Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Tunisia

Fertilizer use in Tunisia in 2023 — 49.9 kg/ha. Ranked 122 in the world out of 191. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 911%.

2023 49.9 kg/ha −18.26% vs 2022
World rank 122of 191
Period maximum 68.5 kg/ha2021
Period minimum 4.9 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Tunisia, 1961–202302040608019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 4.9 kg/ha1963: 6.6 kg/ha1965: 6.9 kg/ha1967: 7.2 kg/ha1969: 12.1 kg/ha1971: 11.7 kg/ha1973: 12 kg/ha1975: 15.4 kg/ha1977: 12.4 kg/ha1979: 17.6 kg/ha1981: 26.5 kg/ha1983: 25.1 kg/ha1985: 31.4 kg/ha1987: 35.1 kg/ha1989: 35.6 kg/ha1991: 34 kg/ha1993: 31.9 kg/ha1995: 27.1 kg/ha1997: 33.9 kg/ha1999: 38.6 kg/ha2001: 36 kg/ha2003: 39.6 kg/ha2005: 45.5 kg/ha2007: 46.1 kg/ha2009: 48.4 kg/ha2011: 48.4 kg/ha2013: 40.4 kg/ha2015: 53.1 kg/ha2017: 48.8 kg/ha2019: 55.9 kg/ha2021: 68.5 kg/ha2023: 49.9 kg/ha
Change over the period: +45 (+910.98%) Average annual rate: 3.8 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Tunisia 49.9 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Northern Africa computed 58.4 kg/ha
Lower-middle-income countries computed 128.5 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Tunisia, by year Tunisia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 49.9 −11.1 −18.26%
2022 61 −7.5 −10.91%
2021 68.5 +32.7 +91.42%
2020 35.8 −20.1 −36.01%
2019 55.9 −1.3 −2.28%
2018 57.2 +8.5 +17.42%
2017 48.8 −13.2 −21.34%
2016 62 +8.9 +16.7%
2015 53.1 +7.4 +16.09%
2014 45.7 +5.3 +13.2%
2013 40.4 −9.1 −18.37%
2012 49.5 +1.1 +2.3%
2011 48.4 +1 +2.04%
2010 47.4 −1 −1.99%
2009 48.4 +7.5 +18.48%
2008 40.8 −5.3 −11.47%
2007 46.1 +1.2 +2.73%
2006 44.9 −0.5 −1.19%
2005 45.5 +2.8 +6.53%
2004 42.7 +3.1 +7.74%
2003 39.6 +2.8 +7.6%
2002 36.8 +0.8 +2.11%
2001 36 −2.8 −7.24%
2000 38.9 +0.3 +0.76%
1999 38.6 −1 −2.47%
1998 39.5 +5.6 +16.56%
1997 33.9 −0.2 −0.49%
1996 34.1 +7 +25.84%
1995 27.1 −4.4 −13.85%
1994 31.4 −0.5 −1.53%
1993 31.9 −4.2 −11.58%
1992 36.1 +2.1 +6.21%
1991 34 +5.2 +17.92%
1990 28.8 −6.8 −19.07%
1989 35.6 +1.1 +3.28%
1988 34.5 −0.6 −1.7%
1987 35.1 +0.3 +1%
1986 34.8 +3.4 +10.67%
1985 31.4 +3.2 +11.2%
1984 28.2 +3.2 +12.66%
1983 25.1 −0.6 −2.41%
1982 25.7 −0.8 −2.95%
1981 26.5 +7 +35.76%
1980 19.5 +1.9 +10.65%
1979 17.6 +1.4 +8.92%
1978 16.2 +3.8 +30.24%
1977 12.4 −3.2 −20.41%
1976 15.6 +0.2 +1.59%
1975 15.4 +0.3 +2.07%
1974 15 +3 +25.41%
1973 12 +0.9 +7.66%
1972 11.1 −0.6 −4.89%
1971 11.7 +1 +9.73%
1970 10.7 −1.4 −11.75%
1969 12.1 +3.1 +33.73%
1968 9 +1.8 +25.19%
1967 7.2 −0.4 −5.5%
1966 7.6 +0.8 +11.24%
1965 6.9 +0.6 +8.77%
1964 6.3 −0.2 −3.61%
1963 6.6 −0.3 −4.36%
1962 6.9 +1.9 +38.93%
1961 4.9

Northern Africa, 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.