Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Malaysia

Fertilizer use in Malaysia in 2023 — 2,926.4 kg/ha. Ranked 1 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 2,863.6%.

2023 2,926.4 kg/ha +81.53% vs 2022
World rank 1of 191
Period maximum 2,926.4 kg/ha2023
Period minimum 98.2 kg/ha1963

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Malaysia, 1961–202301,0002,0003,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 98.7 kg/ha1963: 98.2 kg/ha1965: 126.2 kg/ha1967: 148.3 kg/ha1969: 175.1 kg/ha1971: 177 kg/ha1973: 263.3 kg/ha1975: 235.1 kg/ha1977: 299.8 kg/ha1979: 401.4 kg/ha1981: 387 kg/ha1983: 496.7 kg/ha1985: 657.8 kg/ha1987: 829.4 kg/ha1989: 983.7 kg/ha1991: 1,004.8 kg/ha1993: 1,126.3 kg/ha1995: 1,212 kg/ha1997: 1,408.8 kg/ha1999: 1,509.3 kg/ha2001: 1,289.3 kg/ha2003: 1,235.8 kg/ha2005: 1,658.2 kg/ha2007: 2,299.4 kg/ha2009: 1,302 kg/ha2011: 2,183.6 kg/ha2013: 1,985.9 kg/ha2015: 1,896.2 kg/ha2017: 2,011.3 kg/ha2019: 1,347.5 kg/ha2021: 2,148 kg/ha2023: 2,926.4 kg/ha
Change over the period: +2,827.7 (+2,863.61%) Average annual rate: 5.62 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Malaysia 2,926.4 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
East Asia & Pacific 305.1 kg/ha
South-Eastern Asia computed 267.9 kg/ha
Upper-middle-income countries computed 235.8 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 2,926.4 +1,314.3 +81.53%
2022 1,612.1 −535.9 −24.95%
2021 2,148 +556.9 +35%
2020 1,591.2 +243.7 +18.08%
2019 1,347.5 −606.2 −31.03%
2018 1,953.7 −57.6 −2.86%
2017 2,011.3 +15.5 +0.78%
2016 1,995.8 +99.6 +5.25%
2015 1,896.2 −367.2 −16.22%
2014 2,263.4 +277.5 +13.98%
2013 1,985.9 +69 +3.6%
2012 1,916.8 −266.8 −12.22%
2011 2,183.6 +16.9 +0.78%
2010 2,166.7 +864.8 +66.42%
2009 1,302 −808.6 −38.31%
2008 2,110.6 −188.8 −8.21%
2007 2,299.4 +286.5 +14.23%
2006 2,013 +354.7 +21.39%
2005 1,658.2 −144.5 −8.02%
2004 1,802.8 +566.9 +45.87%
2003 1,235.8 +52.4 +4.43%
2002 1,183.4 −105.9 −8.21%
2001 1,289.3 −78.6 −5.74%
2000 1,367.9 −141.4 −9.37%
1999 1,509.3 −98.1 −6.1%
1998 1,607.4 +198.6 +14.1%
1997 1,408.8 +141 +11.12%
1996 1,267.8 +55.8 +4.6%
1995 1,212 −35.2 −2.83%
1994 1,247.2 +120.9 +10.74%
1993 1,126.3 +84.8 +8.15%
1992 1,041.4 +36.6 +3.65%
1991 1,004.8 +27.5 +2.81%
1990 977.3 −6.4 −0.65%
1989 983.7 +10.8 +1.11%
1988 972.9 +143.5 +17.31%
1987 829.4 +93.8 +12.75%
1986 735.6 +77.8 +11.83%
1985 657.8 −22.5 −3.3%
1984 680.3 +183.5 +36.94%
1983 496.7 +51.6 +11.6%
1982 445.1 +58.1 +15.01%
1981 387 −41.1 −9.61%
1980 428.2 +26.7 +6.66%
1979 401.4 +58.6 +17.08%
1978 342.9 +43.1 +14.37%
1977 299.8 +12.1 +4.19%
1976 287.7 +52.7 +22.41%
1975 235.1 +9.9 +4.41%
1974 225.1 −38.1 −14.49%
1973 263.3 +50.9 +23.99%
1972 212.3 +35.4 +19.98%
1971 177 −26 −12.79%
1970 202.9 +27.8 +15.9%
1969 175.1 +34.3 +24.38%
1968 140.8 −7.6 −5.12%
1967 148.3 +0.2 +0.16%
1966 148.1 +21.9 +17.36%
1965 126.2 +23.8 +23.2%
1964 102.4 +4.2 +4.32%
1963 98.2 −1.6 −1.57%
1962 99.8 +1 +1.03%
1961 98.7

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.

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