Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — North Macedonia

Fertilizer use in North Macedonia in 2023 — 54.3 kg/ha. Ranked 114 in the world out of 191. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 334.8%.

2023 54.3 kg/ha +21.51% vs 2022
World rank 114of 191
Period maximum 96.8 kg/ha1994
Period minimum 12.5 kg/ha1993

Trend over time

1993–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — North Macedonia, 1993–20230255075100199319961999200220052008201120142017202020231993: 12.5 kg/ha1994: 96.8 kg/ha1995: 61.4 kg/ha1996: 71.3 kg/ha1997: 77.8 kg/ha1998: 66.8 kg/ha1999: 74 kg/ha2000: 71.9 kg/ha2001: 39.3 kg/ha2002: 37.8 kg/ha2003: 40.2 kg/ha2004: 53.5 kg/ha2005: 62 kg/ha2006: 57.5 kg/ha2007: 67.1 kg/ha2008: 56.2 kg/ha2009: 56.7 kg/ha2010: 67.1 kg/ha2011: 63.6 kg/ha2012: 57.6 kg/ha2013: 69.6 kg/ha2014: 72.2 kg/ha2015: 66.2 kg/ha2016: 79.3 kg/ha2017: 69 kg/ha2018: 60.8 kg/ha2019: 61.3 kg/ha2020: 82.8 kg/ha2021: 50.5 kg/ha2022: 44.7 kg/ha2023: 54.3 kg/ha
Change over the period: +41.8 (+334.85%) Average annual rate: 5.02 %

Comparison, 2023

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

North Macedonia 54.3 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Southern Europe computed 121.6 kg/ha
Upper-middle-income countries computed 235.8 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 54.3 +9.6 +21.51%
2022 44.7 −5.8 −11.55%
2021 50.5 −32.3 −39.03%
2020 82.8 +21.6 +35.19%
2019 61.3 +0.4 +0.68%
2018 60.8 −8.1 −11.8%
2017 69 −10.3 −13.02%
2016 79.3 +13.1 +19.73%
2015 66.2 −6 −8.25%
2014 72.2 +2.6 +3.74%
2013 69.6 +12 +20.85%
2012 57.6 −6 −9.47%
2011 63.6 −3.5 −5.2%
2010 67.1 +10.4 +18.37%
2009 56.7 +0.5 +0.96%
2008 56.2 −11 −16.34%
2007 67.1 +9.7 +16.8%
2006 57.5 −4.6 −7.34%
2005 62 +8.5 +15.97%
2004 53.5 +13.3 +33.13%
2003 40.2 +2.4 +6.24%
2002 37.8 −1.4 −3.69%
2001 39.3 −32.6 −45.39%
2000 71.9 −2.1 −2.82%
1999 74 +7.2 +10.78%
1998 66.8 −11.1 −14.2%
1997 77.8 +6.6 +9.22%
1996 71.3 +9.8 +16.01%
1995 61.4 −35.3 −36.51%
1994 96.8 +84.3 +675.3%
1993 12.5

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.