Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Serbia

Fertilizer use in Serbia in 2023 — 137.8 kg/ha. Ranked 61 in the world out of 191. Since 2006, the indicator has fallen by 4.6%.

2023 137.8 kg/ha −2.54% vs 2022
World rank 61of 191
Period maximum 206.9 kg/ha2012
Period minimum 72.9 kg/ha2018

Trend over time

2006–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Serbia, 2006–20235010015020025020062008201020122014201620182020202220232006: 144.4 kg/ha2007: 186.9 kg/ha2008: 135.6 kg/ha2009: 169.7 kg/ha2010: 127.9 kg/ha2011: 144.3 kg/ha2012: 206.9 kg/ha2013: 185.5 kg/ha2014: 121.4 kg/ha2015: 107.4 kg/ha2016: 139.7 kg/ha2017: 120.9 kg/ha2018: 72.9 kg/ha2019: 87.1 kg/ha2020: 160.3 kg/ha2021: 75 kg/ha2022: 141.4 kg/ha2023: 137.8 kg/ha
Change over the period: −6.6 (−4.6%) Average annual rate: -0.28 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Serbia 137.8 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Southern Europe computed 121.6 kg/ha
Upper-middle-income countries computed 235.8 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 137.8 −3.6 −2.54%
2022 141.4 +66.4 +88.56%
2021 75 −85.3 −53.23%
2020 160.3 +73.2 +84.05%
2019 87.1 +14.2 +19.46%
2018 72.9 −48 −39.7%
2017 120.9 −18.8 −13.44%
2016 139.7 +32.3 +30.04%
2015 107.4 −13.9 −11.49%
2014 121.4 −64.1 −34.58%
2013 185.5 −21.5 −10.37%
2012 206.9 +62.6 +43.36%
2011 144.3 +16.5 +12.89%
2010 127.9 −41.9 −24.66%
2009 169.7 +34.1 +25.13%
2008 135.6 −51.2 −27.42%
2007 186.9 +42.4 +29.37%
2006 144.4

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.