Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertilizer use in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2023 — 5.4 kg/ha. Ranked 171 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 92.7%.

2023 5.4 kg/ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 171of 191
Period maximum 462.5 kg/ha1974
Period minimum 0 kg/ha2013

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1961–2023020040060019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 73.5 kg/ha1963: 84 kg/ha1965: 120 kg/ha1967: 125 kg/ha1969: 237.5 kg/ha1971: 237.5 kg/ha1973: 450 kg/ha1975: 337.5 kg/ha1977: 262.5 kg/ha1979: 262.5 kg/ha1981: 300 kg/ha1983: 300 kg/ha1985: 350 kg/ha1987: 362.5 kg/ha1989: 115.5 kg/ha1991: 137.5 kg/ha1993: 137.5 kg/ha1995: 189.6 kg/ha1997: 283.3 kg/ha1999: 242.9 kg/ha2001: 242.9 kg/ha2003: 7.9 kg/ha2005: 13.9 kg/ha2007: 12.5 kg/ha2009: 12.8 kg/ha2011: 10.4 kg/ha2013: 0 kg/ha2015: 5.2 kg/ha2017: 5.4 kg/ha2019: 5.4 kg/ha2021: 5.4 kg/ha2023: 5.4 kg/ha
Change over the period: −68.1 (−92.65%) Average annual rate: -4.12 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.4 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Saint Kitts and Nevis, by year Saint Kitts and Nevis All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 5.4 +0 +0%
2022 5.4 +0 +0%
2021 5.4 +0 +0%
2020 5.4 +0 +0%
2019 5.4 +0 +0%
2018 5.4 +0 +0%
2017 5.4 −2.2 −28.95%
2016 7.6 +2.4 +46.15%
2015 5.2 −17.8 −77.39%
2014 23 +23
2013 0 −10.4 −100%
2012 10.4 +0 +0%
2011 10.4 −0.9 −8.24%
2010 11.3 −1.4 −11.11%
2009 12.8 −7.8 −37.8%
2008 20.5 +8 +63.59%
2007 12.5 −10.1 −44.58%
2006 22.6 +8.8 +63.23%
2005 13.9 +6 +76.32%
2004 7.9 +0 +0%
2003 7.9 +0 +0%
2002 7.9 −235 −96.76%
2001 242.9 +0 +0%
2000 242.9 +0 +0%
1999 242.9 −40.5 −14.29%
1998 283.3 +0 +0%
1997 283.3 +62.2 +28.11%
1996 221.2 +31.6 +16.67%
1995 189.6 −37.6 −16.54%
1994 227.1 +89.6 +65.19%
1993 137.5 +0 +0%
1992 137.5 +0 +0%
1991 137.5 +27.3 +24.72%
1990 110.3 −5.3 −4.55%
1989 115.5 −122 −51.37%
1988 237.5 −125 −34.48%
1987 362.5 +0 +0%
1986 362.5 +12.5 +3.57%
1985 350 +12.5 +3.7%
1984 337.5 +37.5 +12.5%
1983 300 +0 +0%
1982 300 +0 +0%
1981 300 +37.5 +14.29%
1980 262.5 +0 +0%
1979 262.5 +0 +0%
1978 262.5 +0 +0%
1977 262.5 +12.5 +5%
1976 250 −87.5 −25.93%
1975 337.5 −125 −27.03%
1974 462.5 +12.5 +2.78%
1973 450 +25 +5.88%
1972 425 +187.5 +78.95%
1971 237.5 −25 −9.52%
1970 262.5 +25 +10.53%
1969 237.5 +62.5 +35.71%
1968 175 +50 +40%
1967 125 +5 +4.17%
1966 120 +0 +0%
1965 120 +15 +14.29%
1964 105 +21 +25%
1963 84 +0 +0%
1962 84 +10.5 +14.29%
1961 73.5

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.