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Fertilizer consumption
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| Country | Total N use (Mt pa) |
N use for feed and pasture (Mt pa) |
|---|---|---|
| China | 18.7 | 3.0 |
| India | 11.9 | n/a |
| U.S. | 9.1 | 4.7 |
| France | 2.5 | 1.3 |
| Germany | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Brazil | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| Canada | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| Turkey | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| UK | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Mexico | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| Spain | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Argentina | 0.4 | 0.1 |
China has become the largest producer and consumer of nitrogen fertilizers while Africa has little reliance on nitrogen fertilizers. Agricultural and chemical minerals are very important in industrial use of fertilizers, which is valued at approximately $200 billion. Nitrogen has a significant impact in the global mineral use, followed by potash and phosphate. The production of nitrogen has drastically increased since the 1960s. Phosphate and potash have increased in price since the 1960s, which is larger than the consumer price index. Potash is produced in Canada, Russia and Belarus, together making up over half of the world production. Potash production in Canada rose in 2017 and 2018 by 18.6%. Conservative estimates report 30 to 50% of crop yields are attributed to natural or synthetic commercial fertilizers. Fertilizer consumption has surpassed the amount of farmland in the United States.