Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Australia

Fertilizer use in Australia in 2023 — 102.7 kg/ha. Ranked 82 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 120.1%.

2023 102.7 kg/ha −3.64% vs 2022
World rank 82of 191
Period maximum 120.1 kg/ha2021
Period minimum 42 kg/ha1962

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Australia, 1961–202305010015019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 46.6 kg/ha1963: 48.7 kg/ha1965: 62.7 kg/ha1967: 56.6 kg/ha1969: 53.4 kg/ha1971: 63.3 kg/ha1973: 102.8 kg/ha1975: 55.3 kg/ha1977: 72.1 kg/ha1979: 74.8 kg/ha1981: 66.8 kg/ha1983: 62 kg/ha1985: 55.4 kg/ha1987: 70.9 kg/ha1989: 79.9 kg/ha1991: 75 kg/ha1993: 88.7 kg/ha1995: 111.4 kg/ha1997: 104.9 kg/ha1999: 102.7 kg/ha2001: 102.2 kg/ha2003: 93.5 kg/ha2005: 83.9 kg/ha2007: 89.3 kg/ha2009: 60.9 kg/ha2011: 68.1 kg/ha2013: 72.8 kg/ha2015: 79.5 kg/ha2017: 89.3 kg/ha2019: 84.5 kg/ha2021: 120.1 kg/ha2023: 102.7 kg/ha
Change over the period: +56 (+120.13%) Average annual rate: 1.28 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 102.7 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
East Asia & Pacific 305.1 kg/ha
Australia and New Zealand computed 122.3 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 102.7 −3.9 −3.64%
2022 106.6 −13.6 −11.28%
2021 120.1 +17.2 +16.7%
2020 102.9 +18.4 +21.83%
2019 84.5 −1.4 −1.61%
2018 85.9 −3.5 −3.87%
2017 89.3 +0.2 +0.27%
2016 89.1 +9.6 +12.1%
2015 79.5 −0.1 −0.18%
2014 79.6 +6.8 +9.3%
2013 72.8 +3.4 +4.92%
2012 69.4 +1.3 +1.92%
2011 68.1 −8.9 −11.58%
2010 77 +16.1 +26.44%
2009 60.9 −17.2 −21.98%
2008 78.1 −11.2 −12.57%
2007 89.3 +3.7 +4.36%
2006 85.6 +1.7 +1.98%
2005 83.9 −10.6 −11.17%
2004 94.5 +0.9 +1.01%
2003 93.5 −1.9 −2.03%
2002 95.5 −6.7 −6.58%
2001 102.2 +4.9 +5.01%
2000 97.3 −5.4 −5.26%
1999 102.7 −3.1 −2.91%
1998 105.8 +0.9 +0.83%
1997 104.9 −0.5 −0.52%
1996 105.5 −5.9 −5.32%
1995 111.4 +14.3 +14.67%
1994 97.1 +8.4 +9.5%
1993 88.7 +0.9 +1.05%
1992 87.8 +12.8 +17.08%
1991 75 +6.1 +8.8%
1990 68.9 −11 −13.72%
1989 79.9 +2.5 +3.26%
1988 77.4 +6.5 +9.11%
1987 70.9 +12.8 +22.1%
1986 58.1 +2.7 +4.86%
1985 55.4 −2.4 −4.13%
1984 57.8 −4.3 −6.88%
1983 62 +2.7 +4.55%
1982 59.3 −7.4 −11.14%
1981 66.8 −2.7 −3.93%
1980 69.5 −5.3 −7.07%
1979 74.8 +2 +2.7%
1978 72.8 +0.7 +1.03%
1977 72.1 −0.4 −0.6%
1976 72.5 +17.2 +31.08%
1975 55.3 −3.3 −5.69%
1974 58.7 −44.1 −42.92%
1973 102.8 +26 +33.94%
1972 76.7 +13.4 +21.11%
1971 63.3 +10.8 +20.63%
1970 52.5 −0.9 −1.61%
1969 53.4 +0.1 +0.13%
1968 53.3 −3.3 −5.83%
1967 56.6 −3.5 −5.76%
1966 60.1 −2.6 −4.17%
1965 62.7 +3.1 +5.19%
1964 59.6 +10.9 +22.44%
1963 48.7 +6.7 +15.84%
1962 42 −4.6 −9.93%
1961 46.6

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NZ New Zealand 1,291.1 AU Australia 102.7

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.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.