Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Estonia

Fertilizer use in Estonia in 2023 — 74.9 kg/ha. Ranked 103 in the world out of 191. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 25.9%.

2023 74.9 kg/ha −12.73% vs 2022
World rank 103of 191
Period maximum 103.5 kg/ha2021
Period minimum 25.1 kg/ha1996

Trend over time

1992–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Estonia, 1992–20230501001501992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 101.1 kg/ha1993: 60.9 kg/ha1994: 43.9 kg/ha1995: 32 kg/ha1996: 25.1 kg/ha1997: 31.3 kg/ha1998: 36.5 kg/ha1999: 31.8 kg/ha2000: 41.5 kg/ha2001: 43.9 kg/ha2002: 44 kg/ha2003: 71.6 kg/ha2004: 84.3 kg/ha2005: 61 kg/ha2006: 75.7 kg/ha2007: 75.9 kg/ha2008: 100.4 kg/ha2009: 69.4 kg/ha2010: 68.4 kg/ha2011: 71.5 kg/ha2012: 81.1 kg/ha2013: 82.4 kg/ha2014: 85.3 kg/ha2015: 82.7 kg/ha2016: 79.3 kg/ha2017: 87.9 kg/ha2018: 88.4 kg/ha2019: 90.3 kg/ha2020: 94.8 kg/ha2021: 103.5 kg/ha2022: 85.8 kg/ha2023: 74.9 kg/ha
Change over the period: −26.2 (−25.94%) Average annual rate: -0.96 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Estonia 74.9 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Northern Europe computed 149.4 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 74.9 −10.9 −12.73%
2022 85.8 −17.7 −17.12%
2021 103.5 +8.7 +9.19%
2020 94.8 +4.5 +4.99%
2019 90.3 +1.9 +2.13%
2018 88.4 +0.5 +0.51%
2017 87.9 +8.6 +10.9%
2016 79.3 −3.4 −4.09%
2015 82.7 −2.7 −3.13%
2014 85.3 +3 +3.62%
2013 82.4 +1.3 +1.59%
2012 81.1 +9.6 +13.36%
2011 71.5 +3.1 +4.58%
2010 68.4 −1 −1.48%
2009 69.4 −30.9 −30.84%
2008 100.4 +24.5 +32.28%
2007 75.9 +0.2 +0.29%
2006 75.7 +14.7 +24.12%
2005 61 −23.4 −27.71%
2004 84.3 +12.7 +17.67%
2003 71.6 +27.6 +62.79%
2002 44 +0.1 +0.3%
2001 43.9 +2.3 +5.62%
2000 41.5 +9.8 +30.78%
1999 31.8 −4.8 −13.02%
1998 36.5 +5.2 +16.65%
1997 31.3 +6.2 +24.84%
1996 25.1 −7 −21.71%
1995 32 −11.9 −27.06%
1994 43.9 −17 −27.91%
1993 60.9 −40.2 −39.73%
1992 101.1

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.