Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Hong Kong

Fertilizer use in Hong Kong in 2023 — 484 kg/ha. Ranked 9 in the world out of 191. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 34.7%.

2023 484 kg/ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 9of 191
Period maximum 532.3 kg/ha2015
Period minimum 352.6 kg/ha2003

Trend over time

2002–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Hong Kong, 2002–2023350400450500550200220052008201120142017202020232002: 359.2 kg/ha2003: 352.6 kg/ha2004: 376.2 kg/ha2005: 398.2 kg/ha2006: 412 kg/ha2007: 423 kg/ha2008: 403.8 kg/ha2009: 414 kg/ha2010: 469.4 kg/ha2011: 487.1 kg/ha2012: 511.9 kg/ha2013: 511.6 kg/ha2014: 531.3 kg/ha2015: 532.3 kg/ha2016: 527.7 kg/ha2017: 512.9 kg/ha2018: 496 kg/ha2019: 474 kg/ha2020: 514 kg/ha2021: 502 kg/ha2022: 484 kg/ha2023: 484 kg/ha
Change over the period: +124.8 (+34.74%) Average annual rate: 1.43 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Hong Kong 484 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
East Asia & Pacific 305.1 kg/ha
Eastern Asia computed 375 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 484 +0 +0%
2022 484 −18 −3.59%
2021 502 −12 −2.33%
2020 514 +40 +8.44%
2019 474 −22 −4.44%
2018 496 −16.9 −3.3%
2017 512.9 −14.8 −2.8%
2016 527.7 −4.6 −0.86%
2015 532.3 +1 +0.18%
2014 531.3 +19.7 +3.85%
2013 511.6 −0.3 −0.06%
2012 511.9 +24.8 +5.09%
2011 487.1 +17.7 +3.77%
2010 469.4 +55.4 +13.39%
2009 414 +10.3 +2.54%
2008 403.8 −19.3 −4.55%
2007 423 +11 +2.67%
2006 412 +13.8 +3.47%
2005 398.2 +22 +5.85%
2004 376.2 +23.6 +6.69%
2003 352.6 −6.6 −1.84%
2002 359.2

Eastern Asia, 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.