Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — G7

Fertilizer use in the G7 in 2023 — 131.4 kg/ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 107.2%.

2023 131.4 kg/ha +2.46% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 145.8 kg/ha1979
Period minimum 63.4 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — G7, 1961–2023507510012515019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 63.4 kg/ha1963: 74.5 kg/ha1965: 85.8 kg/ha1967: 101.9 kg/ha1969: 102.4 kg/ha1971: 114 kg/ha1973: 125.3 kg/ha1975: 122.7 kg/ha1977: 133.8 kg/ha1979: 145.8 kg/ha1981: 138.5 kg/ha1983: 136.4 kg/ha1985: 135.9 kg/ha1987: 133.9 kg/ha1989: 135.2 kg/ha1991: 127.8 kg/ha1993: 129.4 kg/ha1995: 131.5 kg/ha1997: 135.6 kg/ha1999: 132.9 kg/ha2001: 125.3 kg/ha2003: 135.5 kg/ha2005: 127.5 kg/ha2007: 134.2 kg/ha2009: 118.7 kg/ha2011: 134.1 kg/ha2013: 139.7 kg/ha2015: 136.9 kg/ha2017: 135.1 kg/ha2019: 135 kg/ha2021: 136.4 kg/ha2023: 131.4 kg/ha
Change over the period: +68 (+107.23%) Average annual rate: 1.18 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 131.4 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 131.4 +3.2 +2.46%
2022 128.3 −8.2 −5.98%
2021 136.4 −5.7 −4%
2020 142.1 +7.1 +5.23%
2019 135 −1.8 −1.32%
2018 136.8 +1.8 +1.31%
2017 135.1 +0.7 +0.5%
2016 134.4 −2.4 −1.78%
2015 136.9 +0.1 +0.1%
2014 136.7 −3 −2.14%
2013 139.7 +0.2 +0.12%
2012 139.5 +5.4 +4.04%
2011 134.1 +5.1 +3.91%
2010 129.1 +10.4 +8.77%
2009 118.7 +8.5 +7.76%
2008 110.1 −24.1 −17.93%
2007 134.2 +3.6 +2.73%
2006 130.6 +3.1 +2.43%
2005 127.5 −3.1 −2.34%
2004 130.6 −4.9 −3.61%
2003 135.5 +9.5 +7.51%
2002 126 +0.7 +0.55%
2001 125.3 −0.3 −0.26%
2000 125.7 −7.3 −5.47%
1999 132.9 −0.1 −0.08%
1998 133 −2.6 −1.88%
1997 135.6 −0.4 −0.31%
1996 136 +4.5 +3.42%
1995 131.5 +0.7 +0.55%
1994 130.8 +1.3 +1.04%
1993 129.4 +4.6 +3.71%
1992 124.8 −3 −2.32%
1991 127.8 −1.8 −1.42%
1990 129.6 −5.5 −4.09%
1989 135.2 +0.9 +0.69%
1988 134.2 +0.3 +0.23%
1987 133.9 +1.1 +0.84%
1986 132.8 −3.1 −2.27%
1985 135.9 −5.4 −3.85%
1984 141.3 +4.9 +3.62%
1983 136.4 +6 +4.62%
1982 130.4 −8.2 −5.89%
1981 138.5 −4.4 −3.07%
1980 142.9 −2.9 −2%
1979 145.8 +6.7 +4.82%
1978 139.1 +5.3 +3.96%
1977 133.8 +0.8 +0.63%
1976 133 +10.3 +8.39%
1975 122.7 +4.9 +4.13%
1974 117.8 −7.5 −5.95%
1973 125.3 +7.6 +6.45%
1972 117.7 +3.7 +3.22%
1971 114 +5 +4.61%
1970 109 +6.6 +6.42%
1969 102.4 +0.1 +0.05%
1968 102.4 +0.5 +0.48%
1967 101.9 +8.4 +9.01%
1966 93.5 +7.6 +8.9%
1965 85.8 +6.6 +8.31%
1964 79.3 +4.7 +6.34%
1963 74.5 +5 +7.2%
1962 69.5 +6.1 +9.63%
1961 63.4

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.