Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Namibia

Fertilizer use in Namibia in 2023 — 27.1 kg/ha. Ranked 138 in the world out of 191. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 21,985%.

2023 27.1 kg/ha +81.37% vs 2022
World rank 138of 191
Period maximum 40 kg/ha2018
Period minimum 0.1 kg/ha1998

Trend over time

1998–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Namibia, 1998–202302040601998200120042007201020132016201920221998: 0.1 kg/ha1999: 0.4 kg/ha2000: 0.4 kg/ha2001: 0.4 kg/ha2002: 3.9 kg/ha2003: 1.4 kg/ha2004: 3.2 kg/ha2005: 1.9 kg/ha2006: 2.8 kg/ha2007: 2.5 kg/ha2008: 0.3 kg/ha2009: 1.6 kg/ha2010: 4.4 kg/ha2011: 6.6 kg/ha2012: 15 kg/ha2013: 10.9 kg/ha2014: 6.1 kg/ha2015: 13.7 kg/ha2016: 26.1 kg/ha2017: 25 kg/ha2018: 40 kg/ha2019: 25.5 kg/ha2020: 3.7 kg/ha2021: 3.7 kg/ha2022: 14.9 kg/ha2023: 27.1 kg/ha
Change over the period: +26.9 (+21,985.04%) Average annual rate: 24.1 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Namibia 27.1 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Sub-Saharan Africa 19.6 kg/ha
Southern Africa computed 72.8 kg/ha
Upper-middle-income countries computed 235.8 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 27.1 +12.1 +81.37%
2022 14.9 +11.2 +300.47%
2021 3.7 +0 +0%
2020 3.7 −21.8 −85.39%
2019 25.5 −14.5 −36.26%
2018 40 +15 +59.82%
2017 25 −1.1 −4.1%
2016 26.1 +12.4 +90.07%
2015 13.7 +7.6 +123.79%
2014 6.1 −4.7 −43.49%
2013 10.9 −4.2 −27.75%
2012 15 +8.4 +127.61%
2011 6.6 +2.2 +48.97%
2010 4.4 +2.8 +178.85%
2009 1.6 +1.3 +455.46%
2008 0.3 −2.2 −88.39%
2007 2.5 −0.4 −13.39%
2006 2.8 +0.9 +48.9%
2005 1.9 −1.3 −40.36%
2004 3.2 +1.8 +127.13%
2003 1.4 −2.5 −63.85%
2002 3.9 +3.5 +961.67%
2001 0.4 +0 +0%
2000 0.4 +0 +0%
1999 0.4 +0.2 +200%
1998 0.1

Southern Africa, 2023

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.