Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Kuwait

Fertilizer use in Kuwait in 2023 — 2,008.5 kg/ha. Ranked 2 in the world out of 191. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 1,908.5%.

2023 2,008.5 kg/ha +47.85% vs 2022
World rank 2of 191
Period maximum 2,008.5 kg/ha2023
Period minimum 62.9 kg/ha2000

Trend over time

1977–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Kuwait, 1977–202301,0002,0003,00019771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 100 kg/ha1978: 100 kg/ha1979: 660 kg/ha1980: 440 kg/ha1981: 250 kg/ha1982: 250 kg/ha1983: 250 kg/ha1984: 166.7 kg/ha1985: 233.3 kg/ha1986: 101.8 kg/ha1987: 82 kg/ha1988: 193.8 kg/ha1989: 125 kg/ha1992: 200 kg/ha1993: 200 kg/ha1994: 200 kg/ha1995: 200 kg/ha1996: 333.3 kg/ha1997: 200 kg/ha1998: 166.7 kg/ha1999: 157.1 kg/ha2000: 62.9 kg/ha2001: 80.5 kg/ha2002: 83.3 kg/ha2003: 83.3 kg/ha2004: 90.9 kg/ha2005: 90.9 kg/ha2006: 317.1 kg/ha2007: 294.4 kg/ha2008: 533.5 kg/ha2009: 95.2 kg/ha2010: 228.4 kg/ha2011: 441.6 kg/ha2012: 468.6 kg/ha2013: 494.5 kg/ha2014: 777.2 kg/ha2015: 1,204.5 kg/ha2016: 1,050.8 kg/ha2017: 1,147.7 kg/ha2018: 1,122.3 kg/ha2019: 946.9 kg/ha2020: 1,208.3 kg/ha2021: 1,208.3 kg/ha2022: 1,358.5 kg/ha2023: 2,008.5 kg/ha
Change over the period: +1,908.5 (+1,908.5%) Average annual rate: 6.74 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Kuwait 2,008.5 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Western Asia computed 104.7 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 2,008.5 +650 +47.85%
2022 1,358.5 +150.3 +12.44%
2021 1,208.3 +0 +0%
2020 1,208.3 +261.4 +27.6%
2019 946.9 −175.4 −15.63%
2018 1,122.3 −25.4 −2.22%
2017 1,147.7 +96.9 +9.22%
2016 1,050.8 −153.8 −12.77%
2015 1,204.5 +427.4 +54.99%
2014 777.2 +282.7 +57.17%
2013 494.5 +25.9 +5.52%
2012 468.6 +27 +6.11%
2011 441.6 +213.2 +93.35%
2010 228.4 +133.2 +139.82%
2009 95.2 −438.3 −82.15%
2008 533.5 +239.1 +81.21%
2007 294.4 −22.7 −7.15%
2006 317.1 +226.2 +248.8%
2005 90.9 +0 +0%
2004 90.9 +7.6 +9.09%
2003 83.3 +0 +0%
2002 83.3 +2.9 +3.57%
2001 80.5 +17.6 +27.92%
2000 62.9 −94.2 −59.97%
1999 157.1 −9.5 −5.71%
1998 166.7 −33.3 −16.67%
1997 200 −133.3 −40%
1996 333.3 +133.3 +66.67%
1995 200 +0 +0%
1994 200 +0 +0%
1993 200 +0 +0%
1992 200
1989 125 −68.8 −35.48%
1988 193.8 +111.8 +136.28%
1987 82 −19.8 −19.41%
1986 101.8 −131.6 −56.39%
1985 233.3 +66.7 +40%
1984 166.7 −83.3 −33.33%
1983 250 +0 +0%
1982 250 +0 +0%
1981 250 −190 −43.18%
1980 440 −220 −33.33%
1979 660 +560 +560%
1978 100 +0 +0%
1977 100

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.