Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Greece

Fertilizer use in Greece in 2023 — 142.2 kg/ha. Ranked 59 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 150.3%.

2023 142.2 kg/ha −0.42% vs 2022
World rank 59of 191
Period maximum 245.6 kg/ha1985
Period minimum 56.8 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Greece, 1961–2023010020030019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 56.8 kg/ha1963: 71.5 kg/ha1965: 83.8 kg/ha1967: 91 kg/ha1969: 106.6 kg/ha1971: 116.2 kg/ha1973: 140.5 kg/ha1975: 159.1 kg/ha1977: 175.7 kg/ha1979: 198.4 kg/ha1981: 198.4 kg/ha1983: 220.8 kg/ha1985: 245.6 kg/ha1987: 210.9 kg/ha1989: 224.5 kg/ha1991: 227.5 kg/ha1993: 179.3 kg/ha1995: 179 kg/ha1997: 180.7 kg/ha1999: 169.8 kg/ha2001: 158.5 kg/ha2003: 152.7 kg/ha2005: 138.7 kg/ha2007: 139.7 kg/ha2009: 108.8 kg/ha2011: 110 kg/ha2013: 117.2 kg/ha2015: 118.3 kg/ha2017: 130 kg/ha2019: 141.5 kg/ha2021: 188.2 kg/ha2023: 142.2 kg/ha
Change over the period: +85.4 (+150.28%) Average annual rate: 1.49 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Greece 142.2 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Southern Europe computed 121.6 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 142.2 −0.6 −0.42%
2022 142.8 −45.4 −24.13%
2021 188.2 +10.9 +6.17%
2020 177.3 +35.7 +25.26%
2019 141.5 +6.7 +5%
2018 134.8 +4.8 +3.71%
2017 130 +4.3 +3.42%
2016 125.7 +7.4 +6.24%
2015 118.3 −4.8 −3.89%
2014 123.1 +5.8 +4.97%
2013 117.2 +8 +7.33%
2012 109.2 −0.8 −0.73%
2011 110 −16.2 −12.8%
2010 126.2 +17.4 +16.02%
2009 108.8 −9.5 −8%
2008 118.2 −21.5 −15.38%
2007 139.7 +6.4 +4.79%
2006 133.3 −5.4 −3.89%
2005 138.7 −17.9 −11.45%
2004 156.7 +4 +2.62%
2003 152.7 −1.5 −0.94%
2002 154.1 −4.3 −2.74%
2001 158.5 −7.9 −4.75%
2000 166.4 −3.4 −2.03%
1999 169.8 +0.3 +0.16%
1998 169.5 −11.2 −6.18%
1997 180.7 −18.6 −9.32%
1996 199.3 +20.3 +11.33%
1995 179 −6.8 −3.67%
1994 185.8 +6.5 +3.65%
1993 179.3 −40 −18.24%
1992 219.3 −8.2 −3.59%
1991 227.5 −12.6 −5.26%
1990 240.1 +15.6 +6.94%
1989 224.5 −2.1 −0.93%
1988 226.6 +15.7 +7.43%
1987 210.9 −23.4 −10%
1986 234.4 −11.3 −4.59%
1985 245.6 +23 +10.32%
1984 222.7 +1.9 +0.86%
1983 220.8 +19.1 +9.44%
1982 201.7 +3.3 +1.67%
1981 198.4 +16.9 +9.33%
1980 181.5 −16.9 −8.52%
1979 198.4 +0.1 +0.06%
1978 198.2 +22.6 +12.86%
1977 175.7 +5.4 +3.17%
1976 170.3 +11.1 +6.99%
1975 159.1 +14.5 +10.05%
1974 144.6 +4.1 +2.95%
1973 140.5 +19 +15.61%
1972 121.5 +5.3 +4.54%
1971 116.2 +4.4 +3.91%
1970 111.8 +5.2 +4.9%
1969 106.6 +3.3 +3.23%
1968 103.3 +12.2 +13.44%
1967 91 +3.7 +4.26%
1966 87.3 +3.5 +4.2%
1965 83.8 +1.7 +2.06%
1964 82.1 +10.6 +14.86%
1963 71.5 +2.3 +3.37%
1962 69.2 +12.4 +21.74%
1961 56.8

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.