Data for 2000

Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 2000

2000, as FAO’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 2000 covers 183 countries on 5 measures. Singapore is highest, at 1,770.160; Micronesia is lowest, at -130.521. The middle country reads 32.175. Against 1999, 181 values changed (80 up, 101 down), 2 countries joined.

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Cropland Nitrogen Balance · Data for 2000

HighestSingapore

1,770.160

LowestMicronesia

-130.521

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

183countries
5measures per country
2000the year it describes
183distinct values4 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
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Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 2000: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	1,770.160	1,826.79	56.625	3.10	2,124.2
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	356.151	393.00	36.844	9.38	2,136.9
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	353.222	504.74	151.520	30.02	565.2
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	294.620	386.45	91.830	23.76	260,032.0
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	276.595	289.11	12.514	4.33	2,212.8
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	274.055	323.43	49.373	15.27	1,370.3
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	263.423	350.47	87.047	24.84	224,173.1
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	249.364	317.05	67.690	21.35	2,992.4
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	233.402	309.15	75.749	24.50	2,100.6
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	211.813	361.26	149.450	41.37	697,075.5
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	209.386	293.86	84.479	28.75	401,602.6
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	201.279	275.14	73.860	26.84	233,201.9
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	199.265	298.26	98.992	33.19	97,659.9
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	172.257	223.75	51.488	23.01	35,140.4
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	168.112	255.95	87.842	34.32	21,861,291.2
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	157.811	233.39	75.580	32.38	1,284,264.6
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	149.917	250.64	100.726	40.19	888,705.4
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	149.012	222.76	73.749	33.11	64,361.5
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	143.932	175.18	31.248	17.84	127,235.9
Costa RicaCRICentral America	139.761	210.06	70.300	33.47	68,482.8
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	133.043	133.34	0.302	0.23	17,162.5
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	130.783	198.08	67.298	33.98	1,150,893.8
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	124.014	180.29	56.278	31.21	112,977.0
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	115.384	212.85	97.469	45.79	6,923.0
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	102.073	196.26	94.192	47.99	1,226,911.9
IsraelISRWestern Asia	100.771	140.02	39.248	28.03	42,727.0
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	99.501	156.26	56.762	36.32	480,392.9
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	97.129	189.23	92.104	48.67	222,327.6
HondurasHNDCentral America	94.946	120.13	25.186	20.97	135,487.7
ColombiaCOLSouth America	94.042	150.53	56.484	37.52	427,420.3
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	93.357	96.20	2.841	2.95	109,787.2
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	92.328	159.70	67.373	42.19	135,722.2
FranceFRAWestern Europe	90.835	172.40	81.561	47.31	1,770,835.7
ChileCHLSouth America	89.037	128.28	39.246	30.59	187,867.4
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	85.702	104.64	18.937	18.10	12,032.5
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	84.304	138.37	54.066	39.07	5,311.1
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	83.725	217.15	133.421	61.44	1,339.6
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	82.616	126.83	44.211	34.86	22,306.3
SurinameSURSouth America	76.671	120.18	43.513	36.21	5,136.9
ItalyITASouthern Europe	75.465	124.87	49.408	39.57	851,549.4
JapanJPNEastern Asia	75.428	133.25	57.823	43.39	364,319.3
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	74.139	126.30	52.159	41.30	246,065.6
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	73.229	114.90	41.667	36.26	181,546.7
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	71.663	90.08	18.414	20.44	3,368.2
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	69.731	101.11	31.377	31.03	899.5
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	68.454	104.41	35.961	34.44	2,169,838.3
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	67.197	84.55	17.353	20.52	170,641.5
BelarusBLREastern Europe	67.020	89.41	22.385	25.04	419,345.7
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	65.212	107.72	42.505	39.46	11,094,583.5
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	63.965	104.80	40.834	38.96	15,799.3
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	63.935	113.20	49.262	43.52	166,371.7
SpainESPSouthern Europe	63.385	98.38	34.994	35.57	1,160,197.7
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	62.504	82.48	19.974	24.22	43,690.6
VenezuelaVENSouth America	61.369	91.29	29.918	32.77	208,348.4
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	60.220	68.30	8.082	11.83	301.1
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	59.709	94.43	34.718	36.77	94,042.4
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	56.931	99.87	42.936	42.99	273,440.0
IraqIRQWestern Asia	56.590	64.86	8.270	12.75	254,383.0
DominicaDMACaribbean	53.988	80.65	26.659	33.06	1,025.8
IranIRNSouthern Asia	51.995	76.13	24.132	31.70	846,678.8
BahamasBHSCaribbean	50.956	94.06	43.102	45.83	458.6
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	50.606	64.24	13.635	21.22	192,300.5
QatarQATWestern Asia	48.258	68.85	20.590	29.91	772.1
PolandPOLEastern Europe	47.868	89.30	41.436	46.40	685,947.8
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	47.194	104.11	56.911	54.67	116,243.7
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	46.700	104.62	57.921	55.36	89,196.1
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	45.363	143.32	97.960	68.35	340.2
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	44.716	90.48	45.760	50.58	1,495,334.3
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	43.723	53.83	10.103	18.77	46,434.2
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	43.680	89.00	45.322	50.92	38,311.3
BrazilBRASouth America	43.660	121.92	78.260	64.19	2,395,619.8
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	43.247	62.11	18.859	30.37	47,572.0
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	43.234	65.53	22.295	34.02	172.9
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	42.863	99.58	56.717	56.96	165,193.2
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	42.687	69.03	26.342	38.16	25,569.3
MexicoMEXCentral America	41.234	71.87	30.637	42.63	1,046,437.9
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	40.660	85.85	45.195	52.64	92,855.9
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	39.087	57.56	18.470	32.09	230.6
United StatesUSANorthern America	38.692	96.69	57.996	59.98	6,889,760.9
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	38.574	76.32	37.744	49.46	813,709.1
EcuadorECUSouth America	38.420	63.62	25.199	39.61	114,453.8
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	38.316	61.18	22.861	37.37	111,920.8
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	37.947	53.90	15.954	29.60	75.9
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	37.689	65.05	27.364	42.06	142,387.6
UruguayURYSouth America	36.843	59.08	22.236	37.64	52,132.7
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	35.943	76.24	40.295	52.85	78,786.1
OmanOMNWestern Asia	35.877	70.70	34.822	49.25	2,619.0
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	35.863	80.02	44.158	55.18	376,487.6
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	34.376	57.45	23.077	40.17	340,599.5
JordanJORWestern Asia	32.721	50.34	17.616	35.00	9,096.4
PeruPERSouth America	32.312	60.45	28.141	46.55	165,314.3
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	32.175	73.08	40.905	55.97	42,406.7
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	31.334	70.27	38.936	55.41	31,365.7
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	30.443	65.26	34.818	53.35	7,275.8
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	29.673	52.42	22.751	43.40	29,139.3
PanamaPANCentral America	28.259	49.11	20.854	42.46	19,639.9
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	26.170	86.75	60.584	69.83	42,787.2
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	25.480	63.63	38.148	59.95	672,145.2
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	25.311	44.61	19.300	43.26	21,640.7
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	25.099	52.39	27.291	52.09	276.1
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	24.906	67.73	42.826	63.23	165,713.5
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	24.386	78.27	53.886	68.84	6,096.4
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	24.073	54.92	30.845	56.17	128,840.2
SenegalSENWestern Africa	23.638	42.57	18.929	44.47	79,824.9
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	23.354	32.36	9.002	27.82	10,742.9
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	23.131	39.19	16.059	40.98	88,824.5
ParaguayPRYSouth America	23.098	94.32	71.224	75.51	71,834.5
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	22.744	37.96	15.216	40.08	11,099.2
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	22.234	80.32	58.091	72.32	216,421.2
HaitiHTICaribbean	21.376	38.45	17.074	44.41	25,650.9
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	20.891	24.30	3.408	14.03	7,332.8
EritreaERIEastern Africa	20.483	28.01	7.522	26.86	11,532.0
NicaraguaNICCentral America	19.943	37.36	17.421	46.63	42,896.3
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	19.911	29.03	9.118	31.41	6,650.1
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	19.846	28.44	8.591	30.21	191,555.2
CanadaCANNorthern America	19.239	57.31	38.073	66.43	791,463.0
BoliviaBOLSouth America	18.714	52.97	34.254	64.67	61,981.9
GuyanaGUYSouth America	16.703	162.30	145.601	89.71	2,025.7
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	16.509	21.83	5.318	24.36	35,493.8
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	16.003	37.66	21.652	57.50	60,130.5
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	15.574	27.27	11.698	42.89	2,694.3
UkraineUKREastern Europe	14.108	34.07	19.965	58.59	472,567.1
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	14.106	27.10	12.996	47.95	51,206.1
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	13.547	26.29	12.745	48.47	1,710,155.4
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	13.484	20.97	7.481	35.68	26,717.3
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	13.479	44.64	31.163	69.81	19,179.9
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	13.155	31.35	18.192	58.03	138,577.5
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	12.958	20.90	7.941	38.00	64,659.6
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	12.951	26.96	14.004	51.95	7,900.2
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	12.860	25.44	12.581	49.45	7,047.2
KenyaKENEastern Africa	12.662	34.01	21.352	62.77	68,762.0
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	12.550	37.63	25.082	66.65	178,173.3
ArgentinaARGSouth America	11.038	83.19	72.151	86.73	316,132.9
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	10.680	22.90	12.219	53.36	6,514.7
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	10.625	48.01	37.386	77.87	9,413.5
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	10.175	24.46	14.289	58.41	42,224.0
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	9.176	13.83	4.650	33.63	75,171.3
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	8.119	35.59	27.473	77.19	23,382.2
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	7.406	20.12	12.709	63.18	3,998.7
TogoTGOWestern Africa	7.206	17.88	10.670	59.69	17,294.6
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	7.099	18.92	11.817	62.47	50,831.9
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	5.955	53.60	47.649	88.89	141,532.0
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	5.479	24.01	18.528	77.18	19,175.8
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	5.325	11.84	6.514	55.02	41,502.0
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5.321	17.56	12.241	69.70	15,302.3
GabonGABMiddle Africa	5.237	15.33	10.096	65.85	2,592.0
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	4.883	17.63	12.750	72.31	25,446.2
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	4.489	62.60	58.113	92.83	2,037.6
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	4.373	26.28	21.910	83.36	9,455.1
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	4.265	9.49	5.225	55.06	3,497.2
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	4.177	13.33	9.157	68.67	13,366.9
GuineaGINWestern Africa	3.941	18.98	15.040	79.24	13,257.2
YemenYEMWestern Asia	3.701	18.55	14.850	80.05	6,177.6
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	3.627	24.15	20.525	84.98	26,836.1
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	3.514	17.74	14.230	80.20	35,139.8
NigerNERWestern Africa	2.946	7.34	4.391	59.85	41,244.6
MaliMLIWestern Africa	2.038	17.55	15.507	88.38	9,507.1
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1.728	20.20	18.471	91.45	2,280.7
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1.116	18.03	16.917	93.81	126.1
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.231	8.97	8.736	97.43	6,991.3
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.228	16.99	16.758	98.66	1,712.5
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.171	44.20	44.030	99.61	693.0
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.021	9.84	9.821	99.79	2.1
BeninBENWestern Africa	-0.452	21.34	21.795	102.12	-1,193.2
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	-0.567	22.26	22.827	102.55	-740.2
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	-1.995	21.06	23.058	109.47	-81,378.9
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	-3.490	15.15	18.641	123.04	-19,462.6
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	-4.269	16.09	20.358	126.53	-28,839.5
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	-6.396	13.67	20.063	146.80	-13,190.6
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	-11.318	197.22	208.536	105.74	-1,049.0
BelizeBLZCentral America	-11.392	55.41	66.804	120.56	-1,127.8
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	-11.975	8.92	20.894	234.26	-419.1
TongaTONPolynesia	-13.471	29.09	42.561	146.31	-350.2
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	-19.007	17.93	36.936	206.01	-152.1
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	-20.793	19.69	40.487	205.58	-18,880.1
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	-21.420	10.10	31.517	312.15	-2,848.9
SamoaWSMPolynesia	-28.257	30.18	58.441	193.62	-1,271.6
NauruNRUMicronesia	-34.811	50.58	85.394	168.82	-13.9
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	-35.183	9.71	44.895	462.26	-1,196.2
FijiFJIMelanesia	-40.961	42.19	83.150	197.09	-8,143.0
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	-54.606	35.07	89.677	255.70	-10,429.8
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	-61.871	12.97	74.845	576.85	-4,269.1
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	-130.521	142.12	272.637	191.84	-326.3

02In 2000

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

Singapore1,770.160
Hong Kong356.151
Djibouti353.222
Belgium294.620
Brunei276.595

Lowest

Micronesia-130.521
Solomon Islands-61.871
Eswatini-54.606
Fiji-40.961
Kiribati-35.183

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 32.175. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Nitrogen inputs (kg per hectare)
HighestSingapore1,826.79
LowestNiger7.34
Middle country: 64.86
Nitrogen removed in harvests (kg per hectare)
HighestMicronesia272.637
LowestIceland0.302
Middle country: 31.163
Nitrogen use efficiency (%)
HighestSolomon Islands576.85
LowestIceland0.23
Middle country: 46.63
Nitrogen balance, whole country (tonnes)
HighestChina21,861,291.2
LowestNigeria-81,378.9
Middle country: 35,140.4

031999 → 2000

Since 1999

What changed between 1999 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
181values changed, of 181 in both
80 · 101rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Croatia78.097 → 124.014+45.917
Brunei234.633 → 276.595+41.962
Honduras60.319 → 94.946+34.627
Egypt177.718 → 211.813+34.095
Malta200.334 → 233.402+33.068

Fell most

Singapore2,387.997 → 1,770.160−617.836
Kuwait493.777 → 249.364−244.413
Ireland242.093 → 199.265−42.828
United Arab Emirates98.832 → 63.965−34.868
Mauritius19.034 → -11.318−30.352

+ Belgium

+ Luxembourg

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

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