Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Iran

Fertilizer use in Iran in 2023 — 68.3 kg/ha. Ranked 106 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 7,295.2%.

2023 68.3 kg/ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 106of 191
Period maximum 126.8 kg/ha2006
Period minimum 0.9 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Iran, 1961–202305010015019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.9 kg/ha1963: 1.6 kg/ha1965: 2.5 kg/ha1967: 5 kg/ha1969: 5.8 kg/ha1971: 11.4 kg/ha1973: 19.4 kg/ha1975: 21.2 kg/ha1977: 27.3 kg/ha1979: 31.1 kg/ha1981: 50.6 kg/ha1983: 72.1 kg/ha1985: 60.7 kg/ha1987: 61.5 kg/ha1989: 82.6 kg/ha1991: 68.9 kg/ha1993: 52 kg/ha1995: 58.5 kg/ha1997: 73.2 kg/ha1999: 81.4 kg/ha2001: 83.6 kg/ha2003: 93.4 kg/ha2005: 103.5 kg/ha2007: 97.7 kg/ha2009: 90.4 kg/ha2011: 48.3 kg/ha2013: 56.8 kg/ha2015: 47.5 kg/ha2017: 51.8 kg/ha2019: 63.2 kg/ha2021: 68.3 kg/ha2023: 68.3 kg/ha
Change over the period: +67.4 (+7,295.18%) Average annual rate: 7.19 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Iran 68.3 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Southern Asia computed 183 kg/ha
Lower-middle-income countries computed 128.5 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 68.3 +0 +0%
2022 68.3 +0 +0%
2021 68.3 −0.2 −0.25%
2020 68.5 +5.2 +8.24%
2019 63.2 +5.3 +9.15%
2018 57.9 +6.1 +11.79%
2017 51.8 +4.3 +9.04%
2016 47.5 +0.1 +0.12%
2015 47.5 −25.7 −35.15%
2014 73.2 +16.4 +28.88%
2013 56.8 +4.5 +8.6%
2012 52.3 +4 +8.29%
2011 48.3 −41.9 −46.47%
2010 90.2 −0.1 −0.16%
2009 90.4 −17.7 −16.38%
2008 108.1 +10.4 +10.62%
2007 97.7 −29.1 −22.92%
2006 126.8 +23.3 +22.5%
2005 103.5 +5 +5.08%
2004 98.5 +5.1 +5.41%
2003 93.4 +5.5 +6.3%
2002 87.9 +4.3 +5.17%
2001 83.6 −9.8 −10.5%
2000 93.4 +11.9 +14.67%
1999 81.4 +6.1 +8.13%
1998 75.3 +2.2 +2.95%
1997 73.2 +10 +15.88%
1996 63.1 +4.6 +7.91%
1995 58.5 +0.6 +1.02%
1994 57.9 +5.9 +11.39%
1993 52 −27.6 −34.65%
1992 79.6 +10.7 +15.5%
1991 68.9 −7.6 −9.88%
1990 76.4 −6.2 −7.45%
1989 82.6 +16.7 +25.41%
1988 65.9 +4.4 +7.17%
1987 61.5 +1.3 +2.24%
1986 60.1 −0.6 −1.01%
1985 60.7 −2.5 −3.91%
1984 63.2 −8.9 −12.34%
1983 72.1 +8.7 +13.66%
1982 63.4 +12.9 +25.42%
1981 50.6 +3.3 +7.03%
1980 47.2 +16.1 +51.85%
1979 31.1 +9.1 +41.54%
1978 22 −5.3 −19.44%
1977 27.3 +5 +22.49%
1976 22.3 +1.1 +5.08%
1975 21.2 +0.9 +4.36%
1974 20.3 +0.9 +4.5%
1973 19.4 +7.1 +57.31%
1972 12.4 +1 +8.74%
1971 11.4 +5.1 +81.25%
1970 6.3 +0.5 +8.95%
1969 5.8 +0.6 +11.68%
1968 5.2 +0.1 +2.98%
1967 5 +1.7 +53.47%
1966 3.3 +0.8 +32.34%
1965 2.5 +0.4 +18.43%
1964 2.1 +0.5 +28.17%
1963 1.6 +0.4 +35.01%
1962 1.2 +0.3 +30.17%
1961 0.9

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.