Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — CIS

Fertilizer use in the CIS in 2023 — 37.4 kg/ha. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 24.7%.

2023 37.4 kg/ha +6.96% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 49.6 kg/ha1992
Period minimum 17.4 kg/ha1999

Trend over time

1992–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — CIS, 1992–202310203040501992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 49.6 kg/ha1993: 35.6 kg/ha1994: 18.2 kg/ha1995: 20 kg/ha1996: 21.4 kg/ha1997: 19.6 kg/ha1998: 17.8 kg/ha1999: 17.4 kg/ha2000: 17.8 kg/ha2001: 19 kg/ha2002: 17.9 kg/ha2003: 17.5 kg/ha2004: 17.8 kg/ha2005: 19 kg/ha2006: 22.3 kg/ha2007: 23 kg/ha2008: 24.9 kg/ha2009: 26.9 kg/ha2010: 26.7 kg/ha2011: 28.4 kg/ha2012: 27.2 kg/ha2013: 27 kg/ha2014: 26.8 kg/ha2015: 27 kg/ha2016: 27.4 kg/ha2017: 28.3 kg/ha2018: 28.2 kg/ha2019: 31 kg/ha2020: 34.2 kg/ha2021: 35.1 kg/ha2022: 34.9 kg/ha2023: 37.4 kg/ha
Change over the period: −12.3 (−24.71%) Average annual rate: -0.91 %

Comparison, 2023

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

CIS 37.4 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — CIS, by year CIS All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 37.4 +2.4 +6.96%
2022 34.9 −0.2 −0.62%
2021 35.1 +1 +2.79%
2020 34.2 +3.2 +10.19%
2019 31 +2.8 +10.11%
2018 28.2 −0.2 −0.6%
2017 28.3 +1 +3.59%
2016 27.4 +0.4 +1.47%
2015 27 +0.2 +0.64%
2014 26.8 −0.2 −0.65%
2013 27 −0.2 −0.86%
2012 27.2 −1.2 −4.25%
2011 28.4 +1.8 +6.62%
2010 26.7 −0.2 −0.89%
2009 26.9 +2 +7.92%
2008 24.9 +1.9 +8.13%
2007 23 +0.7 +3.2%
2006 22.3 +3.4 +17.83%
2005 19 +1.1 +6.19%
2004 17.8 +0.4 +2.18%
2003 17.5 −0.5 −2.63%
2002 17.9 −1 −5.52%
2001 19 +1.2 +6.78%
2000 17.8 +0.4 +2.31%
1999 17.4 −0.5 −2.58%
1998 17.8 −1.7 −8.81%
1997 19.6 −1.9 −8.76%
1996 21.4 +1.5 +7.34%
1995 20 +1.8 +9.7%
1994 18.2 −17.4 −48.86%
1993 35.6 −14 −28.24%
1992 49.6

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.