Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Austria

Fertilizer use in Austria in 2023 — 106.4 kg/ha. Ranked 79 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 28.5%.

2023 106.4 kg/ha +9.24% vs 2022
World rank 79of 191
Period maximum 277.2 kg/ha1971
Period minimum 86.6 kg/ha2009

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Austria, 1961–2023010020030019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 148.9 kg/ha1963: 196.9 kg/ha1965: 218.8 kg/ha1967: 260.3 kg/ha1969: 265.9 kg/ha1971: 277.2 kg/ha1973: 273.6 kg/ha1975: 207.1 kg/ha1977: 246.2 kg/ha1979: 264.5 kg/ha1981: 254.9 kg/ha1983: 266.7 kg/ha1985: 268.3 kg/ha1987: 207.6 kg/ha1989: 187.9 kg/ha1991: 199.8 kg/ha1993: 184.6 kg/ha1995: 167.6 kg/ha1997: 187.3 kg/ha1999: 166 kg/ha2001: 157.3 kg/ha2003: 137.4 kg/ha2005: 131.7 kg/ha2007: 136 kg/ha2009: 86.6 kg/ha2011: 132.7 kg/ha2013: 130.9 kg/ha2015: 148.7 kg/ha2017: 141 kg/ha2019: 118.5 kg/ha2021: 128.3 kg/ha2023: 106.4 kg/ha
Change over the period: −42.5 (−28.54%) Average annual rate: -0.54 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Austria 106.4 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Western Europe computed 134.5 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 106.4 +9 +9.24%
2022 97.4 −30.8 −24.05%
2021 128.3 −9.7 −7.04%
2020 138 +19.5 +16.42%
2019 118.5 −14.6 −11%
2018 133.1 −7.9 −5.59%
2017 141 +3.2 +2.35%
2016 137.8 −10.9 −7.35%
2015 148.7 +17.8 +13.63%
2014 130.9 −0 −0.02%
2013 130.9 +15.5 +13.43%
2012 115.4 −17.3 −13.05%
2011 132.7 +32.9 +32.99%
2010 99.8 +13.2 +15.28%
2009 86.6 −80.6 −48.21%
2008 167.2 +31.1 +22.89%
2007 136 +5.8 +4.43%
2006 130.3 −1.4 −1.09%
2005 131.7 −5.8 −4.23%
2004 137.5 +0.1 +0.07%
2003 137.4 −24.9 −15.34%
2002 162.3 +5 +3.18%
2001 157.3 −3.8 −2.36%
2000 161.1 −4.8 −2.92%
1999 166 −9.5 −5.4%
1998 175.5 −11.9 −6.33%
1997 187.3 +19 +11.28%
1996 168.3 +0.7 +0.43%
1995 167.6 −8.1 −4.6%
1994 175.7 −9 −4.85%
1993 184.6 −1.3 −0.7%
1992 185.9 −13.9 −6.94%
1991 199.8 −12.9 −6.07%
1990 212.7 +24.8 +13.17%
1989 187.9 −28.2 −13.07%
1988 216.2 +8.5 +4.11%
1987 207.6 −9.5 −4.35%
1986 217.1 −51.2 −19.08%
1985 268.3 −1.8 −0.67%
1984 270.1 +3.4 +1.28%
1983 266.7 +34.9 +15.06%
1982 231.8 −23.1 −9.07%
1981 254.9 −10.3 −3.88%
1980 265.2 +0.6 +0.24%
1979 264.5 +10.9 +4.31%
1978 253.6 +7.4 +3%
1977 246.2 +1.8 +0.73%
1976 244.4 +37.3 +18.01%
1975 207.1 −16.4 −7.34%
1974 223.5 −50 −18.29%
1973 273.6 +12.9 +4.94%
1972 260.7 −16.5 −5.96%
1971 277.2 +20.1 +7.81%
1970 257.1 −8.8 −3.29%
1969 265.9 +38.9 +17.11%
1968 227 −33.3 −12.79%
1967 260.3 +126.1 +93.97%
1966 134.2 −84.6 −38.67%
1965 218.8 +9.7 +4.66%
1964 209.1 +12.2 +6.21%
1963 196.9 +24.2 +14.04%
1962 172.6 +23.7 +15.93%
1961 148.9

Western Europe, 2023

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

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.