Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Puerto Rico

Fertilizer use in Puerto Rico in 2023 — 36.7 kg/ha. Ranked 131 in the world out of 191. Since 2002, the indicator has fallen by 39.5%.

2023 36.7 kg/ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 131of 191
Period maximum 91.8 kg/ha2012
Period minimum 31.4 kg/ha2009

Trend over time

2002–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Puerto Rico, 2002–20230255075100200220052008201120142017202020232002: 60.7 kg/ha2003: 31.6 kg/ha2004: 33.7 kg/ha2005: 36.6 kg/ha2006: 53.2 kg/ha2007: 55 kg/ha2008: 59.2 kg/ha2009: 31.4 kg/ha2010: 58.3 kg/ha2011: 47.8 kg/ha2012: 91.8 kg/ha2013: 54.8 kg/ha2014: 66.2 kg/ha2015: 60.8 kg/ha2016: 54.9 kg/ha2017: 55.9 kg/ha2018: 71.2 kg/ha2019: 58.5 kg/ha2020: 52.1 kg/ha2021: 48.9 kg/ha2022: 36.7 kg/ha2023: 36.7 kg/ha
Change over the period: −24 (−39.54%) Average annual rate: -2.37 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Puerto Rico 36.7 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Puerto Rico, by year Puerto Rico All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 36.7 +0 +0%
2022 36.7 −12.2 −25%
2021 48.9 −3.2 −6.15%
2020 52.1 −6.4 −10.96%
2019 58.5 −12.6 −17.72%
2018 71.2 +15.2 +27.27%
2017 55.9 +1 +1.78%
2016 54.9 −5.8 −9.6%
2015 60.8 −5.4 −8.17%
2014 66.2 +11.4 +20.8%
2013 54.8 −37.1 −40.35%
2012 91.8 +44.1 +92.19%
2011 47.8 −10.5 −18%
2010 58.3 +26.8 +85.34%
2009 31.4 −27.8 −46.93%
2008 59.2 +4.3 +7.8%
2007 55 +1.7 +3.27%
2006 53.2 +16.6 +45.48%
2005 36.6 +2.9 +8.61%
2004 33.7 +2.1 +6.75%
2003 31.6 −29.1 −48.01%
2002 60.7

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.