Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Marshall Islands

Fertilizer use in the Marshall Islands in 2005 — 2 kg/ha. Ranked 175 in the world out of 191. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 50%.

2005 2 kg/ha +0% vs 2004
World rank 175of 191
Period maximum 4 kg/ha2002
Period minimum 2 kg/ha2004

Trend over time

2002–2005 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Marshall Islands, 2002–200522.533.5420022003200420052002: 4 kg/ha2003: 4 kg/ha2004: 2 kg/ha2005: 2 kg/ha
Change over the period: −2 (−50%) Average annual rate: -20.63 %

Comparison, 2005

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

Marshall Islands 2 kg/ha
World 115.4 kg/ha
East Asia & Pacific 274.9 kg/ha
Upper-middle-income countries computed 185 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Marshall Islands, by year Marshall Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2005 2 +0 +0%
2004 2 −2 −50%
2003 4 +0 +0%
2002 4

Micronesia, 2005

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.