Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Nepal

Fertilizer use in Nepal in 2023 — 67.8 kg/ha. Ranked 108 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 82,131%.

2023 67.8 kg/ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 108of 191
Period maximum 115.3 kg/ha2020
Period minimum 0.1 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Nepal, 1961–202305010015019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.1 kg/ha1963: 0.3 kg/ha1965: 0.6 kg/ha1967: 1.5 kg/ha1969: 2.5 kg/ha1971: 4.1 kg/ha1973: 5.7 kg/ha1975: 5.6 kg/ha1977: 7.9 kg/ha1979: 9.3 kg/ha1981: 10.4 kg/ha1983: 16.3 kg/ha1985: 18.9 kg/ha1987: 23.5 kg/ha1989: 29.1 kg/ha1991: 34.9 kg/ha1993: 31.6 kg/ha1995: 40.1 kg/ha1997: 45.9 kg/ha1999: 40.2 kg/ha2001: 30.8 kg/ha2003: 5.1 kg/ha2005: 3.6 kg/ha2007: 1.6 kg/ha2009: 18.2 kg/ha2011: 35.8 kg/ha2013: 54.9 kg/ha2015: 77.1 kg/ha2017: 70.4 kg/ha2019: 97 kg/ha2021: 112.6 kg/ha2023: 67.8 kg/ha
Change over the period: +67.8 (+82,131.04%) Average annual rate: 11.43 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Nepal 67.8 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
South Asia 206.4 kg/ha
Southern Asia computed 183 kg/ha
Lower-middle-income countries computed 128.5 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 67.8 +0 +0%
2022 67.8 −44.8 −39.75%
2021 112.6 −2.7 −2.35%
2020 115.3 +18.3 +18.89%
2019 97 +2.1 +2.17%
2018 94.9 +24.5 +34.86%
2017 70.4 −8.5 −10.82%
2016 78.9 +1.9 +2.41%
2015 77.1 +8.1 +11.78%
2014 69 +14.1 +25.68%
2013 54.9 +28.3 +106.73%
2012 26.5 −9.3 −25.88%
2011 35.8 +10.7 +42.74%
2010 25.1 +6.9 +37.82%
2009 18.2 +16.8 +1,233.67%
2008 1.4 −0.2 −15.17%
2007 1.6 −4 −71.48%
2006 5.6 +2.1 +58.09%
2005 3.6 −4.5 −55.53%
2004 8 +3 +58.64%
2003 5.1 −11.6 −69.67%
2002 16.7 −14.1 −45.84%
2001 30.8 −0.2 −0.71%
2000 31 −9.1 −22.77%
1999 40.2 −11.6 −22.41%
1998 51.8 +5.9 +12.86%
1997 45.9 +1.9 +4.22%
1996 44 +3.9 +9.77%
1995 40.1 +0.2 +0.61%
1994 39.8 +8.3 +26.29%
1993 31.6 −3.7 −10.45%
1992 35.2 +0.3 +0.97%
1991 34.9 +3.6 +11.67%
1990 31.2 +2.2 +7.45%
1989 29.1 +4.7 +19.52%
1988 24.3 +0.9 +3.73%
1987 23.5 +3.9 +20.08%
1986 19.5 +0.7 +3.62%
1985 18.9 −0.1 −0.32%
1984 18.9 +2.7 +16.38%
1983 16.3 +2.6 +19.06%
1982 13.6 +3.2 +31.09%
1981 10.4 +0.5 +5.24%
1980 9.9 +0.6 +6.47%
1979 9.3 +1 +12.25%
1978 8.3 +0.4 +5.45%
1977 7.9 +1.1 +16.62%
1976 6.7 +1.1 +20.52%
1975 5.6 −0.2 −4.09%
1974 5.8 +0.1 +1.9%
1973 5.7 +0.5 +10.63%
1972 5.2 +1.1 +26.62%
1971 4.1 +1.3 +48.68%
1970 2.7 +0.3 +10.79%
1969 2.5 +0.8 +46.79%
1968 1.7 +0.2 +15.81%
1967 1.5 −0.4 −22.62%
1966 1.9 +1.3 +206.58%
1965 0.6 +0 +8.51%
1964 0.6 +0.2 +62.86%
1963 0.3 +0.1 +45.6%
1962 0.2 +0.2 +189.26%
1961 0.1

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.