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Fertilizer use — High-income countries

Fertilizer use in high-income countries in 2023 — 104 kg/ha. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 0.2%.

2023 104 kg/ha +0.55% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 113.2 kg/ha2020
Period minimum 88.8 kg/ha2008

Trend over time

1992–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — High-income countries, 1992–202380901001101201992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 103.7 kg/ha1993: 103.7 kg/ha1994: 100.5 kg/ha1995: 102.2 kg/ha1996: 105.6 kg/ha1997: 104.7 kg/ha1998: 103 kg/ha1999: 102.6 kg/ha2000: 98.7 kg/ha2001: 99.7 kg/ha2002: 98.6 kg/ha2003: 104.9 kg/ha2004: 102.6 kg/ha2005: 100.1 kg/ha2006: 101.4 kg/ha2007: 105.4 kg/ha2008: 88.8 kg/ha2009: 89.3 kg/ha2010: 99 kg/ha2011: 100.4 kg/ha2012: 103.8 kg/ha2013: 105.4 kg/ha2014: 104.2 kg/ha2015: 105.2 kg/ha2016: 105.5 kg/ha2017: 107.4 kg/ha2018: 108.1 kg/ha2019: 107.3 kg/ha2020: 113.2 kg/ha2021: 112 kg/ha2022: 103.4 kg/ha2023: 104 kg/ha
Change over the period: +0.3 (+0.25%) Average annual rate: 0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 104 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 104 +0.6 +0.55%
2022 103.4 −8.6 −7.68%
2021 112 −1.2 −1.08%
2020 113.2 +6 +5.56%
2019 107.3 −0.9 −0.82%
2018 108.1 +0.7 +0.69%
2017 107.4 +1.9 +1.81%
2016 105.5 +0.3 +0.27%
2015 105.2 +1 +0.92%
2014 104.2 −1.2 −1.12%
2013 105.4 +1.6 +1.53%
2012 103.8 +3.4 +3.39%
2011 100.4 +1.5 +1.47%
2010 99 +9.6 +10.77%
2009 89.3 +0.6 +0.63%
2008 88.8 −16.6 −15.76%
2007 105.4 +4 +3.94%
2006 101.4 +1.3 +1.29%
2005 100.1 −2.5 −2.42%
2004 102.6 −2.3 −2.22%
2003 104.9 +6.4 +6.46%
2002 98.6 −1.1 −1.15%
2001 99.7 +1 +1.04%
2000 98.7 −3.9 −3.83%
1999 102.6 −0.4 −0.36%
1998 103 −1.8 −1.67%
1997 104.7 −0.8 −0.78%
1996 105.6 +3.4 +3.3%
1995 102.2 +1.7 +1.7%
1994 100.5 −3.2 −3.12%
1993 103.7 −0 −0%
1992 103.7 — —

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.

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