Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Croatia

Fertilizer use in Croatia in 2023 — 169 kg/ha. Ranked 52 in the world out of 191. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 11.6%.

2023 169 kg/ha −10.37% vs 2022
World rank 52of 191
Period maximum 495.2 kg/ha2008
Period minimum 119 kg/ha2016

Trend over time

1992–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Croatia, 1992–202302004006001992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 151.4 kg/ha1993: 130.4 kg/ha1994: 174.8 kg/ha1995: 162 kg/ha1996: 205.2 kg/ha1997: 280.6 kg/ha1998: 162 kg/ha1999: 181.8 kg/ha2000: 264.8 kg/ha2001: 205.9 kg/ha2002: 257 kg/ha2003: 292.8 kg/ha2004: 312.6 kg/ha2005: 294.5 kg/ha2006: 380.8 kg/ha2007: 410.1 kg/ha2008: 495.2 kg/ha2009: 164.7 kg/ha2010: 297.3 kg/ha2011: 311 kg/ha2012: 191.4 kg/ha2013: 160.8 kg/ha2014: 192.1 kg/ha2015: 181.8 kg/ha2016: 119 kg/ha2017: 213.5 kg/ha2018: 221 kg/ha2019: 211.8 kg/ha2020: 199.7 kg/ha2021: 208.1 kg/ha2022: 188.6 kg/ha2023: 169 kg/ha
Change over the period: +17.6 (+11.62%) Average annual rate: 0.36 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Croatia 169 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Southern Europe computed 121.6 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 169 −19.6 −10.37%
2022 188.6 −19.5 −9.37%
2021 208.1 +8.4 +4.18%
2020 199.7 −12 −5.68%
2019 211.8 −9.2 −4.18%
2018 221 +7.4 +3.49%
2017 213.5 +94.5 +79.4%
2016 119 −62.7 −34.52%
2015 181.8 −10.4 −5.39%
2014 192.1 +31.3 +19.49%
2013 160.8 −30.6 −15.98%
2012 191.4 −119.6 −38.46%
2011 311 +13.7 +4.61%
2010 297.3 +132.6 +80.54%
2009 164.7 −330.5 −66.75%
2008 495.2 +85.2 +20.77%
2007 410.1 +29.3 +7.69%
2006 380.8 +86.3 +29.3%
2005 294.5 −18.1 −5.78%
2004 312.6 +19.8 +6.76%
2003 292.8 +35.8 +13.94%
2002 257 +51.1 +24.84%
2001 205.9 −59 −22.27%
2000 264.8 +83 +45.65%
1999 181.8 +19.9 +12.26%
1998 162 −118.7 −42.28%
1997 280.6 +75.5 +36.77%
1996 205.2 +43.1 +26.62%
1995 162 −12.8 −7.31%
1994 174.8 +44.4 +34.05%
1993 130.4 −21 −13.87%
1992 151.4

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.