Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Ethiopia

Fertilizer use in Ethiopia in 2023 — 45.3 kg/ha. Ranked 125 in the world out of 191. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 497.1%.

2023 45.3 kg/ha +19.87% vs 2022
World rank 125of 191
Period maximum 45.3 kg/ha2023
Period minimum 5.7 kg/ha2003

Trend over time

1993–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Ethiopia, 1993–20230204060199319961999200220052008201120142017202020231993: 7.6 kg/ha1994: 11.7 kg/ha1995: 13.5 kg/ha1996: 17.9 kg/ha1997: 13.3 kg/ha1998: 16.6 kg/ha1999: 17 kg/ha2000: 16 kg/ha2001: 13.7 kg/ha2002: 17 kg/ha2003: 5.7 kg/ha2004: 10.3 kg/ha2005: 10.9 kg/ha2006: 11.1 kg/ha2007: 16 kg/ha2008: 17.2 kg/ha2009: 17.7 kg/ha2010: 21.8 kg/ha2011: 20.8 kg/ha2012: 30.6 kg/ha2013: 18.3 kg/ha2014: 25.4 kg/ha2015: 28.1 kg/ha2016: 33.8 kg/ha2017: 34.5 kg/ha2018: 16.5 kg/ha2019: 26.3 kg/ha2020: 39.9 kg/ha2021: 41.8 kg/ha2022: 37.8 kg/ha2023: 45.3 kg/ha
Change over the period: +37.7 (+497.13%) Average annual rate: 6.14 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ethiopia 45.3 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Sub-Saharan Africa 19.6 kg/ha
Eastern Africa computed 33.5 kg/ha
Low-income countries computed 14.3 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 45.3 +7.5 +19.87%
2022 37.8 −4 −9.49%
2021 41.8 +1.9 +4.73%
2020 39.9 +13.6 +51.59%
2019 26.3 +9.8 +59.11%
2018 16.5 −18 −52.09%
2017 34.5 +0.7 +2.15%
2016 33.8 +5.7 +20.19%
2015 28.1 +2.8 +10.86%
2014 25.4 +7.1 +38.89%
2013 18.3 −12.3 −40.3%
2012 30.6 +9.8 +46.92%
2011 20.8 −1 −4.71%
2010 21.8 +4.2 +23.69%
2009 17.7 +0.5 +2.69%
2008 17.2 +1.2 +7.23%
2007 16 +4.9 +44.1%
2006 11.1 +0.2 +2.1%
2005 10.9 +0.6 +5.75%
2004 10.3 +4.6 +80.79%
2003 5.7 −11.3 −66.48%
2002 17 +3.3 +24.36%
2001 13.7 −2.3 −14.24%
2000 16 −1 −6.11%
1999 17 +0.4 +2.43%
1998 16.6 +3.3 +24.66%
1997 13.3 −4.6 −25.6%
1996 17.9 +4.4 +32.38%
1995 13.5 +1.8 +15.58%
1994 11.7 +4.1 +54.01%
1993 7.6

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.