New Zealand88.3
  77. 76Romania87.4
  78. 77Hungary86.4
  79. 78Australia85.5
  80. 79Italy85.2
  81. 80Malawi83.2
  82. 81Trinidad and Tobago82.6
  83. 82Sri Lanka82.3
  84. 83Spain79.7
  85. 84Mexico77.2
  86. 85Zambia76.5
  87. 86Maldives75.7
  88. 87Tajikistan74.8
  89. 88Estonia74.5
  90. 89West Bank and Gaza73.9
  91. 90Eswatini73.5
  92. 91Luxembourg71.4
  93. 92Brunei Darussalam70.9
  94. 93South Africa67.2
  95. 94Finland66.1
  96. 95Nepal62.8
  97. 96El Salvador61.1
  98. 97Iran, Islamic Rep.60.9
  99. 98Peru59.1
  100. 99Lao PDR58.8
  101. 100Albania57.5
  102. 101Dominican Republic57.5
  103. 102Fiji57.1
  104. 103St. Lucia55.7
  105. 104Seychelles55.7
  106. 105Nicaragua53.7
  107. 106North Macedonia49.5
  108. 107Argentina48.9
  109. 108Mongolia47.2
  110. 109Iraq45.7
  111. 110Cambodia45.2
  112. 111Kenya44.8
  113. 112Moldova44.7
  114. 113Ukraine41.5
  115. 114Ethiopia40.3
  116. 115Morocco40.2
  117. 116Venezuela, RB40.1
  118. 117Azerbaijan38.8
  119. 118Jamaica37.8
  120. 119Armenia35.3
  121. 120Papua New Guinea33.6
  122. 121Gabon33
  123. 122Burundi30.8
  124. 123Tunisia28.6
  125. 124Russian Federation28.3
  126. 125Barbados28.3
  127. 126Benin28.2
  128. 127Grenada27.8
  129. 127Puerto Rico (US)27.8
  130. 127St. Vincent and the Grenadines27.8
  131. 128Namibia26.7
  132. 129Zimbabwe25.9
  133. 130Rwanda24.6
  134. 131Kyrgyz Republic24.2
  135. 132Bahrain23.9
  136. 133Djibouti22
  137. 134Myanmar21.7
  138. 135Libya18.5
  139. 136Ghana18.4
  140. 137Algeria18.2
  141. 138Tanzania18
  142. 139Togo16.3
  143. 140Burkina Faso16.3
  144. 141Gambia, The15.3
  145. 142Cote d'Ivoire14.7
  146. 143Mozambique14.1
  147. 144Syrian Arab Republic14
  148. 145Korea, Dem. People's Rep.13.2
  149. 146Cameroon12.9
  150. 147French Polynesia11.5
  151. 148Vanuatu10.7
  152. 149Congo, Rep.8.7
  153. 150Bhutan8.6
  154. 151Lesotho8.6
  155. 152Mauritania8.3
  156. 152Guinea-Bissau8.3
  157. 152Liberia8.3
  158. 153Senegal8.3
  159. 154Aruba8.3
  160. 155Mali8.3
  161. 156Bolivia8.2
  162. 157Micronesia, Fed. Sts.7.2
  163. 158Yemen, Rep.7.1
  164. 159Sudan7
  165. 160Equatorial Guinea6.5
  166. 161Sao Tome and Principe6.5
  167. 161Chad6.5
  168. 162Afghanistan6.4
  169. 163Madagascar6.1
  170. 164Angola5.7
  171. 165St. Kitts and Nevis5.1
  172. 166Kazakhstan3.9
  173. 167Palau3.7
  174. 168Nigeria3.5
  175. 169Haiti3.4
  176. 170Cabo Verde3.3
  177. 171Cuba3.1
  178. 172Tonga3
  179. 173Uganda2.5
  180. 174Congo, Dem. Rep.2.5
  181. 175Sierra Leone2.4
  182. 176Guinea2.4
  183. 177Comoros2.2
  184. 178Eritrea1.9
  185. 179Tuvalu1.4
  186. 180Niger0.77
  187. 181Samoa0.27
  188. 182South Sudan0.18
  189. 183Central African Republic0.03
  190. 184Dominica0
  191. 184Antigua and Barbuda0
  192. 184Solomon Islands0
  193. 184Kiribati0
  194. 184Naoero0

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland