Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — South Asia

Fertilizer use in South Asia in 2023 — 206.4 kg/ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 7,645.7%.

2023 206.4 kg/ha +2.55% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 215.7 kg/ha2020
Period minimum 2.7 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — South Asia, 1961–2023010020030019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2.7 kg/ha1963: 4.1 kg/ha1965: 5.5 kg/ha1967: 10.2 kg/ha1969: 12.9 kg/ha1971: 16.9 kg/ha1973: 18.2 kg/ha1975: 21.8 kg/ha1977: 27.3 kg/ha1979: 33.3 kg/ha1981: 38 kg/ha1983: 42.2 kg/ha1985: 53.7 kg/ha1987: 52.9 kg/ha1989: 70.9 kg/ha1991: 79.5 kg/ha1993: 78.1 kg/ha1995: 88.5 kg/ha1997: 101.6 kg/ha1999: 114.5 kg/ha2001: 111.2 kg/ha2003: 107.2 kg/ha2005: 129.8 kg/ha2007: 143.5 kg/ha2009: 166.9 kg/ha2011: 182.6 kg/ha2013: 159.7 kg/ha2015: 175.8 kg/ha2017: 175 kg/ha2019: 191.7 kg/ha2021: 201.9 kg/ha2023: 206.4 kg/ha
Change over the period: +203.8 (+7,645.74%) Average annual rate: 7.27 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South Asia 206.4 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 206.4 +5.1 +2.55%
2022 201.3 −0.6 −0.3%
2021 201.9 −13.8 −6.4%
2020 215.7 +24 +12.53%
2019 191.7 +10.3 +5.69%
2018 181.4 +6.3 +3.62%
2017 175 +4.8 +2.81%
2016 170.3 −5.6 −3.17%
2015 175.8 +7.6 +4.49%
2014 168.3 +8.5 +5.34%
2013 159.7 −6.2 −3.72%
2012 165.9 −16.7 −9.15%
2011 182.6 +3.9 +2.2%
2010 178.7 +11.8 +7.07%
2009 166.9 +12.5 +8.1%
2008 154.4 +10.9 +7.59%
2007 143.5 +5.5 +3.98%
2006 138 +8.2 +6.34%
2005 129.8 +12.5 +10.65%
2004 117.3 +10 +9.36%
2003 107.2 +2.8 +2.65%
2002 104.5 −6.7 −6.04%
2001 111.2 +4.9 +4.58%
2000 106.3 −8.2 −7.19%
1999 114.5 +8.7 +8.21%
1998 105.9 +4.3 +4.19%
1997 101.6 +9.7 +10.5%
1996 91.9 +3.4 +3.89%
1995 88.5 +2.9 +3.36%
1994 85.6 +7.6 +9.7%
1993 78.1 +1.2 +1.6%
1992 76.8 −2.7 −3.4%
1991 79.5 +4.7 +6.23%
1990 74.9 +4 +5.63%
1989 70.9 +3.7 +5.51%
1988 67.2 +14.2 +26.87%
1987 52.9 −6.6 −11.08%
1986 59.5 +5.9 +10.96%
1985 53.7 +3.6 +7.21%
1984 50.1 +7.9 +18.71%
1983 42.2 +5.1 +13.69%
1982 37.1 −0.9 −2.31%
1981 38 +2.9 +8.4%
1980 35 +1.8 +5.32%
1979 33.3 +1.1 +3.58%
1978 32.1 +4.8 +17.55%
1977 27.3 +5.7 +26.37%
1976 21.6 −0.2 −0.77%
1975 21.8 +5.6 +34.35%
1974 16.2 −1.9 −10.7%
1973 18.2 +0.4 +2.15%
1972 17.8 +0.9 +5.34%
1971 16.9 +2.3 +15.71%
1970 14.6 +1.7 +13.34%
1969 12.9 +1.2 +10.22%
1968 11.7 +1.5 +14.91%
1967 10.2 +2.6 +34.45%
1966 7.6 +2 +36.84%
1965 5.5 +0.2 +3.23%
1964 5.3 +1.3 +31.84%
1963 4.1 +0.6 +18.28%
1962 3.4 +0.8 +28.7%
1961 2.7

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.