Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fertilizer use in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 2.8 kg/ha. Ranked 181 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 6,508.7%.

2023 2.8 kg/ha +35.31% vs 2022
World rank 181of 191
Period maximum 2.8 kg/ha2023
Period minimum 0 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–2023012319611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0 kg/ha1963: 0.2 kg/ha1965: 0.2 kg/ha1967: 0.4 kg/ha1969: 0.6 kg/ha1971: 0.7 kg/ha1973: 1 kg/ha1975: 1.6 kg/ha1977: 1.3 kg/ha1979: 1.1 kg/ha1981: 1.1 kg/ha1983: 1.4 kg/ha1985: 1 kg/ha1987: 0.9 kg/ha1989: 1.2 kg/ha1991: 1.2 kg/ha1993: 0.6 kg/ha1995: 1.3 kg/ha1998: 0.4 kg/ha2000: 0.1 kg/ha2003: 0.3 kg/ha2005: 0.1 kg/ha2007: 0.6 kg/ha2009: 0.7 kg/ha2011: 0.7 kg/ha2013: 0.9 kg/ha2015: 1.9 kg/ha2017: 1.6 kg/ha2019: 2.4 kg/ha2021: 2.1 kg/ha2023: 2.8 kg/ha
Change over the period: +2.7 (+6,508.71%) Average annual rate: 6.99 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.8 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Sub-Saharan Africa 19.6 kg/ha
Middle Africa computed 6.8 kg/ha
Low-income countries computed 14.3 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 2.8 +0.7 +35.31%
2022 2.1 −0 −1.25%
2021 2.1 −0 −0.18%
2020 2.1 −0.3 −13.27%
2019 2.4 +0.5 +26.07%
2018 1.9 +0.3 +19.54%
2017 1.6 +0.2 +14.97%
2016 1.4 −0.5 −26.56%
2015 1.9 +0.3 +15.54%
2014 1.6 +0.8 +88.25%
2013 0.9 +0.4 +90.85%
2012 0.5 −0.2 −33.58%
2011 0.7 −0.1 −16.61%
2010 0.8 +0.1 +20.71%
2009 0.7 −0.3 −27.42%
2008 0.9 +0.3 +48.13%
2007 0.6 +0.2 +39.53%
2006 0.5 +0.4 +571.37%
2005 0.1 −0.1 −67.46%
2004 0.2 −0.1 −24.35%
2003 0.3
2001 0.3 +0.2 +145.62%
2000 0.1 +0 +7.82%
1999 0.1 −0.3 −74.88%
1998 0.4
1996 0.9 −0.4 −33.33%
1995 1.3 −0.2 −13.49%
1994 1.6 +0.9 +153.76%
1993 0.6 +0.3 +78.26%
1992 0.3 −0.9 −72.03%
1991 1.2 +0.3 +32.06%
1990 0.9 −0.2 −21.17%
1989 1.2 +0.8 +182.14%
1988 0.4 −0.5 −54.84%
1987 0.9 +0.6 +156.96%
1986 0.4 −0.7 −64.52%
1985 1 −0.7 −41.13%
1984 1.7 +0.3 +22.72%
1983 1.4 +0.3 +25.2%
1982 1.1 −0 −1.81%
1981 1.1 −0.1 −4.23%
1980 1.2 +0.1 +6.43%
1979 1.1 −0.2 −17.53%
1978 1.4 +0 +2.12%
1977 1.3 −0.6 −30.83%
1976 1.9 +0.3 +17.59%
1975 1.6 +0.6 +60.02%
1974 1 +0 +1.05%
1973 1 +0.4 +53.48%
1972 0.7 −0.1 −9.21%
1971 0.7 −0 −0.46%
1970 0.7 +0.1 +17.14%
1969 0.6 +0.1 +17.28%
1968 0.5 +0.1 +25.34%
1967 0.4 +0.1 +41.88%
1966 0.3 +0.1 +35.71%
1965 0.2 −0 −8.21%
1964 0.2 +0.1 +47.15%
1963 0.2 +0 +14.99%
1962 0.1 +0.1 +235.93%
1961 0

Middle Africa, 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.