Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — NATO

Fertilizer use in NATO in 2023 — 128.9 kg/ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 130.7%.

2023 128.9 kg/ha +2.74% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 143.6 kg/ha1979
Period minimum 55.9 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — NATO, 1961–2023507510012515019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 55.9 kg/ha1963: 64.7 kg/ha1965: 75.9 kg/ha1967: 91.7 kg/ha1969: 96.6 kg/ha1971: 109.3 kg/ha1973: 121.7 kg/ha1975: 124 kg/ha1977: 132.7 kg/ha1979: 143.6 kg/ha1981: 138.4 kg/ha1983: 139.1 kg/ha1985: 137.1 kg/ha1987: 135.7 kg/ha1989: 137 kg/ha1991: 118 kg/ha1993: 118.2 kg/ha1995: 119.5 kg/ha1997: 124.7 kg/ha1999: 123.4 kg/ha2001: 117.8 kg/ha2003: 128.8 kg/ha2005: 122.1 kg/ha2007: 129.3 kg/ha2009: 113.6 kg/ha2011: 127.3 kg/ha2013: 134.4 kg/ha2015: 133.5 kg/ha2017: 135.6 kg/ha2019: 135 kg/ha2021: 136.7 kg/ha2023: 128.9 kg/ha
Change over the period: +73 (+130.68%) Average annual rate: 1.36 %

Comparison, 2023

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

NATO 128.9 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 128.9 +3.4 +2.74%
2022 125.5 −11.2 −8.22%
2021 136.7 −5.6 −3.92%
2020 142.3 +7.3 +5.39%
2019 135 −0.1 −0.07%
2018 135.1 −0.5 −0.37%
2017 135.6 +1.2 +0.92%
2016 134.4 +0.9 +0.64%
2015 133.5 +1.8 +1.34%
2014 131.7 −2.7 −2.01%
2013 134.4 +2.5 +1.91%
2012 131.9 +4.7 +3.66%
2011 127.3 +3.1 +2.48%
2010 124.2 +10.6 +9.31%
2009 113.6 +6 +5.56%
2008 107.6 −21.7 −16.79%
2007 129.3 +4.4 +3.53%
2006 124.9 +2.9 +2.34%
2005 122.1 −2.5 −2%
2004 124.5 −4.2 −3.3%
2003 128.8 +9.5 +7.98%
2002 119.3 +1.4 +1.21%
2001 117.8 −0.2 −0.21%
2000 118.1 −5.4 −4.34%
1999 123.4 −0.8 −0.63%
1998 124.2 −0.5 −0.4%
1997 124.7 −0.4 −0.31%
1996 125.1 +5.7 +4.74%
1995 119.5 +1.3 +1.12%
1994 118.1 −0 −0.03%
1993 118.2 +3.8 +3.32%
1992 114.4 −3.6 −3.08%
1991 118 −7.8 −6.17%
1990 125.8 −11.2 −8.2%
1989 137 +0.2 +0.18%
1988 136.8 +1 +0.76%
1987 135.7 +0.6 +0.44%
1986 135.1 −2 −1.45%
1985 137.1 −4.7 −3.34%
1984 141.9 +2.8 +2%
1983 139.1 +6 +4.55%
1982 133 −5.4 −3.87%
1981 138.4 −3.3 −2.33%
1980 141.7 −1.9 −1.33%
1979 143.6 +4.6 +3.29%
1978 139 +6.3 +4.79%
1977 132.7 +0.9 +0.65%
1976 131.8 +7.9 +6.34%
1975 124 +7.7 +6.66%
1974 116.2 −5.5 −4.49%
1973 121.7 +8.6 +7.58%
1972 113.1 +3.8 +3.45%
1971 109.3 +5.8 +5.63%
1970 103.5 +6.9 +7.17%
1969 96.6 +1.4 +1.5%
1968 95.2 +3.4 +3.75%
1967 91.7 +8.5 +10.24%
1966 83.2 +7.3 +9.67%
1965 75.9 +6.2 +8.82%
1964 69.7 +5 +7.72%
1963 64.7 +4.6 +7.57%
1962 60.2 +4.3 +7.67%
1961 55.9

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.