Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Saudi Arabia

Fertilizer use in Saudi Arabia in 2023 — 122.4 kg/ha. Ranked 71 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 3,389%.

2023 122.4 kg/ha +2.6% vs 2022
World rank 71of 191
Period maximum 155.8 kg/ha1987
Period minimum 1.6 kg/ha1967

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Saudi Arabia, 1961–202305010015020019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 3.5 kg/ha1963: 3.4 kg/ha1965: 4.4 kg/ha1967: 1.6 kg/ha1969: 3 kg/ha1971: 1.8 kg/ha1973: 5.6 kg/ha1975: 5.7 kg/ha1977: 4.6 kg/ha1979: 11.9 kg/ha1981: 34.8 kg/ha1983: 97.8 kg/ha1985: 134.7 kg/ha1987: 155.8 kg/ha1989: 152.2 kg/ha1991: 141.9 kg/ha1993: 123.9 kg/ha1995: 77.7 kg/ha1997: 88.3 kg/ha1999: 96 kg/ha2001: 106.7 kg/ha2003: 106.8 kg/ha2005: 94.3 kg/ha2007: 110 kg/ha2009: 65.3 kg/ha2011: 80.9 kg/ha2013: 82.1 kg/ha2015: 92.4 kg/ha2017: 86.7 kg/ha2019: 87.6 kg/ha2021: 117.4 kg/ha2023: 122.4 kg/ha
Change over the period: +118.9 (+3,389.05%) Average annual rate: 5.9 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Saudi Arabia 122.4 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Western Asia computed 104.7 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 122.4 +3.1 +2.6%
2022 119.3 +2 +1.67%
2021 117.4 −8 −6.36%
2020 125.3 +37.7 +43.02%
2019 87.6 +0.2 +0.27%
2018 87.4 +0.7 +0.77%
2017 86.7 −4.6 −5%
2016 91.3 −1.1 −1.2%
2015 92.4 +13.4 +16.91%
2014 79 −3.1 −3.73%
2013 82.1 −6.3 −7.13%
2012 88.4 +7.5 +9.28%
2011 80.9 +12 +17.46%
2010 68.9 +3.6 +5.5%
2009 65.3 −8 −10.96%
2008 73.3 −36.7 −33.33%
2007 110 +6.9 +6.7%
2006 103.1 +8.8 +9.31%
2005 94.3 −17.5 −15.65%
2004 111.8 +5 +4.67%
2003 106.8 +4.9 +4.84%
2002 101.9 −4.8 −4.51%
2001 106.7 −0.4 −0.38%
2000 107.1 +11.1 +11.58%
1999 96 +4.9 +5.42%
1998 91 +2.7 +3.07%
1997 88.3 +1.3 +1.52%
1996 87 +9.3 +11.9%
1995 77.7 −20.6 −20.91%
1994 98.3 −25.6 −20.68%
1993 123.9 −23.7 −16.03%
1992 147.6 +5.6 +3.96%
1991 141.9 −2.3 −1.6%
1990 144.2 −7.9 −5.22%
1989 152.2 +3.7 +2.47%
1988 148.5 −7.2 −4.64%
1987 155.8 +3.4 +2.21%
1986 152.4 +17.7 +13.14%
1985 134.7 +23.5 +21.08%
1984 111.2 +13.4 +13.75%
1983 97.8 +50.4 +106.48%
1982 47.4 +12.6 +36.29%
1981 34.8 +13.1 +60.34%
1980 21.7 +9.8 +82.03%
1979 11.9 +3.8 +47.71%
1978 8.1 +3.5 +75.15%
1977 4.6 +0.4 +8.73%
1976 4.2 −1.5 −26.27%
1975 5.7 +0.6 +11.87%
1974 5.1 −0.5 −8.82%
1973 5.6 +3.9 +224.61%
1972 1.7 −0.1 −2.91%
1971 1.8 −1.7 −48.33%
1970 3.5 +0.4 +14.04%
1969 3 +0.6 +26.1%
1968 2.4 +0.8 +51.4%
1967 1.6 −5.1 −76.12%
1966 6.6 +2.3 +52.24%
1965 4.4 +0.3 +6.93%
1964 4.1 +0.7 +20.46%
1963 3.4 −0.1 −1.69%
1962 3.4 −0.1 −1.72%
1961 3.5

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.

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