Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Middle East & North Africa

Fertilizer use in Middle East & North Africa in 2023 — 102.7 kg/ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 1,784%.

2023 102.7 kg/ha +4.44% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 102.7 kg/ha2023
Period minimum 5.5 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Middle East & North Africa, 1961–202305010015019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 5.5 kg/ha1963: 6.5 kg/ha1965: 7.3 kg/ha1967: 9.2 kg/ha1969: 12.5 kg/ha1971: 16.7 kg/ha1973: 19.1 kg/ha1975: 22.3 kg/ha1977: 26.9 kg/ha1979: 33.2 kg/ha1981: 39 kg/ha1983: 48.1 kg/ha1985: 54.7 kg/ha1987: 60.6 kg/ha1989: 64.5 kg/ha1991: 61.3 kg/ha1993: 63.5 kg/ha1995: 72.4 kg/ha1997: 72.3 kg/ha1999: 78 kg/ha2001: 83.7 kg/ha2003: 83.6 kg/ha2005: 97 kg/ha2007: 92.4 kg/ha2009: 96.5 kg/ha2011: 85.9 kg/ha2013: 90.1 kg/ha2015: 89.9 kg/ha2017: 97.6 kg/ha2019: 97.9 kg/ha2021: 102.6 kg/ha2023: 102.7 kg/ha
Change over the period: +97.3 (+1,784.05%) Average annual rate: 4.85 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 102.7 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 102.7 +4.4 +4.44%
2022 98.3 −4.3 −4.17%
2021 102.6 +1.6 +1.56%
2020 101 +3.1 +3.18%
2019 97.9 −0.3 −0.32%
2018 98.3 +0.7 +0.7%
2017 97.6 +7.1 +7.86%
2016 90.5 +0.6 +0.63%
2015 89.9 −1.4 −1.58%
2014 91.3 +1.3 +1.43%
2013 90.1 +8.3 +10.18%
2012 81.7 −4.2 −4.86%
2011 85.9 −7.3 −7.83%
2010 93.2 −3.3 −3.4%
2009 96.5 +3.1 +3.29%
2008 93.4 +1.1 +1.14%
2007 92.4 −9.7 −9.5%
2006 102.1 +5.1 +5.27%
2005 97 +5.5 +5.98%
2004 91.5 +7.9 +9.43%
2003 83.6 −4 −4.52%
2002 87.6 +3.9 +4.68%
2001 83.7 +1.4 +1.69%
2000 82.3 +4.3 +5.5%
1999 78 +4.9 +6.74%
1998 73 +0.8 +1.08%
1997 72.3 +4.8 +7.14%
1996 67.4 −4.9 −6.8%
1995 72.4 +4.8 +7.15%
1994 67.5 +4 +6.3%
1993 63.5 −2.5 −3.82%
1992 66.1 +4.7 +7.72%
1991 61.3 −3.2 −4.97%
1990 64.5 +0 +0.02%
1989 64.5 +2.6 +4.21%
1988 61.9 +1.3 +2.19%
1987 60.6 −0.5 −0.89%
1986 61.1 +6.4 +11.71%
1985 54.7 +5.8 +11.76%
1984 49 +0.9 +1.87%
1983 48.1 +4.6 +10.62%
1982 43.5 +4.5 +11.51%
1981 39 +1.3 +3.35%
1980 37.7 +4.5 +13.56%
1979 33.2 +4.2 +14.64%
1978 29 +2.1 +7.71%
1977 26.9 +2.4 +9.62%
1976 24.5 +2.3 +10.14%
1975 22.3 +2.2 +11.17%
1974 20 +1 +5.02%
1973 19.1 +0.6 +3.39%
1972 18.5 +1.8 +10.82%
1971 16.7 +3.3 +24.92%
1970 13.3 +0.8 +6.25%
1969 12.5 +1.6 +14.62%
1968 10.9 +1.8 +19.59%
1967 9.2 +1.5 +19.44%
1966 7.7 +0.3 +4.71%
1965 7.3 +0.1 +1.53%
1964 7.2 +0.7 +10.39%
1963 6.5 +0.8 +14.92%
1962 5.7 +0.2 +4.22%
1961 5.5

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.