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Fertilizer use

How many kilograms of fertilizer are applied per hectare of arable land.

Unit: kg per hectare Period: 1961–2023 Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)
Source: FAO · About the indicator
Average: 147 kg/ha Countries: 200

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2005 to 2023.

Fertilizer use, 2005–2023

Top-20 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use, 2005–202301,0002,0003,000MalaysiaMalaysia: 2,926.4 kg/ha2,926.4KuwaitKuwait: 2,008.5 kg/ha2,008.5New ZealandNew Zealand: 1,291.1 kg/ha1,291.1Costa RicaCosta Rica: 1,024.5 kg/ha1,024.5IrelandIreland: 895.9 kg/ha895.9Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands: 614.3 kg/ha614.3SeychellesSeychelles: 573.3 kg/ha573.3EgyptEgypt: 532.8 kg/ha532.8Hong KongHong Kong: 484 kg/ha484VietnamVietnam: 419.9 kg/ha419.9ChinaChina: 394 kg/ha394BangladeshBangladesh: 391.9 kg/ha391.9ColombiaColombia: 372.9 kg/ha372.9TurkmenistanTurkmenistan: 347.3 kg/ha347.3BrazilBrazil: 344.1 kg/ha344.1BelizeBelize: 337.5 kg/ha337.5United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 326.9 kg/ha326.9IndonesiaIndonesia: 311.1 kg/ha311.1UzbekistanUzbekistan: 303 kg/ha303OmanOman: 301.5 kg/ha301.5
Fertilizer use — 2005–2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 MY Malaysia 2,926.4 2023 1
2 KW Kuwait 2,008.5 2023 2
3 NZ New Zealand 1,291.1 2023 3
4 CR Costa Rica 1,024.5 2023 4
5 IE Ireland 895.9 2023 5
6 FO Faroe Islands 614.3 2023 6
7 SC Seychelles 573.3 2023 7
8 EG Egypt 532.8 2023 8
9 HK Hong Kong 484 2023 9
10 VN Vietnam 419.9 2023 10
11 CN China 394 2023 11
12 BD Bangladesh 391.9 2023 12
13 CO Colombia 372.9 2023 13
14 TM Turkmenistan 347.3 2023 14
15 BR Brazil 344.1 2023 15
16 BZ Belize 337.5 2023 16
17 AE United Arab Emirates 326.9 2023 17
18 ID Indonesia 311.1 2023 18
19 UZ Uzbekistan 303 2023 19
20 OM Oman 301.5 2023 20
21 TH Thailand 287.3 2023 21
22 SR Suriname 285.6 2023 22
23 KR South Korea 262.3 2023 23
24 ME Montenegro 251.4 2023 24
25 CL Chile 249.5 2023 25
26 NC New Caledonia 248.9 2023 26
27 IL Israel 248.3 2023 27
28 QA Qatar 240.2 2023 28
29 NL Netherlands 238 2023 29
30 JO Jordan 231.1 2023 30
31 SI Slovenia 221 2023 31
32 EC Ecuador 216.9 2023 32
33 NO Norway 205.1 2023 33
34 JP Japan 202.8 2023 34
35 GY Guyana 201.4 2023 35
36 LC Saint Lucia 200 2023 36
37 PS Palestine 199.5 2023 37
38 PH Philippines 199.4 2023 38
39 IN India 199.1 2023 39
40 BY Belarus 198.9 2023 40
41 GT Guatemala 196.6 2023 41
42 BE Belgium 191.7 2023 42
43 GB United Kingdom 191.4 2023 43
44 LB Lebanon 190.1 2023 44
45 HN Honduras 188 2023 45
46 KY Cayman Islands 182 2020 46
47 PT Portugal 179.2 2023 47
48 BN Brunei Darussalam 177.3 2023 48
49 UY Uruguay 174.4 2023 49
50 CY Cyprus 172.1 2023 50
51 LU Luxembourg 171.1 2023 51
52 GE Georgia 170.2 2023 52
53 HR Croatia 169 2023 53
54 PK Pakistan 160.3 2023 54
55 BM Bermuda 160 2023 55
56 PL Poland 155.6 2023 56
57 TT Trinidad and Tobago 155.4 2023 57
58 LK Sri Lanka 153.9 2023 58
59 CH Switzerland 142.7 2023 59
60 GR Greece 142.2 2023 60
61 TR Türkiye 139.6 2023 61
62 RS Serbia 137.8 2023 62
63 PY Paraguay 137.7 2023 63
64 SG Singapore 137.5 2023 64
65 CA Canada 132.8 2023 65
66 FR France 131.3 2023 66
67 SM San Marino 130.9 2020 67
68 PF French Polynesia 130.4 2023 68
69 DE Germany 128.6 2023 69
70 BG Bulgaria 128.3 2023 70
71 US United States 127.8 2023 71
72 PG Papua New Guinea 123.7 2023 72
73 SA Saudi Arabia 122.4 2023 73
74 ES Spain 115.1 2023 74
75 IT Italy 114.1 2023 75
76 DK Denmark 113.6 2023 76
77 CZ Czechia 113.4 2023 77
78 PA Panama 112.6 2023 78
79 MT Malta 111.8 2023 79
80 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 108.4 2023 80
81 AT Austria 106.4 2023 81
82 SK Slovakia 106.3 2023 82
83 FJ Fiji 103.1 2023 83
84 AU Australia 102.7 2023 84
85 BS Bahamas 102.4 2021 85
86 MU Mauritius 101.2 2023 86
87 IS Iceland 97.3 2023 87
88 LV Latvia 94.5 2023 88
89 MX Mexico 94.2 2023 89
90 LT Lithuania 93.8 2023 90
91 SE Sweden 93.5 2023 91
92 PE Peru 93.5 2023 92
93 BW Botswana 93.1 2023 93
94 TJ Tajikistan 92.9 2023 94
95 MV Maldives 92.8 2023 95
96 RO Romania 91.6 2023 96
97 DO Dominican Republic 89.6 2023 97
98 HU Hungary 89.5 2023 98
99 MW Malawi 87.4 2023 99
100 FI Finland 87.2 2023 100
101 SZ Eswatini 80.9 2023 101
102 LA Laos 77.4 2023 102
103 VU Vanuatu 77.4 2023 103
104 ZM Zambia 77.3 2023 104
105 ZA South Africa 77.2 2023 105
106 EE Estonia 74.9 2023 106
107 SV El Salvador 74.6 2023 107
108 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 69.5 2023 108
109 IR Iran 68.3 2023 109
110 ST Sao Tome and Principe 68 2023 110
111 NP Nepal 67.8 2023 111
112 AL Albania 66.1 2023 112
113 GD Grenada 64.7 2023 113
114 NI Nicaragua 64.2 2023 114
115 VI United States Virgin Islands 63.5 2020 115
116 JM Jamaica 59.2 2023 116
117 MA Morocco 55.1 2023 117
118 MK North Macedonia 54.3 2023 118
119 KH Cambodia 51.1 2023 119
120 MD Moldova 51.1 2023 120
121 VE Venezuela 50.9 2023 121
122 IQ Iraq 50.5 2023 122
123 KE Kenya 50.5 2023 123
124 GA Gabon 50.3 2023 124
125 AR Argentina 50.2 2023 125
126 TN Tunisia 49.9 2023 126
127 MN Mongolia 47.4 2023 127
128 BH Bahrain 46.7 2023 128
129 ET Ethiopia 45.3 2023 129
130 AZ Azerbaijan 43.8 2023 130
131 CI Côte d'Ivoire 43.8 2023 131
132 UA Ukraine 42.5 2023 132
133 AM Armenia 40.2 2023 133
134 BI Burundi 39 2023 134
135 AS American Samoa 38.6 2020 135
136 PR Puerto Rico 36.7 2023 136
137 BJ Benin 33.2 2023 137
138 BB Barbados 32.4 2023 138
139 RW Rwanda 31.8 2023 139
140 GH Ghana 28.9 2023 140
141 RU Russia 28.7 2023 141
142 DJ Djibouti 28.3 2023 142
143 NA Namibia 27.1 2023 143
144 PW Palau 26.7 2023 144
145 ZW Zimbabwe 26.2 2023 145
146 KG Kyrgyzstan 25.7 2023 146
147 MM Myanmar 24.7 2023 147
148 LY Libya 22 2023 148
149 TZ Tanzania 20.7 2023 149
150 DZ Algeria 20.7 2023 150
151 BF Burkina Faso 17.8 2023 151
152 TG Togo 17.4 2023 152
153 SY Syria 17.3 2023 153
154 CM Cameroon 16.4 2023 154
155 GM Gambia 15.6 2023 155
156 MZ Mozambique 15.1 2023 156
157 KP North Korea 14.7 2023 157
158 GW Guinea-Bissau 13.6 2023 158
159 GQ Equatorial Guinea 12.2 2023 159
160 LR Liberia 11.7 2023 160
161 CG Republic of the Congo 10.3 2023 161
162 BT Bhutan 9.8 2023 162
163 YE Yemen 8.9 2023 163
164 LS Lesotho 8.7 2023 164
165 BO Bolivia 8.5 2023 165
166 ML Mali 8.5 2023 166
167 MR Mauritania 8.5 2023 167
168 AW Aruba 8.5 2023 168
169 SN Senegal 8.5 2023 169
170 FM Micronesia 7.5 2023 170
171 MG Madagascar 7.3 2023 171
172 SD Sudan 7.1 2023 172
173 AF Afghanistan 6.6 2023 173
174 TD Chad 6.5 2023 174
175 AO Angola 6 2023 175
176 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.4 2023 176
177 TO Tonga 4.6 2023 177
178 HT Haiti 4.4 2023 178
179 NG Nigeria 4.2 2023 179
180 KM Comoros 4 2023 180
181 KZ Kazakhstan 3.9 2023 181
182 CU Cuba 3.8 2023 182
183 CV Cabo Verde 3.5 2023 183
184 UG Uganda 3.3 2023 184
185 GN Guinea 2.9 2023 185
186 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.8 2023 186
187 SL Sierra Leone 2.7 2023 187
188 MH Marshall Islands 2 2005 188
189 ER Eritrea 1.9 2023 189
190 TL Timor-Leste 1.2 2022 190
191 WS Samoa 1 2023 191
192 NE Niger 0.8 2023 192
193 SS South Sudan 0.2 2023 193
194 SO Somalia 0.1 2022 194
195 MP Northern Mariana Islands 0.1 2020 195
196 CF Central African Republic 0 2023 196
197 AG Antigua and Barbuda 0 2023 197
198 DM Dominica 0 2023 197
199 KI Kiribati 0 2023 197
200 SB Solomon Islands 0 2023 197
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Maximum 2,926.4 kg/ha
Median 84.1 kg/ha
Minimum 0 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha

About the indicator

Consumption of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphate and potash in nutrient terms) in kilograms per hectare of arable land. It is directly linked to yields, but excessive application leads to the pollution of water bodies and to nitrous oxide emissions — which is why the optimum, not the maximum, is the goal here.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by arable land — the same denominator that stands in the indicator. The figure does not distinguish types of fertilizer and says nothing about whether it was applied at the right rate and the right time.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
kg per hectare
Observation period
1961–2023
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
FAOSTAT

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