Consumption of inorganic fertilizers by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
1.92 million
Türkiye
Lowest
190.3
Malta
Median
124,861
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
2,728
What the numbers show
Consumption of inorganic fertilizers is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 1.92 million in Türkiye; the lowest is 190.3 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 124,861, and the mean is 348,499.
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 | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 2 | France | 1.82 million | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 3 | Germany | 1.07 million | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 1.04 million | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 1.04 million | 2019 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 1.04 million | 2019 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 944,000 | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 871,886 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 9 | Italy | 568,092 | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 10 | Romania | 441,093 | 2024 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 11 | Hungary | 336,346 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 329,349 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 319,299 | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 310,411 | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 200,923 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 15 | Netherlands | 200,923 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 17 | Denmark | 198,245 | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 18 | Greece | 195,817 | 2024 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 19 | Sweden | 184,900 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 159,098 | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 21 | Lithuania | 124,861 | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 21 | Lithuania | 124,861 | 2024 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 124,777 | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 24 | Slovakia | 107,063 | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 107,063 | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 100,611 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 27 | Norway | 91,646 | 2024 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 28 | Croatia | 90,886 | 2024 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 90,886 | 2024 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 30 | Portugal | 90,670 | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 82,435 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 82,435 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 33 | Switzerland | 41,800 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 34 | Estonia | 36,257 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 34 | Estonia | 36,257 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 36 | Albania | 30,678 | 2024 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 37 | Slovenia | 25,595 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 25,595 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 10,670 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 10,446 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 41 | Cyprus | 7,824 | 2019 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 42 | Malta | 190.3 | 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
- Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır 280,799
- Castilla y León 249,493
- Centre — Val de Loire 243,161
- Andalucía 242,524
- Makroregion północny 233,200
- Makroregion północno-zachodni 226,900
- Champagne-Ardenne 210,296
- Region Wschodni (NUTS 2013) 193,803
- Region Centralny (NUTS 2013) 189,212
- Konya, Karaman 188,183
- Picardie 176,639
- Poitou-Charentes 156,541
- Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir 146,031
- Aquitaine 143,825
- Wielkopolskie 143,400
- Adana, Mersin 141,200
- Aragón 140,442
- Aragón 140,442
- Haute-Normandie 134,732
- Pays de la Loire 133,811
- Makroregion południowo-zachodni 133,400
- Lorraine 130,480
- Midi-Pyrénées 129,514
- Mazowieckie (NUTS 2013) 116,835
- Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli 115,917
- Bretagne 115,664
- Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas 114,248
- Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak 113,038
- Kujawsko-pomorskie 103,400
- Lubelskie 101,000
- Mazowiecki regionalny 99,600
- Bourgogne 99,106
- Lubelskie (NUTS 2013) 94,074
- Basse-Normandie 92,987
- Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye 91,906
- Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya 91,134
- Sud-Muntenia 89,102
- Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat 88,345
- Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt 82,742