Data for 2017

Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 2017

2017, as FAO’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 2017 covers 187 countries on 5 measures. Singapore is highest, at 1,378.216; Micronesia is lowest, at -389.358. The middle country reads 36.298. Against 2016, 187 values changed (105 up, 82 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cropland Nitrogen Balance · Data for 2017

HighestSingapore

1,378.216

LowestMicronesia

-389.358

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.

187countries
5measures per country
2017the year it describes
187distinct values4 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
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Cropland Nitrogen Balance, 2017: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	1,378.216	1,587.80	209.5883	13.20	909.6
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	570.911	665.26	94.3481	14.18	8,792.0
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	523.749	566.85	43.1040	7.60	2,147.4
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	395.436	407.79	12.3557	3.03	3,954.4
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	389.102	427.15	38.0474	8.91	5,680.9
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	275.361	376.63	101.2736	26.89	236,535.0
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	262.678	279.97	17.2880	6.18	12,345.9
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	234.340	409.48	175.1424	42.77	656.2
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	223.295	375.33	152.0317	40.51	856,776.0
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	222.982	335.25	112.2695	33.49	103,017.7
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	219.541	296.53	76.9889	25.96	1,756.3
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	207.458	264.14	56.6817	21.46	383,211.5
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	196.187	271.15	74.9644	27.65	155,576.0
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	192.346	317.49	125.1492	39.42	24,882,969.9
Costa RicaCRICentral America	181.225	258.62	77.3962	29.93	95,608.4
BahamasBHSCaribbean	180.233	232.82	52.5906	22.59	1,982.6
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	176.243	254.43	78.1907	30.73	189,461.2
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	172.982	251.15	78.1645	31.12	280,351.4
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	156.134	190.59	34.4593	18.08	125,610.4
SurinameSURSouth America	154.167	223.28	69.1084	30.95	10,483.4
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	150.850	219.84	68.9936	31.38	63,823.1
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	148.218	252.65	104.4366	41.34	1,272,795.6
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	143.945	148.48	4.5341	3.05	191,116.9
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	140.732	165.10	24.3670	14.76	11,793.3
ColombiaCOLSouth America	140.698	207.28	66.5837	32.12	545,908.1
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	139.587	222.30	82.7086	37.21	616,695.0
QatarQATWestern Asia	137.710	148.24	10.5262	7.10	3,029.6
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	126.510	197.49	70.9768	35.94	1,313.2
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	124.196	224.18	99.9879	44.60	761,395.7
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	120.129	201.12	80.9894	40.27	1,384,701.3
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	119.545	120.95	1.4082	1.16	14,465.0
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	113.696	193.30	79.6067	41.18	289,127.7
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	111.747	136.91	25.1643	18.38	56,331.7
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	109.868	157.43	47.5650	30.21	3,516,095.2
IsraelISRWestern Asia	103.437	137.18	33.7467	24.60	49,959.8
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	101.406	182.39	80.9850	44.40	90,150.2
VenezuelaVENSouth America	100.418	123.72	23.2978	18.83	331,379.6
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	97.156	111.82	14.6644	13.11	11,636.4
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	91.757	141.98	50.2277	35.38	25,079.0
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	91.575	156.05	64.4734	41.32	15,466,516.6
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	89.629	143.46	53.8325	37.52	5,699.7
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	85.409	106.29	20.8857	19.65	148,492.7
BelarusBLREastern Europe	83.773	120.29	36.5149	30.36	489,317.2
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	82.352	127.54	45.1839	35.43	19,602.3
EcuadorECUSouth America	81.102	126.97	45.8638	36.12	199,834.8
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	79.670	105.41	25.7357	24.42	55,466.3
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	78.787	157.82	79.0314	50.08	109,971.7
SpainESPSouthern Europe	77.181	106.49	29.3072	27.52	1,310,935.1
ChileCHLSouth America	76.660	129.69	53.0341	40.89	155,313.4
FranceFRAWestern Europe	75.599	163.43	87.8309	53.74	1,471,437.0
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	75.173	173.41	98.2357	56.65	180,159.9
ItalyITASouthern Europe	74.841	124.25	49.4055	39.76	689,901.0
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	73.607	170.61	96.9987	56.86	881,152.3
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	69.309	90.64	21.3327	23.54	80,883.2
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	67.831	91.71	23.8796	26.04	278.8
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	67.824	125.82	57.9977	46.10	852,661.6
UruguayURYSouth America	67.286	175.35	108.0673	61.63	149,569.9
JapanJPNEastern Asia	65.819	123.23	57.4135	46.59	292,498.0
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	64.235	122.92	58.6840	47.74	180,050.0
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	61.565	161.22	99.6554	61.81	132,523.9
BrazilBRASouth America	61.556	242.66	181.1049	74.63	3,909,895.3
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	61.310	129.00	67.6920	52.47	83,443.3
PolandPOLEastern Europe	61.281	131.32	70.0348	53.33	691,920.6
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	58.573	107.22	48.6457	45.37	1,291,349.6
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	58.364	114.93	56.5712	49.22	149,319.0
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	58.095	118.51	60.4174	50.98	2,388,843.3
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	57.725	127.33	69.6016	54.66	209,956.7
PeruPERSouth America	57.123	89.93	32.8031	36.48	326,638.0
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	55.398	84.25	28.8499	34.24	299.2
NicaraguaNICCentral America	54.610	88.53	33.9229	38.32	98,242.9
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	53.124	82.33	29.2036	35.47	24,277.6
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	52.500	123.32	70.8189	57.43	112,307.0
JordanJORWestern Asia	51.479	79.10	27.6163	34.92	13,642.0
OmanOMNWestern Asia	50.909	105.03	54.1224	51.53	5,137.7
BelizeBLZCentral America	50.199	128.57	78.3713	60.96	6,124.2
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	49.695	60.55	10.8586	17.93	179,255.1
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	49.691	66.79	17.0966	25.60	89.4
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	48.834	94.74	45.9105	48.46	124,380.1
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	48.076	123.34	75.2617	61.02	216,293.7
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	47.736	55.46	7.7280	13.93	238.7
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	46.036	62.73	16.6982	26.62	20,476.7
MexicoMEXCentral America	44.437	91.60	47.1617	51.49	1,018,769.2
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	44.181	111.24	67.0559	60.28	118,714.9
HondurasHNDCentral America	42.990	80.69	37.6975	46.72	68,268.8
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	42.405	72.32	29.9185	41.37	162,793.0
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	41.559	91.00	49.4460	54.33	970,266.1
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	40.454	51.27	10.8191	21.10	2,184.5
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	39.260	89.83	50.5681	56.29	26,932.4
IranIRNSouthern Asia	39.087	72.18	33.0945	45.85	662,841.6
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	38.237	97.51	59.2724	60.79	39,464.2
United StatesUSANorthern America	37.228	125.15	87.9211	70.25	5,972,734.8
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	37.166	98.55	61.3799	62.29	57.6
PanamaPANCentral America	37.107	63.74	26.6338	41.78	25,752.0
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	36.298	215.15	178.8497	83.13	2,867.5
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	35.815	90.83	55.0173	60.57	31,534.8
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	35.547	86.87	51.3228	59.08	114,659.2
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	35.277	79.42	44.1441	55.58	139,942.6
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	34.373	81.55	47.1724	57.85	19,180.0
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	34.236	70.75	36.5164	51.61	46,691.5
CanadaCANNorthern America	32.123	95.89	63.7630	66.50	1,242,596.0
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	31.208	58.08	26.8747	46.27	298.7
ParaguayPRYSouth America	30.362	201.14	170.7815	84.91	130,319.7
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	29.776	62.82	33.0421	52.60	66,846.1
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	29.428	86.68	57.2549	66.05	38,197.9
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	29.386	35.55	6.1589	17.33	23,832.3
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	29.253	98.94	69.6844	70.43	324,417.2
BoliviaBOLSouth America	27.416	74.56	47.1428	63.23	135,433.1
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	26.966	31.84	4.8753	15.31	7,054.3
SenegalSENWestern Africa	26.777	55.23	28.4499	51.51	99,692.4
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	26.708	46.45	19.7464	42.51	15,086.9
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	26.488	41.36	14.8703	35.95	12,184.5
IraqIRQWestern Asia	26.037	42.20	16.1588	38.29	139,006.2
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	24.714	94.52	69.8052	73.85	221,389.4
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	24.144	61.68	37.5377	60.86	299,699.0
KenyaKENEastern Africa	23.265	50.82	27.5497	54.22	159,007.2
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	22.961	78.82	55.8640	70.87	190,236.4
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	22.752	65.36	42.6071	65.19	159.3
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	22.529	69.38	46.8519	67.53	96,527.4
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	21.915	69.74	47.8293	68.58	50,847.8
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	20.493	111.50	91.0025	81.62	28,574.1
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	20.293	35.18	14.8892	42.32	160,515.3
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	19.741	30.95	11.2107	36.22	50,304.4
HaitiHTICaribbean	19.594	39.37	19.7783	50.23	29,782.9
GabonGABMiddle Africa	19.195	34.46	15.2679	44.30	9,501.3
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	19.124	31.89	12.7708	40.04	13,386.7
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	18.624	36.32	17.6937	48.72	99,412.8
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	18.166	24.14	5.9742	24.75	37,239.9
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	16.966	49.80	32.8299	65.93	27,127.9
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	16.432	52.40	35.9636	68.64	288,220.8
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	16.178	66.47	50.2896	75.66	3,041.4
UkraineUKREastern Europe	16.111	69.79	53.6743	76.91	542,431.8
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	15.688	27.15	11.4614	42.22	78,326.2
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	15.374	33.26	17.8823	53.77	62,706.2
FijiFJIMelanesia	15.106	68.40	53.2932	77.91	2,133.0
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	14.622	24.82	10.1979	41.09	6,536.1
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	14.403	31.50	17.0974	54.28	27,766.2
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	13.834	79.24	65.4084	82.54	23,276.8
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	13.498	49.23	35.7274	72.58	1,349.8
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	13.423	25.96	12.5389	48.30	68.5
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	13.183	23.92	10.7350	44.88	527.3
GuineaGINWestern Africa	12.822	29.73	16.9100	56.87	74,795.2
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	12.721	28.25	15.5274	54.97	22,248.6
ArgentinaARGSouth America	12.430	121.60	109.1658	89.78	514,288.6
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	12.313	37.18	24.8688	66.88	18,617.9
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	11.680	23.48	11.7984	50.25	244,183.6
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	11.412	62.28	50.8657	81.68	354,604.6
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	11.116	35.83	24.7141	68.98	40,016.0
TogoTGOWestern Africa	10.900	27.16	16.2634	59.87	30,739.2
EritreaERIEastern Africa	10.777	20.76	9.9846	48.09	7,457.9
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	10.513	28.53	18.0133	63.15	59,505.4
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	9.882	26.21	16.3264	62.30	59,946.3
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	9.642	80.35	70.7039	88.00	48.2
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	9.376	30.32	20.9449	69.08	85,317.2
YemenYEMWestern Asia	9.251	24.31	15.0602	61.95	13,432.1
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	8.213	52.99	44.7784	84.50	16,220.3
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	7.714	33.83	26.1188	77.20	77,501.0
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	7.170	35.34	28.1713	79.71	885,105.7
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	7.003	32.34	25.3404	78.35	104,245.8
MaliMLIWestern Africa	6.999	35.95	28.9495	80.53	54,239.9
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	6.373	15.17	8.8003	58.00	2,663.8
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	6.288	39.95	33.6579	84.26	14,721.5
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	6.160	27.04	20.8807	77.22	47,909.7
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	5.914	21.72	15.8052	72.77	50,167.8
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	5.553	37.27	31.7199	85.10	235,566.3
DominicaDMACaribbean	5.475	29.52	24.0423	81.45	125.9
CubaCUBCaribbean	4.827	40.09	35.2641	87.96	17,190.0
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	2.618	28.10	25.4807	90.68	20,345.3
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	2.005	23.64	21.6379	91.52	236.6
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	1.927	19.15	17.2191	89.93	1,207.6
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	1.771	33.96	32.1933	94.79	12,647.8
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	-0.357	15.42	15.7755	102.31	-5,383.6
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	-0.538	15.57	16.1049	103.46	-3,085.3
NigerNERWestern Africa	-0.713	11.00	11.7117	106.48	-12,703.8
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	-1.730	16.75	18.4797	110.33	-51,524.1
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	-4.051	9.25	13.3008	143.79	-405.1
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	-4.658	13.99	18.6520	133.28	-53,608.3
SamoaWSMPolynesia	-5.722	23.59	29.3080	124.26	-301.9
TongaTONPolynesia	-8.716	32.75	41.4663	126.61	-270.2
BeninBENWestern Africa	-9.199	22.06	31.2632	141.69	-32,593.9
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	-10.678	35.77	46.4452	129.85	-12,974.0
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	-21.992	21.66	43.6550	201.52	-2,082.6
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	-31.479	9.97	41.4535	415.60	-4,564.5
NauruNRUMicronesia	-41.274	54.19	95.4590	176.17	-16.5
GuyanaGUYSouth America	-47.261	164.85	212.1069	128.67	-5,907.7
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	-57.261	59.68	116.9453	195.94	-11,108.7
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	-97.900	11.48	109.3780	952.96	-3,328.6
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	-389.358	196.08	585.4412	298.57	-778.7

02In 2017

At either end

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

Highest

Singapore1,378.216
Kuwait570.911
Hong Kong523.749
Brunei395.436
Montenegro389.102

Lowest

Micronesia-389.358
Kiribati-97.900
Eswatini-57.261
Guyana-47.261
Nauru-41.274

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 36.298. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Nitrogen inputs (kg per hectare)
HighestSingapore1,587.80
LowestEquatorial Guinea9.25
Middle country: 84.25
Nitrogen removed in harvests (kg per hectare)
HighestMicronesia585.4412
LowestIceland1.4082
Middle country: 41.4535
Nitrogen use efficiency (%)
HighestKiribati952.96
LowestIceland1.16
Middle country: 51.51
Nitrogen balance, whole country (tonnes)
HighestChina24,882,969.9
LowestCôte d’Ivoire-53,608.3
Middle country: 50,304.4

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
105 · 82rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Mauritius-57.275 → 36.298+93.573
Singapore1,313.032 → 1,378.216+65.184
Suriname102.971 → 154.167+51.197
Djibouti192.014 → 234.340+42.326
Croatia65.925 → 101.406+35.481

Fell most

Guyana37.851 → -47.261−85.112
Kuwait627.487 → 570.911−56.576
Trinidad and Tobago312.252 → 262.678−49.574
Montenegro432.221 → 389.102−43.119
Armenia151.871 → 111.747−40.123

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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