Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Eastern Asia

Fertilizer use in Eastern Asia in 2023 — 375 kg/ha. Since 1969, the indicator has risen by 547.4%.

2023 375 kg/ha −0.45% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 457.5 kg/ha2016
Period minimum 57.9 kg/ha1969

Trend over time

1969–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Eastern Asia, 1969–2023020040060019691975198119871993199920052011201720231969: 57.9 kg/ha1970: 66.1 kg/ha1971: 68 kg/ha1972: 76.7 kg/ha1973: 90.9 kg/ha1974: 82 kg/ha1975: 93 kg/ha1976: 90.8 kg/ha1977: 118 kg/ha1978: 137.9 kg/ha1979: 159.8 kg/ha1980: 175.4 kg/ha1981: 173.5 kg/ha1982: 176.1 kg/ha1983: 188.7 kg/ha1984: 190.6 kg/ha1985: 160.8 kg/ha1986: 160.5 kg/ha1987: 202.1 kg/ha1988: 220.9 kg/ha1989: 220 kg/ha1990: 230.4 kg/ha1991: 245.3 kg/ha1992: 245.9 kg/ha1993: 217.8 kg/ha1994: 243.6 kg/ha1995: 295.3 kg/ha1996: 298.1 kg/ha1997: 297.4 kg/ha1998: 296.9 kg/ha1999: 302.6 kg/ha2000: 285.2 kg/ha2001: 291.7 kg/ha2002: 325.3 kg/ha2003: 321 kg/ha2004: 343.5 kg/ha2005: 364.8 kg/ha2006: 362.7 kg/ha2007: 374.2 kg/ha2008: 358 kg/ha2009: 368.2 kg/ha2010: 408 kg/ha2011: 426.1 kg/ha2012: 437.4 kg/ha2013: 438.3 kg/ha2014: 455.8 kg/ha2015: 443.4 kg/ha2016: 457.5 kg/ha2017: 439.5 kg/ha2018: 423.2 kg/ha2019: 408.5 kg/ha2020: 395 kg/ha2021: 386.9 kg/ha2022: 376.7 kg/ha2023: 375 kg/ha
Change over the period: +317.1 (+547.4%) Average annual rate: 3.52 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Asia 375 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 375 −1.7 −0.45%
2022 376.7 −10.2 −2.64%
2021 386.9 −8.1 −2.04%
2020 395 −13.5 −3.31%
2019 408.5 −14.7 −3.47%
2018 423.2 −16.3 −3.7%
2017 439.5 −18 −3.94%
2016 457.5 +14.1 +3.17%
2015 443.4 −12.4 −2.71%
2014 455.8 +17.5 +3.99%
2013 438.3 +0.9 +0.2%
2012 437.4 +11.4 +2.67%
2011 426.1 +18 +4.42%
2010 408 +39.9 +10.83%
2009 368.2 +10.1 +2.83%
2008 358 −16.2 −4.32%
2007 374.2 +11.5 +3.17%
2006 362.7 −2.1 −0.57%
2005 364.8 +21.3 +6.2%
2004 343.5 +22.5 +7%
2003 321 −4.2 −1.3%
2002 325.3 +33.5 +11.5%
2001 291.7 +6.5 +2.26%
2000 285.2 −17.4 −5.74%
1999 302.6 +5.7 +1.93%
1998 296.9 −0.5 −0.18%
1997 297.4 −0.7 −0.24%
1996 298.1 +2.8 +0.95%
1995 295.3 +51.8 +21.25%
1994 243.6 +25.8 +11.85%
1993 217.8 −28.1 −11.45%
1992 245.9 +0.6 +0.25%
1991 245.3 +14.9 +6.46%
1990 230.4 +10.4 +4.74%
1989 220 −0.9 −0.4%
1988 220.9 +18.8 +9.3%
1987 202.1 +41.6 +25.89%
1986 160.5 −0.3 −0.2%
1985 160.8 −29.7 −15.59%
1984 190.6 +1.9 +1.01%
1983 188.7 +12.5 +7.12%
1982 176.1 +2.6 +1.5%
1981 173.5 −1.9 −1.07%
1980 175.4 +15.6 +9.76%
1979 159.8 +21.8 +15.83%
1978 137.9 +20 +16.93%
1977 118 +27.2 +29.96%
1976 90.8 −2.3 −2.42%
1975 93 +11.1 +13.49%
1974 82 −9 −9.86%
1973 90.9 +14.2 +18.54%
1972 76.7 +8.7 +12.73%
1971 68 +2 +3%
1970 66.1 +8.1 +14.05%
1969 57.9

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.