Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — South Korea

Fertilizer use in South Korea in 2023 — 262.3 kg/ha. Ranked 23 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 68.7%.

2023 262.3 kg/ha −19.4% vs 2022
World rank 23of 191
Period maximum 576.1 kg/ha1997
Period minimum 155.5 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — South Korea, 1961–2023020040060019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 155.5 kg/ha1963: 172.1 kg/ha1965: 155.6 kg/ha1967: 221.5 kg/ha1969: 248 kg/ha1971: 280.3 kg/ha1973: 361.4 kg/ha1975: 419.9 kg/ha1977: 356.1 kg/ha1979: 411.4 kg/ha1981: 374.8 kg/ha1983: 353.1 kg/ha1985: 416.5 kg/ha1987: 450.6 kg/ha1989: 494.5 kg/ha1991: 481.4 kg/ha1993: 519.3 kg/ha1995: 549.1 kg/ha1997: 576.1 kg/ha1999: 483.3 kg/ha2001: 424.3 kg/ha2003: 427 kg/ha2005: 478.2 kg/ha2007: 406.2 kg/ha2009: 338.6 kg/ha2011: 337.3 kg/ha2013: 344.7 kg/ha2015: 337.8 kg/ha2017: 353.4 kg/ha2019: 366.5 kg/ha2021: 281.5 kg/ha2023: 262.3 kg/ha
Change over the period: +106.8 (+68.7%) Average annual rate: 0.85 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South Korea 262.3 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
East Asia & Pacific 305.1 kg/ha
Eastern Asia computed 375 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 262.3 −63.1 −19.4%
2022 325.4 +44 +15.62%
2021 281.5 −23.3 −7.65%
2020 304.8 −61.7 −16.84%
2019 366.5 −0.8 −0.22%
2018 367.3 +13.9 +3.94%
2017 353.4 +2.3 +0.65%
2016 351.1 +13.3 +3.95%
2015 337.8 −8.1 −2.34%
2014 345.9 +1.2 +0.36%
2013 344.7 −7.1 −2.03%
2012 351.8 +14.5 +4.3%
2011 337.3 +7 +2.13%
2010 330.3 −8.3 −2.46%
2009 338.6 +34.1 +11.21%
2008 304.5 −101.8 −25.05%
2007 406.2 +72.5 +21.73%
2006 333.7 −144.4 −30.2%
2005 478.2 +25 +5.51%
2004 453.2 +26.1 +6.12%
2003 427 +9.1 +2.17%
2002 418 −6.3 −1.49%
2001 424.3 −31.7 −6.95%
2000 456 −27.3 −5.65%
1999 483.3 −24.3 −4.79%
1998 507.6 −68.5 −11.88%
1997 576.1 +55.2 +10.6%
1996 520.9 −28.2 −5.14%
1995 549.1 +28.8 +5.53%
1994 520.3 +1 +0.2%
1993 519.3 +11.6 +2.28%
1992 507.7 +26.3 +5.47%
1991 481.4 −9 −1.83%
1990 490.4 −4.1 −0.83%
1989 494.5 +33.2 +7.2%
1988 461.2 +10.6 +2.36%
1987 450.6 +19.8 +4.59%
1986 430.8 +14.3 +3.44%
1985 416.5 +30.8 +7.97%
1984 385.8 +32.6 +9.24%
1983 353.1 +53.4 +17.83%
1982 299.7 −75.1 −20.04%
1981 374.8 −15 −3.85%
1980 389.8 −21.5 −5.24%
1979 411.4 −7.5 −1.8%
1978 418.9 +62.8 +17.63%
1977 356.1 +43.9 +14.05%
1976 312.3 −107.7 −25.64%
1975 419.9 +11.1 +2.71%
1974 408.9 +47.5 +13.14%
1973 361.4 +53.5 +17.39%
1972 307.8 +27.5 +9.82%
1971 280.3 +18.9 +7.22%
1970 261.5 +13.5 +5.44%
1969 248 +27.9 +12.66%
1968 220.1 −1.5 −0.66%
1967 221.5 +28 +14.47%
1966 193.5 +38 +24.42%
1965 155.6 −16.9 −9.82%
1964 172.5 +0.4 +0.25%
1963 172.1 +14.4 +9.14%
1962 157.7 +2.2 +1.39%
1961 155.5

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.