Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — BRICS

Fertilizer use in BRICS in 2023 — 213.5 kg/ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 3,960.6%.

2023 213.5 kg/ha −0.46% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 224.8 kg/ha2020
Period minimum 5.3 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — BRICS, 1961–2023010020030019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 5.3 kg/ha1963: 7.8 kg/ha1965: 12.7 kg/ha1967: 16.2 kg/ha1969: 20.7 kg/ha1971: 28.2 kg/ha1973: 37.1 kg/ha1975: 41.3 kg/ha1977: 54.1 kg/ha1979: 69.3 kg/ha1981: 77.8 kg/ha1983: 84.9 kg/ha1985: 85.9 kg/ha1987: 101.3 kg/ha1989: 116.2 kg/ha1991: 131.1 kg/ha1993: 98.5 kg/ha1995: 119.6 kg/ha1997: 126.9 kg/ha1999: 133.3 kg/ha2001: 132.5 kg/ha2003: 144.4 kg/ha2005: 163 kg/ha2007: 178.7 kg/ha2009: 178.6 kg/ha2011: 207 kg/ha2013: 205 kg/ha2015: 208.6 kg/ha2017: 212.7 kg/ha2019: 210.2 kg/ha2021: 222.4 kg/ha2023: 213.5 kg/ha
Change over the period: +208.2 (+3,960.63%) Average annual rate: 6.16 %

Comparison, 2023

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

BRICS 213.5 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 213.5 −1 −0.46%
2022 214.4 −8 −3.6%
2021 222.4 −2.4 −1.06%
2020 224.8 +14.7 +6.97%
2019 210.2 −2.8 −1.33%
2018 213 +0.3 +0.15%
2017 212.7 +2.4 +1.15%
2016 210.3 +1.7 +0.8%
2015 208.6 −6.6 −3.09%
2014 215.2 +10.2 +4.99%
2013 205 +1.2 +0.57%
2012 203.9 −3.1 −1.5%
2011 207 +9.6 +4.86%
2010 197.4 +18.8 +10.52%
2009 178.6 +0.2 +0.1%
2008 178.4 −0.3 −0.17%
2007 178.7 +10.1 +5.98%
2006 168.6 +5.6 +3.46%
2005 163 +4.5 +2.81%
2004 158.5 +14.2 +9.82%
2003 144.4 +3.8 +2.73%
2002 140.5 +8 +6.07%
2001 132.5 +4.4 +3.47%
2000 128 −5.3 −3.98%
1999 133.3 +4.1 +3.15%
1998 129.3 +2.4 +1.87%
1997 126.9 +3.4 +2.73%
1996 123.5 +4 +3.33%
1995 119.6 +13.7 +12.95%
1994 105.8 +7.4 +7.5%
1993 98.5 −9.3 −8.67%
1992 107.8 −23.3 −17.77%
1991 131.1 +8.5 +6.9%
1990 122.6 +6.5 +5.58%
1989 116.2 +0.8 +0.68%
1988 115.4 +14.1 +13.92%
1987 101.3 +10.9 +12.09%
1986 90.4 +4.5 +5.21%
1985 85.9 −8.4 −8.9%
1984 94.3 +9.3 +10.99%
1983 84.9 +5.2 +6.47%
1982 79.8 +2 +2.54%
1981 77.8 −2.1 −2.66%
1980 79.9 +10.6 +15.3%
1979 69.3 +7.9 +12.9%
1978 61.4 +7.3 +13.41%
1977 54.1 +12.9 +31.33%
1976 41.2 −0 −0.06%
1975 41.3 +7.1 +20.96%
1974 34.1 −3 −8.03%
1973 37.1 +4.2 +12.65%
1972 32.9 +4.7 +16.63%
1971 28.2 +2.4 +9.29%
1970 25.8 +5.1 +24.51%
1969 20.7 +2.9 +15.94%
1968 17.9 +1.7 +10.2%
1967 16.2 −1.2 −6.69%
1966 17.4 +4.7 +37.08%
1965 12.7 +3 +30.97%
1964 9.7 +1.9 +24.56%
1963 7.8 +1.2 +18.94%
1962 6.5 +1.3 +24.43%
1961 5.3

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.