Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Sao Tome and Principe

Fertilizer use in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023 — 68 kg/ha. Ranked 107 in the world out of 191. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 193.5%.

2023 68 kg/ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 107of 191
Period maximum 68 kg/ha2022
Period minimum 16 kg/ha2003

Trend over time

2002–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Sao Tome and Principe, 2002–2023020406080200220052008201120142017202020232002: 23.2 kg/ha2003: 16 kg/ha2004: 21.5 kg/ha2005: 16 kg/ha2006: 18.8 kg/ha2007: 18.3 kg/ha2008: 20.2 kg/ha2009: 18 kg/ha2010: 21.3 kg/ha2011: 38.5 kg/ha2012: 32.8 kg/ha2013: 33.8 kg/ha2014: 36.5 kg/ha2015: 43.5 kg/ha2016: 39 kg/ha2017: 52.3 kg/ha2018: 49.5 kg/ha2019: 52.5 kg/ha2020: 51.5 kg/ha2021: 49.3 kg/ha2022: 68 kg/ha2023: 68 kg/ha
Change over the period: +44.8 (+193.53%) Average annual rate: 5.26 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 68 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Sub-Saharan Africa 19.6 kg/ha
Middle Africa computed 6.8 kg/ha
Lower-middle-income countries computed 128.5 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 68 +0 +0%
2022 68 +18.8 +38.07%
2021 49.3 −2.3 −4.37%
2020 51.5 −1 −1.9%
2019 52.5 +3 +6.06%
2018 49.5 −2.8 −5.26%
2017 52.3 +13.3 +33.97%
2016 39 −4.5 −10.34%
2015 43.5 +7 +19.18%
2014 36.5 +2.8 +8.15%
2013 33.8 +1 +3.05%
2012 32.8 −5.8 −14.94%
2011 38.5 +17.2 +80.47%
2010 21.3 +3.3 +18.52%
2009 18 −2.2 −10.74%
2008 20.2 +1.8 +10%
2007 18.3 −0.5 −2.65%
2006 18.8 +2.8 +17.71%
2005 16 −5.5 −25.58%
2004 21.5 +5.5 +34.38%
2003 16 −7.2 −30.94%
2002 23.2

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.