Urea was by far the most consumed nitrogenous fertilizer in 2021. That year, the consumption of urea reached 53.83 million metric tons of nitrogen. Complex NPK fertilizers ranked second, with a consumption of roughly 17.31 million tons of nitrogen.
Consumption of nitrogenous fertilizers worldwide in 2021, by product (in 1,000 metric tons of nitrogen)
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International Fertilizer Industry Association. (September 19, 2023). Consumption of nitrogenous fertilizers worldwide in 2021, by product (in 1,000 metric tons of nitrogen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288255/global-consumption-of-nitrogen-fertilizer-by-product/
International Fertilizer Industry Association. "Consumption of nitrogenous fertilizers worldwide in 2021, by product (in 1,000 metric tons of nitrogen) ." Chart. September 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288255/global-consumption-of-nitrogen-fertilizer-by-product/
International Fertilizer Industry Association. (2023). Consumption of nitrogenous fertilizers worldwide in 2021, by product (in 1,000 metric tons of nitrogen) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288255/global-consumption-of-nitrogen-fertilizer-by-product/
International Fertilizer Industry Association. "Consumption of Nitrogenous Fertilizers Worldwide in 2021, by Product (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Nitrogen) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288255/global-consumption-of-nitrogen-fertilizer-by-product/
International Fertilizer Industry Association, Consumption of nitrogenous fertilizers worldwide in 2021, by product (in 1,000 metric tons of nitrogen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288255/global-consumption-of-nitrogen-fertilizer-by-product/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Consumption of nitrogenous fertilizers worldwide in 2021, by product (in 1,000 metric tons of nitrogen) [Graph], International Fertilizer Industry Association, September 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288255/global-consumption-of-nitrogen-fertilizer-by-product/