How much fertilizer is used per year? Around 187 million tons of fertilizer was consumed in 2022, with nitrogen constituting more than half of this consumption| Statista
China was the largest consumer of nitrogen fertilizer in 2022, with 24.81 million metric tons.| Statista
Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems| Our World in Data
Vijay Jayaraj holds a postgraduate degree in Energy Management from Robert Gordon Univ., U.K.an MS in Environmental Sciences from University of East Anglia, UK and a BS in Engineering from Anna University, India. He is a prolific contributor, writing about CO2 benefits, energy and climate science, most often from the viewpoint of the developing world. He is based in Bengaluru, India and was most recently with the Cornwall Alliance as Research Associate.| CO2 Coalition
FAOSTAT provides free access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries and territories and covers all FAO regional groupings from 1961 to the most recent year available.| www.fao.org