Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — G20

Fertilizer use in the G20 in 2023 — 175.5 kg/ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 469.9%.

2023 175.5 kg/ha +0.55% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 185.4 kg/ha2020
Period minimum 30.8 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — G20, 1961–202305010015020019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 30.8 kg/ha1963: 36.7 kg/ha1965: 43.9 kg/ha1967: 52.1 kg/ha1969: 55.6 kg/ha1971: 64.2 kg/ha1973: 74.3 kg/ha1975: 74.9 kg/ha1977: 86 kg/ha1979: 98.4 kg/ha1981: 99.4 kg/ha1983: 101.9 kg/ha1985: 102 kg/ha1987: 110.3 kg/ha1989: 118 kg/ha1991: 122.6 kg/ha1993: 106.3 kg/ha1995: 118.8 kg/ha1997: 124.8 kg/ha1999: 127.8 kg/ha2001: 124.3 kg/ha2003: 134.1 kg/ha2005: 141.7 kg/ha2007: 153.7 kg/ha2009: 147.4 kg/ha2011: 169.6 kg/ha2013: 170.4 kg/ha2015: 171 kg/ha2017: 175.3 kg/ha2019: 174 kg/ha2021: 182.9 kg/ha2023: 175.5 kg/ha
Change over the period: +144.7 (+469.92%) Average annual rate: 2.85 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 175.5 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 175.5 +1 +0.55%
2022 174.5 −8.4 −4.59%
2021 182.9 −2.5 −1.34%
2020 185.4 +11.4 +6.58%
2019 174 −1.7 −0.98%
2018 175.7 +0.4 +0.22%
2017 175.3 +1.6 +0.9%
2016 173.7 +2.7 +1.58%
2015 171 −4.2 −2.37%
2014 175.2 +4.8 +2.83%
2013 170.4 +1.3 +0.77%
2012 169.1 −0.5 −0.29%
2011 169.6 +7.2 +4.44%
2010 162.4 +15 +10.16%
2009 147.4 +3.1 +2.17%
2008 144.3 −9.5 −6.17%
2007 153.7 +8.3 +5.67%
2006 145.5 +3.7 +2.64%
2005 141.7 +1 +0.7%
2004 140.8 +6.7 +4.99%
2003 134.1 +5.5 +4.25%
2002 128.6 +4.3 +3.49%
2001 124.3 +2.3 +1.85%
2000 122 −5.8 −4.52%
1999 127.8 +2.1 +1.64%
1998 125.7 +0.9 +0.76%
1997 124.8 +1.6 +1.33%
1996 123.1 +4.3 +3.63%
1995 118.8 +8.4 +7.6%
1994 110.4 +4.1 +3.85%
1993 106.3 −3.3 −2.97%
1992 109.6 −13 −10.62%
1991 122.6 +3.5 +2.91%
1990 119.2 +1.2 +1.01%
1989 118 +0.6 +0.51%
1988 117.4 +7.1 +6.44%
1987 110.3 +6.8 +6.53%
1986 103.5 +1.5 +1.47%
1985 102 −6.4 −5.88%
1984 108.4 +6.5 +6.39%
1983 101.9 +5 +5.17%
1982 96.8 −2.6 −2.59%
1981 99.4 −2.8 −2.74%
1980 102.2 +3.8 +3.85%
1979 98.4 +6 +6.54%
1978 92.4 +6.4 +7.44%
1977 86 +6.6 +8.34%
1976 79.4 +4.5 +5.94%
1975 74.9 +6.3 +9.14%
1974 68.6 −5.6 −7.6%
1973 74.3 +5.8 +8.5%
1972 68.5 +4.3 +6.72%
1971 64.2 +3.4 +5.54%
1970 60.8 +5.1 +9.23%
1969 55.6 +2.1 +3.97%
1968 53.5 +1.4 +2.73%
1967 52.1 +2.7 +5.53%
1966 49.4 +5.4 +12.37%
1965 43.9 +4.2 +10.7%
1964 39.7 +3 +8.24%
1963 36.7 +3.1 +9.1%
1962 33.6 +2.8 +9.15%
1961 30.8

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.