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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. The time reference for fertilizer consumption is the crop year (July through June).
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 39.6 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 2 | United States | 19.3 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 3 | India | 16.12 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | 7.68 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 5.13 million metric tons | 2002 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 4.71 million metric tons | 2002 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 4.56 million metric tons | 2002 | |||
| 5 | France | 3.97 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 3.39 million metric tons | 2002 | |||
| 6 | Indonesia | 2.99 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 7 | Pakistan | 2.96 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 8 | Canada | 2.61 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 9 | Germany | 2.59 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 10 | Australia | 2.28 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 11 | Spain | 2.16 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 1.99 million metric tons | 2002 | |||
| 12 | Vietnam | 1.98 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 13 | United Kingdom | 1.8 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 14 | Turkey | 1.74 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 15 | Mexico | 1.71 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 16 | Thailand | 1.7 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 1.58 million metric tons | 2002 | |||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 1.54 million metric tons | 2002 | |||
| 17 | Poland | 1.51 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 18 | Russia | 1.47 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 19 | Italy | 1.43 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 20 | Bangladesh | 1.42 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 21 | Iran | 1.29 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 22 | Japan | 1.28 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 23 | Egypt | 1.27 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 24 | Malaysia | 1.23 million metric tons | 2002 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 1.13 million metric tons | 2002 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 1.06 million metric tons | 2002 | |||
| 25 | South Africa | 965,100 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 858,827.84 metric tons | 2002 | |||
| 26 | New Zealand | 852,897 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 790,187.38 metric tons | 2002 | |||
| 27 | Belarus | 748,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 28 | Argentina | 739,526 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 29 | Philippines | 723,020 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 718,300 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 701,881.88 metric tons | 2002 | |||
| 31 | Colombia | 691,500 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 32 | South Korea | 689,901 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 33 | Iraq | 638,800 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 34 | Ukraine | 589,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 35 | Ireland | 587,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 36 | Hungary | 501,321 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 37 | Chile | 455,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 412,247.84 metric tons | 2002 | |||
| 38 | Greece | 405,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 39 | Morocco | 399,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 390,530.67 metric tons | 2002 | |||
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 381,300 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 41 | Czech Republic | 368,844 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 42 | Netherlands | 336,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 330,421.89 metric tons | 2002 | |||
| 43 | Romania | 326,123 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 324,092.32 metric tons | 2002 | |||
| 44 | Syria | 322,805 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 45 | Serbia and Montenegro | 307,790 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 46 | Venezuela | 300,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 47 | Denmark | 297,001 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 48 | Finland | 293,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 49 | Belgium | 289,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 284,218 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 281,079.88 metric tons | 2002 | |||
| failed states average (profile) | 275,821.27 metric tons | 2002 | |||
| 51 | Peru | 274,007 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 272,403.07 metric tons | 2002 | |||
| 52 | Sweden | 268,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 53 | North Korea | 266,200 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 54 | Ecuador | 229,522 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 55 | Austria | 208,300 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 56 | Portugal | 207,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 57 | Lithuania | 194,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 58 | Malawi | 193,008 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 59 | Guatemala | 186,200 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 60 | Norway | 184,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 61 | Croatia | 172,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 62 | Nigeria | 166,200 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 63 | Bulgaria | 165,943 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 64 | Paraguay | 153,168 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 65 | Costa Rica | 151,562 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 66 | Ethiopia | 150,032 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 143,775.04 metric tons | 2002 | |||
| 67 | Kenya | 142,758 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 68 | Burma | 132,300 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 69 | Uruguay | 128,929 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 70 | Cuba | 121,900 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 110,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 72 | Cote d'Ivoire | 109,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 73 | Tunisia | 102,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 74 | Algeria | 98,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 75 | Turkmenistan | 97,800 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 76 | Switzerland | 93,040 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 89,703 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 78 | Nepal | 89,038 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 79 | Israel | 81,300 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 80 | Slovenia | 69,887 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 81 | Sudan | 69,496 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 82 | Zambia | 65,168 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 83 | Kazakhstan | 64,900 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 84 | Libya | 61,900 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 55,796.71 metric tons | 2002 | |||
| 85 | El Salvador | 55,333 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 86 | Nicaragua | 53,796 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 87 | Honduras | 50,228 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 88 | Latvia | 50,029 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 89 | Benin | 47,841 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 90 | Mali | 42,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 91 | Lebanon | 39,420 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 92 | Albania | 35,357 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 35,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 94 | Cameroon | 34,899 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 95 | Jordan | 33,500 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 96 | Senegal | 33,491 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32,600 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 98 | Ghana | 31,030 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 99 | Panama | 28,719 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 100 | Georgia | 28,400 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 101 | Tajikistan | 27,900 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 27,600 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 103 | Estonia | 27,007 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 104 | Mauritius | 25,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 105 | Mozambique | 24,900 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 106 | Jamaica | 22,400 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 107 | Afghanistan | 20,800 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 108 | Iceland | 17,888 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 109 | Guyana | 17,879 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 110 | Azerbaijan | 17,692 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 111 | Chad | 17,500 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 112 | Togo | 17,055 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 113 | Cyprus | 15,406 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 114 | Rwanda | 15,299 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 115 | Haiti | 13,930 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 116 | Bolivia | 13,741 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 117 | Fiji | 12,290 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 118 | Oman | 12,233 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | 11,800 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 120 | Yemen | 11,600 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 121 | Lesotho | 11,300 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 122 | Armenia | 11,283 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 123 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10,513 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 124 | Moldova | 10,135 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 125 | Uganda | 9,306 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 126 | Madagascar | 9,125 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 127 | Cambodia | 7,620 metric tons | 1998 | ||
| 128 | Tanzania | 7,148 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 129 | Laos | 7,019 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 130 | Swaziland | 7,000 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 131 | Suriname | 5,600 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 132 | Niger | 4,970 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 133 | Belize | 4,700 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 134 | Botswana | 4,600 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 135 | Mongolia | 4,448 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 136 | Eritrea | 3,676 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 137 | Samoa | 3,500 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 138 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,258 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 139 | Guinea | 3,200 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 140 | Brunei | 3,000 metric tons | 1993 | ||
| 141 | Mauritania | 2,900 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 142 | Burundi | 2,539 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 143 | Singapore | 2,418 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 144 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,400 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 145 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,133 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 146 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,700 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 147 | Burkina Faso | 1,671 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 148 | Angola | 1,400 metric tons | 2000 | ||
| 149 | Saint Lucia | 1,343 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 150 | French Polynesia | 1,304 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 151 | Kuwait | 1,050 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| =152 | New Caledonia | 900 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| =152 | Qatar | 900 metric tons | 2001 | ||
| 154 | Barbados | 811 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| =155 | The Gambia | 800 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| =155 | The Bahamas | 800 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 157 | Malta | 700 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| =158 | Virgin Islands | 600 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| =158 | Central African Republic | 600 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 160 | Dominica | 543 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 161 | Somalia | 500 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| =162 | Sierra Leone | 300 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| =162 | Gabon | 300 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| =162 | Namibia | 300 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| =162 | Comoros | 300 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| =162 | Liberia | 300 metric tons | 1990 | ||
| 167 | Congo, Republic of the | 236 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| 168 | Cape Verde | 220 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| =169 | Bahrain | 100 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| =169 | Bermuda | 100 metric tons | 2002 | ||
| =169 | Bhutan | 100 metric tons | 1997 | ||
| =169 | Djibouti | 100 metric tons | 1987 | ||
| =169 | Tonga | 100 metric tons | 1985 | ||
| =169 | Equatorial Guinea | 100 metric tons | 1980 | ||
| 175 | Seychelles | 17 metric tons | 2002 |
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Interesting observations about Agriculture > Fertilizer > Consumption > Metric tons
- India ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Hot countries in 2002.
- China has had the highest fertilizer > consumption > metric tons since 1986.
- United States ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Christian countries in 2002.
- Indonesia ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Muslim countries in 2002.
- France ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Europe in 2002.
- South Africa ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2002.
- Brazil ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Catholic countries in 2002.
- Mexico ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2002.
- Germany ranked second for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst European Union in 2002.
- Russia ranked first for fertilizer > consumption > metric tons amongst Former Soviet republics in 2002.