Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Spain

Fertilizer use in Spain in 2023 — 115.1 kg/ha. Ranked 72 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 156.3%.

2023 115.1 kg/ha +4.1% vs 2022
World rank 72of 191
Period maximum 175.3 kg/ha2003
Period minimum 44.9 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Spain, 1961–202305010015020019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 44.9 kg/ha1963: 46.1 kg/ha1965: 49 kg/ha1967: 59.2 kg/ha1969: 69.1 kg/ha1971: 85.4 kg/ha1973: 94.8 kg/ha1975: 88.6 kg/ha1977: 90.3 kg/ha1979: 108.2 kg/ha1981: 88.5 kg/ha1983: 93.4 kg/ha1985: 111.4 kg/ha1987: 129.7 kg/ha1989: 132.3 kg/ha1991: 123.3 kg/ha1993: 121.3 kg/ha1995: 133.1 kg/ha1997: 147.6 kg/ha1999: 172.3 kg/ha2001: 168.1 kg/ha2003: 175.3 kg/ha2005: 142.1 kg/ha2007: 157.7 kg/ha2009: 96.9 kg/ha2011: 122.6 kg/ha2013: 143.6 kg/ha2015: 151.5 kg/ha2017: 155.5 kg/ha2019: 157.5 kg/ha2021: 158 kg/ha2023: 115.1 kg/ha
Change over the period: +70.2 (+156.29%) Average annual rate: 1.53 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Spain 115.1 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Southern Europe computed 121.6 kg/ha
High-income countries computed 104 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 115.1 +4.5 +4.1%
2022 110.6 −47.4 −29.99%
2021 158 −9.2 −5.48%
2020 167.1 +9.7 +6.14%
2019 157.5 −0.2 −0.14%
2018 157.7 +2.2 +1.42%
2017 155.5 +11.5 +8.01%
2016 144 −7.5 −4.97%
2015 151.5 +0.1 +0.1%
2014 151.4 +7.8 +5.4%
2013 143.6 +21 +17.14%
2012 122.6 −0 −0.03%
2011 122.6 −8.1 −6.17%
2010 130.7 +33.7 +34.82%
2009 96.9 −9.6 −9.03%
2008 106.5 −51.2 −32.45%
2007 157.7 +15.4 +10.81%
2006 142.3 +0.2 +0.13%
2005 142.1 −23.3 −14.06%
2004 165.4 −9.9 −5.63%
2003 175.3 +10.8 +6.58%
2002 164.5 −3.6 −2.16%
2001 168.1 +7.7 +4.79%
2000 160.4 −11.9 −6.92%
1999 172.3 −0.7 −0.38%
1998 173 +25.4 +17.22%
1997 147.6 −4.1 −2.73%
1996 151.7 +18.7 +14.02%
1995 133.1 +2.9 +2.21%
1994 130.2 +8.9 +7.3%
1993 121.3 +17.7 +17.11%
1992 103.6 −19.7 −16%
1991 123.3 −5.5 −4.28%
1990 128.8 −3.4 −2.6%
1989 132.3 −2.1 −1.58%
1988 134.4 +4.8 +3.66%
1987 129.7 +10.5 +8.82%
1986 119.2 +7.7 +6.94%
1985 111.4 +6.7 +6.41%
1984 104.7 +11.3 +12.1%
1983 93.4 −2 −2.08%
1982 95.4 +6.9 +7.83%
1981 88.5 −18.4 −17.19%
1980 106.8 −1.3 −1.23%
1979 108.2 +4.6 +4.45%
1978 103.6 +13.3 +14.69%
1977 90.3 −18 −16.62%
1976 108.3 +19.7 +22.21%
1975 88.6 −5.2 −5.53%
1974 93.8 −1 −1.02%
1973 94.8 +7.7 +8.79%
1972 87.1 +1.7 +2.02%
1971 85.4 +7.9 +10.16%
1970 77.5 +8.4 +12.08%
1969 69.1 +1.1 +1.64%
1968 68 +8.8 +14.94%
1967 59.2 +2.3 +4.04%
1966 56.9 +7.9 +16.1%
1965 49 +0.8 +1.68%
1964 48.2 +2.1 +4.63%
1963 46.1 −0.1 −0.22%
1962 46.2 +1.2 +2.74%
1961 44.9

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.