Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Bulgaria

Fertilizer use in Bulgaria in 2023 — 128.3 kg/ha. Ranked 68 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 279.5%.

2023 128.3 kg/ha +0.36% vs 2022
World rank 68of 191
Period maximum 273 kg/ha1981
Period minimum 31 kg/ha1995

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Bulgaria, 1961–2023010020030019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 33.8 kg/ha1963: 42.3 kg/ha1965: 86.6 kg/ha1967: 146.4 kg/ha1969: 166.5 kg/ha1971: 153.9 kg/ha1973: 153.6 kg/ha1975: 171.6 kg/ha1977: 188.4 kg/ha1979: 210.5 kg/ha1981: 273 kg/ha1983: 264.7 kg/ha1985: 233.4 kg/ha1987: 208.2 kg/ha1989: 209.7 kg/ha1991: 122 kg/ha1993: 50.4 kg/ha1995: 31 kg/ha1997: 46.5 kg/ha1999: 34.3 kg/ha2001: 57.7 kg/ha2003: 147.3 kg/ha2005: 74.2 kg/ha2007: 102 kg/ha2009: 104.6 kg/ha2011: 133.1 kg/ha2013: 109.1 kg/ha2015: 122 kg/ha2017: 130.6 kg/ha2019: 135.8 kg/ha2021: 126.4 kg/ha2023: 128.3 kg/ha
Change over the period: +94.5 (+279.53%) Average annual rate: 2.17 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Bulgaria 128.3 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Eastern Europe computed 51 kg/ha
Upper-middle-income countries computed 235.8 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Bulgaria, by year Bulgaria All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 128.3 +0.5 +0.36%
2022 127.8 +1.5 +1.17%
2021 126.4 −9.9 −7.3%
2020 136.3 +0.5 +0.34%
2019 135.8 +4 +3.04%
2018 131.8 +1.2 +0.92%
2017 130.6 −7.4 −5.36%
2016 138 +16 +13.14%
2015 122 +13.2 +12.13%
2014 108.8 −0.3 −0.31%
2013 109.1 +13.3 +13.84%
2012 95.9 −37.2 −27.96%
2011 133.1 +36 +37.12%
2010 97.1 −7.5 −7.22%
2009 104.6 −6.6 −5.97%
2008 111.2 +9.2 +9.05%
2007 102 +28.1 +37.96%
2006 73.9 −0.3 −0.39%
2005 74.2 −6.6 −8.19%
2004 80.9 −66.5 −45.12%
2003 147.3 +33.6 +29.5%
2002 113.8 +56.1 +97.14%
2001 57.7 +14.7 +34.31%
2000 43 +8.7 +25.39%
1999 34.3 −13.5 −28.3%
1998 47.8 +1.3 +2.8%
1997 46.5 +0.8 +1.78%
1996 45.7 +14.7 +47.29%
1995 31 −25.2 −44.86%
1994 56.3 +5.8 +11.52%
1993 50.4 −8.1 −13.85%
1992 58.6 −63.5 −52.02%
1991 122 −55.6 −31.29%
1990 177.6 −32.1 −15.29%
1989 209.7 −25.5 −10.83%
1988 235.2 +26.9 +12.93%
1987 208.2 −13.3 −6%
1986 221.5 −11.9 −5.1%
1985 233.4 −12.9 −5.26%
1984 246.4 −18.3 −6.91%
1983 264.7 −0 −0.01%
1982 264.7 −8.3 −3.05%
1981 273 +56.2 +25.93%
1980 216.8 +6.3 +3%
1979 210.5 +22.6 +12.02%
1978 187.9 −0.5 −0.25%
1977 188.4 +21.4 +12.82%
1976 167 −4.6 −2.71%
1975 171.6 +33.2 +23.94%
1974 138.5 −15.2 −9.87%
1973 153.6 −2.9 −1.85%
1972 156.5 +2.6 +1.71%
1971 153.9 −0.3 −0.22%
1970 154.2 −12.3 −7.37%
1969 166.5 −36.3 −17.89%
1968 202.8 +56.3 +38.48%
1967 146.4 +32 +27.93%
1966 114.5 +27.9 +32.22%
1965 86.6 +18.7 +27.48%
1964 67.9 +25.6 +60.61%
1963 42.3 +6 +16.48%
1962 36.3 +2.5 +7.39%
1961 33.8

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.

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