Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Romania

Fertilizer use in Romania in 2023 — 91.6 kg/ha. Ranked 93 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 173.2%.

2023 91.6 kg/ha +1.44% vs 2022
World rank 93of 191
Period maximum 171.6 kg/ha1984
Period minimum 10.3 kg/ha1962

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Romania, 1961–202305010015020019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 33.5 kg/ha1963: 19 kg/ha1965: 27.1 kg/ha1967: 45 kg/ha1969: 55.1 kg/ha1971: 65.1 kg/ha1973: 88.4 kg/ha1975: 122.8 kg/ha1977: 115.5 kg/ha1979: 145.8 kg/ha1981: 164.3 kg/ha1983: 166.1 kg/ha1985: 155.5 kg/ha1987: 137.9 kg/ha1989: 145.7 kg/ha1991: 49.1 kg/ha1993: 64.4 kg/ha1995: 38.9 kg/ha1997: 33.7 kg/ha1999: 25.4 kg/ha2001: 39.4 kg/ha2003: 38.6 kg/ha2005: 51.4 kg/ha2007: 44.6 kg/ha2009: 48.5 kg/ha2011: 54.1 kg/ha2013: 56.2 kg/ha2015: 60.7 kg/ha2017: 68.1 kg/ha2019: 83.6 kg/ha2021: 98.3 kg/ha2023: 91.6 kg/ha
Change over the period: +58.1 (+173.23%) Average annual rate: 1.63 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Romania 91.6 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Eastern Europe computed 51 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 91.6 +1.3 +1.44%
2022 90.3 −8.1 −8.19%
2021 98.3 +11.3 +12.94%
2020 87.1 +3.5 +4.13%
2019 83.6 +0.4 +0.48%
2018 83.2 +15.1 +22.24%
2017 68.1 +8.2 +13.62%
2016 59.9 −0.8 −1.28%
2015 60.7 +9.2 +17.79%
2014 51.5 −4.7 −8.39%
2013 56.2 +6.5 +12.97%
2012 49.8 −4.4 −8.04%
2011 54.1 +1.6 +3.02%
2010 52.5 +4.1 +8.36%
2009 48.5 +2.9 +6.26%
2008 45.6 +1 +2.24%
2007 44.6 +4 +9.95%
2006 40.6 −10.8 −20.95%
2005 51.4 +8.7 +20.47%
2004 42.6 +4 +10.33%
2003 38.6 +3.9 +11.07%
2002 34.8 −4.6 −11.77%
2001 39.4 +7 +21.54%
2000 32.4 +7 +27.72%
1999 25.4 −13.2 −34.22%
1998 38.6 +4.9 +14.54%
1997 33.7 −11.5 −25.43%
1996 45.2 +6.3 +16.13%
1995 38.9 −1.1 −2.84%
1994 40.1 −24.4 −37.84%
1993 64.4 +5.3 +9.05%
1992 59.1 +10 +20.28%
1991 49.1 −79.2 −61.71%
1990 128.3 −17.4 −11.94%
1989 145.7 +11.6 +8.68%
1988 134.1 −3.8 −2.78%
1987 137.9 −0.6 −0.46%
1986 138.5 −17 −10.93%
1985 155.5 −16.1 −9.37%
1984 171.6 +5.5 +3.32%
1983 166.1 −3.5 −2.07%
1982 169.6 +5.3 +3.24%
1981 164.3 +39.9 +32.06%
1980 124.4 −21.4 −14.66%
1979 145.8 −5.2 −3.45%
1978 151 +35.4 +30.67%
1977 115.5 −1.7 −1.46%
1976 117.3 −5.6 −4.55%
1975 122.8 +27.9 +29.4%
1974 94.9 +6.5 +7.36%
1973 88.4 +22.6 +34.41%
1972 65.8 +0.7 +1.04%
1971 65.1 +4.1 +6.63%
1970 61.1 +6 +10.88%
1969 55.1 +5.6 +11.34%
1968 49.5 +4.5 +9.98%
1967 45 +10.6 +30.98%
1966 34.3 +7.2 +26.5%
1965 27.1 +8 +41.66%
1964 19.2 +0.1 +0.69%
1963 19 +8.8 +85.47%
1962 10.3 −23.3 −69.38%
1961 33.5

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.