High income OECD countries Compared by Agriculture > Fertilizer use > Metric tons

DEFINITION: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis.".

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	United States	25.28 million	2006
2	France	3.49 million	2006
3	Germany	2.3 million	2006
4	Australia	1.9 million	2006
5	Spain	1.8 million	2006
6	Poland	1.79 million	2006
7	Canada	1.79 million	2006
8	Japan	1.76 million	2006
9	United Kingdom	1.5 million	2006
10	Italy	1.09 million	2006
11	Chile	609,302	2006
12	Ireland	530,000	2006
13	Norway	522,727	2006
14	Austria	508,107	2006
15	Czech Republic	483,901	2006
16	Greece	424,555	2006
17	New Zealand	418,417	2006
18	Netherlands	394,504	2006
19	Finland	308,886	2006
20	Belgium	290,000	2001
21	Sweden	248,209	2006
22	Denmark	247,256	2006
23	Portugal	216,042	2006
24	Israel	141,339	2006
25	Slovakia	112,104	2006
26	Switzerland	93,062	2006
27	Slovenia	54,054	2006
28	Estonia	42,278	2006
29	Luxembourg	26,753	2006
30	Iceland	24,372	2006

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