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The Nitrogen Fertilizer Application data set of the Global Fertilizer and Manure, Version 1 Data Collection represents the amount of nitrogen fertilizer nutrients applied to croplands. The national-level nitrogen fertilizer application rates for crops are from the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) "Fertilizer Use by Crop 2002" statistics database that is available by request from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The number of crop-specific fertilizer application rates reported for each country ranged from 2 crops (Guinea) to over 50 crops (United States), and the years for which the data are reported range from 1994 to 2001. Spatially explicit fertilizer inputs of Nitrogen (N) were computed by fusing national-level statistics on fertilizer use with global maps of harvested area for 175 crops. The data were compiled by Potter et al. (2010) and are distributed by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

Product Summary

Platforms
Models
Instruments
Computer
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees
Location
GLOBAL ,
OCEANIA ,
AFRICA ,
ASIA ,
EUROPE ,
NORTH AMERICA ,
SOUTH AMERICA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1994-01-01 to 2001-12-31
Data Partner
Earth Science Data Information System (ESDIS)
Concept ID
C3550193525-ESDIS
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
14
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Fertilizers ,
Conservation ,
Sustainability

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Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Potter, P., Ramankutty, N., Bennett, E. M., & Donner, S. D. (2011). Global Fertilizer and Manure, Version 1: Nitrogen Fertilizer Application (Version 1.00) [Data set]. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4Q81B0R Date Accessed: 2026-05-14

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Global Status of Nitrate Contamination in Groundwater: Its Occurrence, Health Impacts, and Mitigation Measures Shukla, Saurabh, Saxena, Abhishek Fertilizers, Conservation, Sustainability
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Characterizing the Spatial Patterns of Global Fertilizer Application and Manure Production Potter, Philip, Ramankutty, Navin, Bennett, Elena M., Donner, Simon D. Fertilizers, Conservation, Sustainability, Animal Manure and Waste
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