Consumption of inorganic fertilizers by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
1.92 million Tonne
Türkiye
Lowest
190.3 Tonne
Malta
Median
124,861 Tonne
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
2,702
What the numbers show
Consumption of inorganic fertilizers is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 1.92 million Tonne in Türkiye; the lowest is 190.3 Tonne in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 124,861 Tonne, and the mean is 350,780 Tonne.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10,073.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 76.2%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 68.0%).
Consumption of inorganic fertilizers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 1.92 million Tonne | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 2 | France | 1.82 million Tonne | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 1.07 million Tonne | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 1.04 million Tonne | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 1.04 million Tonne | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 1.04 million Tonne | 2019 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 1.04 million Tonne | 2019 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 871,886 Tonne | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 9 | Italy | 568,092 Tonne | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 441,093 Tonne | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 11 | Hungary | 336,346 Tonne | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 329,349 Tonne | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 319,299 Tonne | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 310,411 Tonne | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 200,923 Tonne | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 200,923 Tonne | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 17 | Denmark | 198,245 Tonne | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 18 | Greece | 195,817 Tonne | 2024 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 19 | Sweden | 184,900 Tonne | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 159,098 Tonne | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 21 | Lithuania | 124,861 Tonne | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 21 | Lithuania | 124,861 Tonne | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 124,777 Tonne | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 107,063 Tonne | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 107,063 Tonne | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 100,611 Tonne | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 27 | Norway | 91,646 Tonne | 2024 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 28 | Croatia | 90,886 Tonne | 2024 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 90,886 Tonne | 2024 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 30 | Portugal | 90,670 Tonne | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 82,435 Tonne | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 82,435 Tonne | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 33 | Switzerland | 41,800 Tonne | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 34 | Estonia | 36,257 Tonne | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 34 | Estonia | 36,257 Tonne | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 36 | Albania | 30,678 Tonne | 2024 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 37 | Slovenia | 25,595 Tonne | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 25,595 Tonne | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 10,670 Tonne | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 10,446 Tonne | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 7,824 Tonne | 2019 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 42 | Malta | 190.3 Tonne | 2024 | down 68.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 9.84 million Tonne
- Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır 280,799 Tonne
- Castilla y León 249,493 Tonne
- Centre — Val de Loire 243,161 Tonne
- Andalucía 242,524 Tonne
- Makroregion północny 233,200 Tonne
- Makroregion północno-zachodni 226,900 Tonne
- Champagne-Ardenne 210,296 Tonne
- Region Wschodni (NUTS 2013) 193,803 Tonne
- Region Centralny (NUTS 2013) 189,212 Tonne
- Konya, Karaman 188,183 Tonne
- Picardie 176,639 Tonne
- Poitou-Charentes 156,541 Tonne
- Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir 146,031 Tonne
- Aquitaine 143,825 Tonne
- Wielkopolskie 143,400 Tonne
- Adana, Mersin 141,200 Tonne
- Aragón 140,442 Tonne
- Haute-Normandie 134,732 Tonne
- Pays de la Loire 133,811 Tonne
- Makroregion południowo-zachodni 133,400 Tonne
- Lorraine 130,480 Tonne
- Midi-Pyrénées 129,514 Tonne
- Mazowieckie (NUTS 2013) 116,835 Tonne
- Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli 115,917 Tonne
- Bretagne 115,664 Tonne
- Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas 114,248 Tonne
- Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak 113,038 Tonne
- Kujawsko-pomorskie 103,400 Tonne
- Lubelskie 101,000 Tonne
- Mazowiecki regionalny 99,600 Tonne
- Bourgogne 99,106 Tonne
- Lubelskie (NUTS 2013) 94,074 Tonne
- Basse-Normandie 92,987 Tonne
- Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye 91,906 Tonne
- Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya 91,134 Tonne
- Sud-Muntenia 89,102 Tonne
- Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat 88,345 Tonne
- Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt 82,742 Tonne
- Castilla-La Mancha 82,280 Tonne