Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Italy

Fertilizer use in Italy in 2023 — 114.1 kg/ha. Ranked 73 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 68.3%.

2023 114.1 kg/ha +0.16% vs 2022
World rank 73of 191
Period maximum 251.1 kg/ha1987
Period minimum 67.8 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Italy, 1961–2023010020030019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 67.8 kg/ha1963: 68.8 kg/ha1965: 86.4 kg/ha1967: 90.6 kg/ha1969: 100.7 kg/ha1971: 152.4 kg/ha1973: 152 kg/ha1975: 159.7 kg/ha1977: 191.8 kg/ha1979: 248.5 kg/ha1981: 217.3 kg/ha1983: 226.2 kg/ha1985: 237.5 kg/ha1987: 251.1 kg/ha1989: 201.6 kg/ha1991: 223.2 kg/ha1993: 222.7 kg/ha1995: 220 kg/ha1997: 213 kg/ha1999: 208.8 kg/ha2001: 168.6 kg/ha2003: 177.7 kg/ha2005: 171.8 kg/ha2007: 190.2 kg/ha2009: 120.1 kg/ha2011: 134.3 kg/ha2013: 129.3 kg/ha2015: 134.1 kg/ha2017: 130.4 kg/ha2019: 128 kg/ha2021: 112.8 kg/ha2023: 114.1 kg/ha
Change over the period: +46.3 (+68.31%) Average annual rate: 0.84 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Italy 114.1 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Southern Europe computed 121.6 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 114.1 +0.2 +0.16%
2022 113.9 +1.1 +0.99%
2021 112.8 −16.5 −12.75%
2020 129.3 +1.3 +1%
2019 128 −1.8 −1.41%
2018 129.8 −0.6 −0.46%
2017 130.4 −1.1 −0.81%
2016 131.5 −2.6 −1.96%
2015 134.1 +7.6 +5.98%
2014 126.6 −2.7 −2.12%
2013 129.3 +6.8 +5.55%
2012 122.5 −11.8 −8.8%
2011 134.3 +11.6 +9.43%
2010 122.7 +2.6 +2.19%
2009 120.1 −23.4 −16.28%
2008 143.5 −46.8 −24.58%
2007 190.2 +13.2 +7.46%
2006 177 +5.3 +3.07%
2005 171.8 −9.7 −5.33%
2004 181.4 +3.7 +2.09%
2003 177.7 +6.6 +3.85%
2002 171.1 +2.5 +1.5%
2001 168.6 −35.7 −17.46%
2000 204.3 −4.5 −2.16%
1999 208.8 −1.1 −0.52%
1998 209.9 −3.1 −1.48%
1997 213 −10.8 −4.83%
1996 223.8 +3.9 +1.76%
1995 220 −7.2 −3.18%
1994 227.2 +4.5 +2.02%
1993 222.7 +3 +1.38%
1992 219.7 −3.6 −1.6%
1991 223.2 +7.5 +3.46%
1990 215.8 +14.2 +7.03%
1989 201.6 −31.9 −13.68%
1988 233.5 −17.6 −7.01%
1987 251.1 +14.9 +6.31%
1986 236.2 −1.3 −0.55%
1985 237.5 +7.7 +3.35%
1984 229.8 +3.6 +1.61%
1983 226.2 +14.3 +6.76%
1982 211.8 −5.4 −2.5%
1981 217.3 −5.4 −2.42%
1980 222.7 −25.8 −10.4%
1979 248.5 +11.6 +4.91%
1978 236.9 +45.1 +23.52%
1977 191.8 +38.6 +25.16%
1976 153.2 −6.5 −4.05%
1975 159.7 +23.2 +16.97%
1974 136.5 −15.5 −10.2%
1973 152 −12.1 −7.37%
1972 164.1 +11.7 +7.65%
1971 152.4 +40.8 +36.5%
1970 111.7 +10.9 +10.85%
1969 100.7 +6.8 +7.26%
1968 93.9 +3.3 +3.66%
1967 90.6 +1.3 +1.46%
1966 89.3 +2.9 +3.37%
1965 86.4 +11.8 +15.75%
1964 74.6 +5.9 +8.54%
1963 68.8 −0.6 −0.86%
1962 69.4 +1.6 +2.31%
1961 67.8

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.

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