Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — New Zealand

Fertilizer use in New Zealand in 2023 — 1,291.1 kg/ha. Ranked 3 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 68.7%.

2023 1,291.1 kg/ha −20.96% vs 2022
World rank 3of 191
Period maximum 2,243.1 kg/ha2001
Period minimum 752.6 kg/ha1962

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — New Zealand, 1961–202301,0002,0003,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 765.3 kg/ha1963: 913.2 kg/ha1965: 1,201.6 kg/ha1967: 948.9 kg/ha1969: 1,174.2 kg/ha1971: 1,258.5 kg/ha1973: 1,772.9 kg/ha1975: 1,344.4 kg/ha1977: 1,392.6 kg/ha1979: 1,300.7 kg/ha1981: 1,114.1 kg/ha1983: 1,144.5 kg/ha1985: 910.4 kg/ha1987: 874 kg/ha1989: 987.8 kg/ha1991: 1,150.9 kg/ha1993: 1,601 kg/ha1995: 1,731.8 kg/ha1997: 1,629.1 kg/ha1999: 1,776.3 kg/ha2001: 2,243.1 kg/ha2003: 2,054 kg/ha2005: 2,242.3 kg/ha2007: 1,943.3 kg/ha2009: 1,329.9 kg/ha2011: 1,622.1 kg/ha2013: 1,367.8 kg/ha2015: 1,786 kg/ha2017: 1,820.7 kg/ha2019: 1,677.3 kg/ha2021: 1,445 kg/ha2023: 1,291.1 kg/ha
Change over the period: +525.9 (+68.72%) Average annual rate: 0.85 %

Comparison, 2023

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

New Zealand 1,291.1 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
East Asia & Pacific 305.1 kg/ha
Australia and New Zealand computed 122.3 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 1,291.1 −342.3 −20.96%
2022 1,633.4 +188.4 +13.04%
2021 1,445 −280.8 −16.27%
2020 1,725.9 +48.6 +2.9%
2019 1,677.3 −99 −5.57%
2018 1,776.2 −44.4 −2.44%
2017 1,820.7 +282.2 +18.35%
2016 1,538.4 −247.6 −13.86%
2015 1,786 +354.6 +24.77%
2014 1,431.4 +63.6 +4.65%
2013 1,367.8 −137.9 −9.16%
2012 1,505.8 −116.3 −7.17%
2011 1,622.1 +220.6 +15.74%
2010 1,401.5 +71.6 +5.39%
2009 1,329.9 −391.6 −22.75%
2008 1,721.6 −221.8 −11.41%
2007 1,943.3 −143.7 −6.89%
2006 2,087.1 −155.3 −6.92%
2005 2,242.3 +118 +5.55%
2004 2,124.3 +70.3 +3.42%
2003 2,054 +165.3 +8.75%
2002 1,888.7 −354.4 −15.8%
2001 2,243.1 +230.8 +11.47%
2000 2,012.3 +236.1 +13.29%
1999 1,776.3 +123.9 +7.5%
1998 1,652.4 +23.3 +1.43%
1997 1,629.1 −34.1 −2.05%
1996 1,663.2 −68.7 −3.96%
1995 1,731.8 +79 +4.78%
1994 1,652.8 +51.8 +3.24%
1993 1,601 +220.1 +15.94%
1992 1,380.8 +229.9 +19.98%
1991 1,150.9 +248 +27.47%
1990 902.9 −85 −8.6%
1989 987.8 +196.1 +24.77%
1988 791.7 −82.3 −9.42%
1987 874 +117.1 +15.46%
1986 757 −153.5 −16.86%
1985 910.4 −221.1 −19.54%
1984 1,131.6 −12.9 −1.12%
1983 1,144.5 +80.9 +7.61%
1982 1,063.5 −50.6 −4.54%
1981 1,114.1 −46.4 −4%
1980 1,160.5 −140.2 −10.78%
1979 1,300.7 −146.6 −10.13%
1978 1,447.3 +54.7 +3.93%
1977 1,392.6 +71.8 +5.44%
1976 1,320.8 −23.6 −1.76%
1975 1,344.4 +93.2 +7.45%
1974 1,251.3 −521.6 −29.42%
1973 1,772.9 +347.4 +24.37%
1972 1,425.5 +167 +13.27%
1971 1,258.5 +65.8 +5.52%
1970 1,192.7 +18.5 +1.57%
1969 1,174.2 +69.6 +6.3%
1968 1,104.6 +155.7 +16.41%
1967 948.9 −125.9 −11.71%
1966 1,074.8 −126.9 −10.56%
1965 1,201.6 −14.3 −1.17%
1964 1,215.9 +302.7 +33.15%
1963 913.2 +160.6 +21.33%
1962 752.6 −12.7 −1.65%
1961 765.3

Australia and New Zealand, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NZ New Zealand 1,291.1 AU Australia 102.7

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.