Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Portugal

Fertilizer use in Portugal in 2023 — 179.2 kg/ha. Ranked 46 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 225.1%.

2023 179.2 kg/ha +39.37% vs 2022
World rank 46of 191
Period maximum 203.4 kg/ha2007
Period minimum 51.6 kg/ha1962

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Portugal, 1961–2023010020030019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 55.1 kg/ha1963: 62.1 kg/ha1965: 66.6 kg/ha1967: 72 kg/ha1969: 81.8 kg/ha1971: 54.1 kg/ha1973: 96.3 kg/ha1975: 100 kg/ha1977: 110.8 kg/ha1979: 113.3 kg/ha1981: 113.7 kg/ha1983: 93.3 kg/ha1985: 100.8 kg/ha1987: 116.9 kg/ha1989: 115.2 kg/ha1991: 111.7 kg/ha1993: 111.6 kg/ha1995: 113.3 kg/ha1997: 125.4 kg/ha1999: 138.2 kg/ha2001: 127.7 kg/ha2003: 119.7 kg/ha2005: 127.9 kg/ha2007: 203.4 kg/ha2009: 118.6 kg/ha2011: 132.5 kg/ha2013: 167.6 kg/ha2015: 185.7 kg/ha2017: 182.8 kg/ha2019: 183.5 kg/ha2021: 184.5 kg/ha2023: 179.2 kg/ha
Change over the period: +124 (+225.06%) Average annual rate: 1.92 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Portugal 179.2 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Southern Europe computed 121.6 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 179.2 +50.6 +39.37%
2022 128.5 −56 −30.34%
2021 184.5 +3 +1.67%
2020 181.5 −2 −1.1%
2019 183.5 +1.2 +0.67%
2018 182.3 −0.5 −0.26%
2017 182.8 −4.6 −2.44%
2016 187.4 +1.6 +0.88%
2015 185.7 −5.3 −2.78%
2014 191 +23.5 +13.99%
2013 167.6 +16.7 +11.09%
2012 150.9 +18.4 +13.85%
2011 132.5 −16.5 −11.04%
2010 149 +30.4 +25.63%
2009 118.6 −36.9 −23.75%
2008 155.5 −47.9 −23.56%
2007 203.4 +66.3 +48.4%
2006 137.1 +9.1 +7.14%
2005 127.9 +10.6 +9.01%
2004 117.4 −2.3 −1.93%
2003 119.7 −0.7 −0.62%
2002 120.4 −7.3 −5.73%
2001 127.7 +2.6 +2.08%
2000 125.1 −13.1 −9.46%
1999 138.2 −1.9 −1.37%
1998 140.1 +14.7 +11.74%
1997 125.4 −3.6 −2.79%
1996 129 +15.7 +13.83%
1995 113.3 +0.6 +0.53%
1994 112.7 +1.1 +1%
1993 111.6 +5.2 +4.92%
1992 106.4 −5.4 −4.8%
1991 111.7 −7 −5.92%
1990 118.8 +3.5 +3.08%
1989 115.2 −8.4 −6.77%
1988 123.6 +6.7 +5.74%
1987 116.9 +4.3 +3.82%
1986 112.6 +11.8 +11.69%
1985 100.8 +10.7 +11.82%
1984 90.1 −3.1 −3.37%
1983 93.3 −13.7 −12.79%
1982 107 −6.7 −5.9%
1981 113.7 +6.8 +6.34%
1980 106.9 −6.5 −5.71%
1979 113.3 +11.5 +11.34%
1978 101.8 −9 −8.08%
1977 110.8 +9.2 +9.02%
1976 101.6 +1.6 +1.64%
1975 100 +13.4 +15.44%
1974 86.6 −9.8 −10.13%
1973 96.3 +3.2 +3.46%
1972 93.1 +39 +72.11%
1971 54.1 +1.9 +3.57%
1970 52.2 −29.6 −36.16%
1969 81.8 +8.7 +11.97%
1968 73.1 +1.1 +1.56%
1967 72 +18.6 +34.8%
1966 53.4 −13.2 −19.84%
1965 66.6 −13.2 −16.5%
1964 79.8 +17.6 +28.37%
1963 62.1 +10.5 +20.45%
1962 51.6 −3.5 −6.4%
1961 55.1

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.