Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Germany

Fertilizer use in Germany in 2023 — 128.6 kg/ha. Ranked 67 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 52%.

2023 128.6 kg/ha +10.02% vs 2022
World rank 67of 191
Period maximum 440.4 kg/ha1979
Period minimum 116.9 kg/ha2022

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Germany, 1961–2023020040060019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 268.1 kg/ha1963: 304.4 kg/ha1965: 345.2 kg/ha1967: 349.5 kg/ha1969: 380.1 kg/ha1971: 409.6 kg/ha1973: 411.7 kg/ha1975: 409.6 kg/ha1977: 418.4 kg/ha1979: 440.4 kg/ha1981: 404.6 kg/ha1983: 383.3 kg/ha1985: 403.3 kg/ha1987: 402.7 kg/ha1989: 384.2 kg/ha1991: 256.8 kg/ha1993: 228.9 kg/ha1995: 238.4 kg/ha1997: 241.4 kg/ha1999: 256.6 kg/ha2001: 221.2 kg/ha2003: 219.7 kg/ha2005: 208.8 kg/ha2007: 221.9 kg/ha2009: 181.4 kg/ha2011: 191.5 kg/ha2013: 203.5 kg/ha2015: 202.3 kg/ha2017: 178.1 kg/ha2019: 174.1 kg/ha2021: 130.1 kg/ha2023: 128.6 kg/ha
Change over the period: −139.5 (−52.04%) Average annual rate: -1.18 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Germany 128.6 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Western Europe computed 134.5 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 128.6 +11.7 +10.02%
2022 116.9 −13.3 −10.2%
2021 130.1 −33.1 −20.28%
2020 163.2 −10.9 −6.24%
2019 174.1 +7.6 +4.58%
2018 166.5 −11.6 −6.53%
2017 178.1 −19.1 −9.69%
2016 197.2 −5 −2.49%
2015 202.3 −15.4 −7.08%
2014 217.7 +14.2 +6.99%
2013 203.5 +4.5 +2.29%
2012 198.9 +7.4 +3.88%
2011 191.5 −20.1 −9.5%
2010 211.6 +30.2 +16.64%
2009 181.4 +21.8 +13.68%
2008 159.6 −62.3 −28.07%
2007 221.9 +27.5 +14.12%
2006 194.4 −14.3 −6.87%
2005 208.8 −6.4 −2.96%
2004 215.1 −4.6 −2.08%
2003 219.7 −0.4 −0.17%
2002 220.1 −1.2 −0.52%
2001 221.2 −11.1 −4.79%
2000 232.4 −24.2 −9.44%
1999 256.6 +9.2 +3.72%
1998 247.4 +5.9 +2.45%
1997 241.4 +3.3 +1.37%
1996 238.2 −0.2 −0.07%
1995 238.4 −7.8 −3.19%
1994 246.2 +17.3 +7.58%
1993 228.9 −19.1 −7.72%
1992 248 −8.8 −3.44%
1991 256.8 −23.1 −8.24%
1990 279.9 −104.3 −27.15%
1989 384.2 −23.8 −5.83%
1988 408 +5.3 +1.32%
1987 402.7 −1.5 −0.38%
1986 404.2 +0.9 +0.22%
1985 403.3 +6.7 +1.68%
1984 396.7 +13.3 +3.48%
1983 383.3 −13.6 −3.43%
1982 397 −7.6 −1.88%
1981 404.6 −25.2 −5.85%
1980 429.7 −10.6 −2.42%
1979 440.4 +17.7 +4.18%
1978 422.7 +4.3 +1.02%
1977 418.4 −12.6 −2.92%
1976 431 +21.3 +5.21%
1975 409.6 −13.7 −3.24%
1974 423.3 +11.7 +2.84%
1973 411.7 +7.1 +1.75%
1972 404.6 −5 −1.22%
1971 409.6 +11 +2.77%
1970 398.6 +18.5 +4.86%
1969 380.1 +25.6 +7.23%
1968 354.5 +4.9 +1.41%
1967 349.5 +11.6 +3.44%
1966 337.9 −7.3 −2.13%
1965 345.2 +20.3 +6.24%
1964 325 +20.5 +6.75%
1963 304.4 +12.6 +4.34%
1962 291.8 +23.7 +8.85%
1961 268.1

Western Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.