Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Southern Asia

Fertilizer use in Southern Asia in 2023 — 183 kg/ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 7,924.9%.

2023 183 kg/ha +3.22% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 189.3 kg/ha2020
Period minimum 2.3 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Southern Asia, 1961–202305010015020019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2.3 kg/ha1963: 3.5 kg/ha1965: 4.7 kg/ha1967: 8.9 kg/ha1969: 11.6 kg/ha1971: 15.4 kg/ha1973: 17 kg/ha1975: 20.6 kg/ha1977: 26.1 kg/ha1979: 32 kg/ha1981: 37.1 kg/ha1983: 42.4 kg/ha1985: 51.8 kg/ha1987: 52.3 kg/ha1989: 68.3 kg/ha1991: 74.1 kg/ha1993: 72.7 kg/ha1995: 85.3 kg/ha1997: 94 kg/ha1999: 105.1 kg/ha2001: 103.2 kg/ha2003: 101.8 kg/ha2005: 122.6 kg/ha2007: 131.7 kg/ha2009: 152.7 kg/ha2011: 159.7 kg/ha2013: 144.1 kg/ha2015: 156.3 kg/ha2017: 158 kg/ha2019: 170.8 kg/ha2021: 179.8 kg/ha2023: 183 kg/ha
Change over the period: +180.7 (+7,924.89%) Average annual rate: 7.33 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Asia 183 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 183 +5.7 +3.22%
2022 177.2 −2.5 −1.4%
2021 179.8 −9.6 −5.06%
2020 189.3 +18.6 +10.88%
2019 170.8 +7.9 +4.85%
2018 162.9 +4.8 +3.06%
2017 158 +5 +3.28%
2016 153 −3.2 −2.08%
2015 156.3 +4.5 +2.97%
2014 151.8 +7.7 +5.31%
2013 144.1 −1.7 −1.14%
2012 145.8 −14 −8.75%
2011 159.7 −1.2 −0.73%
2010 160.9 +8.2 +5.35%
2009 152.7 +11.6 +8.24%
2008 141.1 +9.4 +7.11%
2007 131.7 +0.9 +0.7%
2006 130.8 +8.2 +6.68%
2005 122.6 +11.5 +10.36%
2004 111.1 +9.3 +9.13%
2003 101.8 +2.9 +2.91%
2002 98.9 −4.3 −4.12%
2001 103.2 +2.8 +2.81%
2000 100.4 −4.8 −4.53%
1999 105.1 +8.2 +8.48%
1998 96.9 +2.9 +3.12%
1997 94 +9 +10.6%
1996 85 −0.3 −0.41%
1995 85.3 +3.7 +4.54%
1994 81.6 +8.9 +12.31%
1993 72.7 −1.2 −1.68%
1992 73.9 −0.2 −0.28%
1991 74.1 +3 +4.23%
1990 71.1 +2.8 +4.11%
1989 68.3 +4.5 +7.02%
1988 63.8 +11.5 +21.98%
1987 52.3 −5.5 −9.43%
1986 57.8 +6 +11.61%
1985 51.8 +3.8 +7.95%
1984 48 +5.6 +13.15%
1983 42.4 +4.7 +12.34%
1982 37.7 +0.6 +1.56%
1981 37.1 +2.6 +7.56%
1980 34.5 +2.5 +7.96%
1979 32 +1.9 +6.34%
1978 30.1 +4 +15.35%
1977 26.1 +5.1 +24.27%
1976 21 +0.3 +1.69%
1975 20.6 +4.8 +30.69%
1974 15.8 −1.2 −7.21%
1973 17 +0.6 +3.5%
1972 16.4 +1 +6.65%
1971 15.4 +2.5 +19.74%
1970 12.9 +1.2 +10.65%
1969 11.6 +1.3 +12.62%
1968 10.3 +1.4 +16.08%
1967 8.9 +2.5 +38.49%
1966 6.4 +1.8 +38.06%
1965 4.7 +0.1 +1.63%
1964 4.6 +1.1 +30.78%
1963 3.5 +0.6 +21.8%
1962 2.9 +0.6 +26.11%
1961 2.3

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.