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Table 1 Fertilizer application levels worldwide and by country (data from FAO)

From: Recent advances in control technologies for non-point source pollution with nitrogen and phosphorous from agricultural runoff: current practices and future prospects

Number

Region

N fertilizer application level (kg/ha/year)

P fertilizer application level (kg/ha/year)

2005

2010

2015

2005

2010

2015

1

World

57.55

65.13

68.61

24.98

27.75

30.10

2

USA

65.63

69.75

77.46

24.56

21.21

26.82

3

China

213.5

241.92

228.48

94.73

115.27

116.4

4

India

74.99

97.21

102.51

30.71

48.43

41.18

5

Indonesia

59.05

62.43

61.27

8.03

11.19

17.11

6

Japan

117.98

97.86

79.87

130.25

92.38

76.78

7

Netherlands

244.35

205.82

203.11

42.55

29.02

12.22

8

Spain

51.77

54.65

62.54

28.77

19.55

24.16

9

Thailand

55.43

79.21

80.74

17.12

24.11

16.39

10

Argentina

18.89

19.79

14.52

15.14

17.54

11.62

11

Australia

19.14

22.85

28.04

20.94

19.17

19.98

12

Brazil

27.11

47.36

44.23

37.57

43.58

52.65