Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Pakistan

Fertilizer use in Pakistan in 2023 — 160.3 kg/ha. Ranked 53 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 11,524.3%.

2023 160.3 kg/ha +9.08% vs 2022
World rank 53of 191
Period maximum 161.9 kg/ha2021
Period minimum 1.3 kg/ha1962

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Pakistan, 1961–202305010015020019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1.4 kg/ha1963: 2.2 kg/ha1965: 2.2 kg/ha1967: 5.9 kg/ha1969: 10.1 kg/ha1971: 12.6 kg/ha1973: 12.9 kg/ha1975: 18 kg/ha1977: 23.4 kg/ha1979: 31.8 kg/ha1981: 34.7 kg/ha1983: 38.8 kg/ha1985: 47.7 kg/ha1987: 55 kg/ha1989: 62.2 kg/ha1991: 63.2 kg/ha1993: 71 kg/ha1995: 82.6 kg/ha1997: 85.7 kg/ha1999: 91.1 kg/ha2001: 94.1 kg/ha2003: 101 kg/ha2005: 123.5 kg/ha2007: 118.4 kg/ha2009: 144.3 kg/ha2011: 128.5 kg/ha2013: 135.7 kg/ha2015: 137.5 kg/ha2017: 152.5 kg/ha2019: 152.4 kg/ha2021: 161.9 kg/ha2023: 160.3 kg/ha
Change over the period: +158.9 (+11,524.27%) Average annual rate: 7.97 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Pakistan 160.3 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 — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 160.3 +13.3 +9.08%
2022 146.9 −15 −9.27%
2021 161.9 +6.8 +4.37%
2020 155.2 +2.8 +1.81%
2019 152.4 −0.3 −0.22%
2018 152.7 +0.2 +0.16%
2017 152.5 +7.9 +5.48%
2016 144.6 +7.1 +5.16%
2015 137.5 +2.6 +1.94%
2014 134.9 −0.8 −0.63%
2013 135.7 +18.3 +15.63%
2012 117.4 −11.2 −8.68%
2011 128.5 −9.8 −7.07%
2010 138.3 −6 −4.17%
2009 144.3 +25.2 +21.13%
2008 119.2 +0.7 +0.62%
2007 118.4 −7.3 −5.81%
2006 125.7 +2.2 +1.82%
2005 123.5 +12.7 +11.47%
2004 110.8 +9.8 +9.71%
2003 101 +3.2 +3.26%
2002 97.8 +3.7 +3.95%
2001 94.1 −1.4 −1.43%
2000 95.4 +4.4 +4.81%
1999 91.1 +8.2 +9.92%
1998 82.8 −2.8 −3.31%
1997 85.7 +6.7 +8.47%
1996 79 −3.6 −4.34%
1995 82.6 +10.4 +14.39%
1994 72.2 +1.2 +1.65%
1993 71 −0.8 −1.08%
1992 71.8 +8.6 +13.58%
1991 63.2 −0.4 −0.66%
1990 63.6 +1.5 +2.37%
1989 62.2 +4 +6.91%
1988 58.1 +3.1 +5.61%
1987 55 −4.2 −7.06%
1986 59.2 +11.6 +24.29%
1985 47.7 +8.6 +22.12%
1984 39 +0.2 +0.58%
1983 38.8 +1.3 +3.33%
1982 37.5 +2.9 +8.35%
1981 34.7 +1 +3.06%
1980 33.6 +1.9 +5.83%
1979 31.8 +3.5 +12.49%
1978 28.2 +4.8 +20.66%
1977 23.4 +2.7 +12.94%
1976 20.7 +2.7 +15.26%
1975 18 +4 +29.02%
1974 13.9 +1 +8.02%
1973 12.9 −1.5 −10.29%
1972 14.4 +1.8 +14.17%
1971 12.6 +3.4 +36.56%
1970 9.2 −0.9 −8.44%
1969 10.1 +2.4 +31.83%
1968 7.6 +1.7 +29.68%
1967 5.9 +2.4 +70.02%
1966 3.5 +1.3 +57.77%
1965 2.2 −0.5 −19.52%
1964 2.7 +0.5 +22.92%
1963 2.2 +0.9 +64.76%
1962 1.3 −0 −2.22%
1961 1.4

Southern Asia, 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.