Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — East Asia & Pacific

Fertilizer use in East Asia & Pacific in 2023 — 305.1 kg/ha. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 23.4%.

2023 305.1 kg/ha +1.75% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 339.7 kg/ha2016
Period minimum 247.2 kg/ha2002

Trend over time

2002–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — East Asia & Pacific, 2002–2023225250275300325350200220052008201120142017202020232002: 247.2 kg/ha2003: 251.4 kg/ha2004: 267.4 kg/ha2005: 274.9 kg/ha2006: 276.5 kg/ha2007: 291.5 kg/ha2008: 274.6 kg/ha2009: 276.4 kg/ha2010: 307.1 kg/ha2011: 311.7 kg/ha2012: 322 kg/ha2013: 326.3 kg/ha2014: 338.5 kg/ha2015: 329.1 kg/ha2016: 339.7 kg/ha2017: 336.8 kg/ha2018: 323.6 kg/ha2019: 305.6 kg/ha2020: 307.6 kg/ha2021: 311 kg/ha2022: 299.8 kg/ha2023: 305.1 kg/ha
Change over the period: +57.9 (+23.42%) Average annual rate: 1.01 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 305.1 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 305.1 +5.2 +1.75%
2022 299.8 −11.2 −3.6%
2021 311 +3.4 +1.11%
2020 307.6 +2 +0.65%
2019 305.6 −17.9 −5.54%
2018 323.6 −13.2 −3.92%
2017 336.8 −3 −0.87%
2016 339.7 +10.6 +3.21%
2015 329.1 −9.4 −2.77%
2014 338.5 +12.2 +3.73%
2013 326.3 +4.3 +1.35%
2012 322 +10.3 +3.31%
2011 311.7 +4.6 +1.5%
2010 307.1 +30.7 +11.1%
2009 276.4 +1.8 +0.67%
2008 274.6 −16.9 −5.81%
2007 291.5 +15 +5.43%
2006 276.5 +1.6 +0.57%
2005 274.9 +7.5 +2.8%
2004 267.4 +16 +6.36%
2003 251.4 +4.2 +1.71%
2002 247.2

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.