Fertilizer use - Country rankings
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
Fertilizer use, kg per hectare of arable land, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 187 countries was 153.7 kg per hectare of arable land. The highest value was in Malaysia: 2926.4 kg per hectare of arable land and the lowest value was in Antigua and Barbuda: 0 kg per hectare of arable land. The indicator is available from 1961 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: kg per hectare of arable land; Source: FAO
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| Countries | Fertilizer use, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 2926.4 | 1 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Kuwait | 2008.5 | 2 | 1977 - 2023 |
| New Zealand | 1291.1 | 3 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Costa Rica | 1024.5 | 4 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Ireland | 895.9 | 5 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Faroe Isl. | 614.3 | 6 | 2002 - 2023 |
| Seychelles | 573.3 | 7 | 1982 - 2023 |
| Egypt | 532.8 | 8 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Hong Kong | 484 | 9 | 2002 - 2023 |
| Vietnam | 419.9 | 10 | 1961 - 2023 |
| China | 394 | 11 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh | 391.9 | 12 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Colombia | 372.9 | 13 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Turkmenistan | 347.3 | 14 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Brazil | 344.1 | 15 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Belize | 337.5 | 16 | 1961 - 2023 |
| UA Emirates | 326.9 | 17 | 1972 - 2023 |
| Indonesia | 311.1 | 18 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Uzbekistan | 303 | 19 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Oman | 301.5 | 20 | 1973 - 2023 |
| Thailand | 287.3 | 21 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Suriname | 285.6 | 22 | 1961 - 2023 |
| South Korea | 262.3 | 23 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Montenegro | 251.4 | 24 | 2006 - 2023 |
| Chile | 249.5 | 25 | 1961 - 2023 |
| N. Caledonia | 248.9 | 26 | 1975 - 2023 |
| Israel | 248.3 | 27 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Qatar | 240.2 | 28 | 1975 - 2023 |
| Netherlands | 238 | 29 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Jordan | 231.1 | 30 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Slovenia | 221 | 31 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Ecuador | 216.9 | 32 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Norway | 205.1 | 33 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Japan | 202.8 | 34 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Guyana | 201.4 | 35 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Saint Lucia | 200 | 36 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Palestine | 199.5 | 37 | 2002 - 2023 |
| Philippines | 199.4 | 38 | 1961 - 2023 |
| India | 199.1 | 39 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Belarus | 198.9 | 40 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Guatemala | 196.6 | 41 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Belgium | 191.7 | 42 | 2002 - 2023 |
| UK | 191.4 | 43 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Lebanon | 190.1 | 44 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Honduras | 188 | 45 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Portugal | 179.2 | 46 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Brunei | 177.3 | 47 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Uruguay | 174.4 | 48 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Cyprus | 172.1 | 49 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Luxembourg | 171.1 | 50 | 2002 - 2023 |
| Georgia | 170.2 | 51 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Croatia | 169 | 52 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Pakistan | 160.3 | 53 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Bermuda | 160 | 54 | 1976 - 2023 |
| Poland | 155.6 | 55 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 155.4 | 56 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Sri Lanka | 153.9 | 57 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Switzerland | 142.7 | 58 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Greece | 142.2 | 59 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Turkey | 139.6 | 60 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Serbia | 137.8 | 61 | 2006 - 2023 |
| Paraguay | 137.7 | 62 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Singapore | 137.5 | 63 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Canada | 132.8 | 64 | 1961 - 2023 |
| France | 131.3 | 65 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Germany | 128.6 | 66 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria | 128.3 | 67 | 1961 - 2023 |
| USA | 127.8 | 68 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Papua N.G. | 123.7 | 69 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 122.4 | 70 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Spain | 115.1 | 71 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Italy | 114.1 | 72 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Denmark | 113.6 | 73 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Czechia | 113.4 | 74 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Panama | 112.6 | 75 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Malta | 111.8 | 76 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 108.4 | 77 | 1995 - 2023 |
| Austria | 106.4 | 78 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Slovakia | 106.3 | 79 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Fiji | 103.1 | 80 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Australia | 102.7 | 81 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Mauritius | 101.2 | 82 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Iceland | 97.3 | 83 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Latvia | 94.5 | 84 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Mexico | 94.2 | 85 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Lithuania | 93.8 | 86 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Peru | 93.5 | 87 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Sweden | 93.5 | 88 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Botswana | 93.1 | 89 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan | 92.9 | 90 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Maldives | 92.8 | 91 | 2002 - 2023 |
| Romania | 91.6 | 92 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Domin. Rep. | 89.6 | 93 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Hungary | 89.5 | 94 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Malawi | 87.4 | 95 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Finland | 87.2 | 96 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Swaziland | 80.9 | 97 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Laos | 77.4 | 98 | 1963 - 2023 |
| Vanuatu | 77.3 | 99 | 2002 - 2023 |
| Zambia | 77.3 | 100 | 1961 - 2023 |
| South Africa | 77.2 | 101 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Estonia | 74.9 | 102 | 1992 - 2023 |
| El Salvador | 74.6 | 103 | 1961 - 2023 |
| St. Vincent & ... | 69.5 | 104 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Iran | 68.3 | 105 | 1961 - 2023 |
| S.T.&Principe | 68 | 106 | 2002 - 2023 |
| Nepal | 67.8 | 107 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Albania | 66.1 | 108 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Grenada | 64.7 | 109 | 2002 - 2023 |
| Nicaragua | 64.2 | 110 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Jamaica | 59.2 | 111 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Morocco | 55.1 | 112 | 1961 - 2023 |
| North Macedonia | 54.3 | 113 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Cambodia | 51.1 | 114 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Moldova | 51.1 | 115 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Venezuela | 50.9 | 116 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Iraq | 50.5 | 117 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Kenya | 50.5 | 118 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Gabon | 50.3 | 119 | 1972 - 2023 |
| Argentina | 50.2 | 120 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Tunisia | 49.9 | 121 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Mongolia | 47.4 | 122 | 1969 - 2023 |
| Bahrain | 46.7 | 123 | 1972 - 2023 |
| Ethiopia | 45.3 | 124 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan | 43.8 | 125 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Ivory Coast | 43.8 | 126 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Ukraine | 42.5 | 127 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Armenia | 40.2 | 128 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Burundi | 39 | 129 | 1966 - 2023 |
| Puerto Rico | 36.7 | 130 | 2002 - 2023 |
| Benin | 33.2 | 131 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Barbados | 32.4 | 132 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Rwanda | 31.8 | 133 | 1967 - 2023 |
| Ghana | 28.9 | 134 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Russia | 28.7 | 135 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Djibouti | 28.3 | 136 | 1976 - 2023 |
| Namibia | 27.1 | 137 | 1998 - 2023 |
| Palau | 26.7 | 138 | 2002 - 2023 |
| Zimbabwe | 26.2 | 139 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 25.7 | 140 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Burma | 24.7 | 141 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Libya | 22 | 142 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Algeria | 20.7 | 143 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Tanzania | 20.7 | 144 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Burkina Faso | 17.8 | 145 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Togo | 17.4 | 146 | 1966 - 2023 |
| Syria | 17.3 | 147 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Cameroon | 16.4 | 148 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Gambia | 15.6 | 149 | 1964 - 2023 |
| Mozambique | 15.1 | 150 | 1961 - 2023 |
| North Korea | 14.7 | 151 | 1961 - 2023 |
| G.-Bissau | 13.6 | 152 | 1973 - 2023 |
| Eq. Guinea | 12.2 | 153 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Liberia | 11.7 | 154 | 1961 - 2023 |
| R. of Congo | 10.3 | 155 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Bhutan | 9.8 | 156 | 1974 - 2023 |
| Yemen | 8.9 | 157 | 1966 - 2023 |
| Lesotho | 8.7 | 158 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Aruba | 8.5 | 159 | 2002 - 2023 |
| Bolivia | 8.5 | 160 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Mali | 8.5 | 161 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Mauritania | 8.5 | 162 | 1966 - 2023 |
| Senegal | 8.5 | 163 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Micronesia | 7.5 | 164 | 2002 - 2023 |
| Madagascar | 7.3 | 165 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Sudan | 7.1 | 166 | 2012 - 2023 |
| Afghanistan | 6.6 | 167 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Chad | 6.5 | 168 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Angola | 6 | 169 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Tonga | 4.6 | 170 | 1982 - 2023 |
| Haiti | 4.4 | 171 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Nigeria | 4.2 | 172 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Comoros | 4 | 173 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan | 3.9 | 174 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Cape Verde | 3.5 | 175 | 1973 - 2023 |
| Uganda | 3.3 | 176 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Guinea | 2.9 | 177 | 1961 - 2023 |
| DR Congo | 2.8 | 178 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Sierra Leone | 2.7 | 179 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Eritrea | 1.9 | 180 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Samoa | 1 | 181 | 1975 - 2023 |
| Niger | 0.8 | 182 | 1964 - 2023 |
| Ant.& Barb. | 0 | 183 | 2002 - 2023 |
| C.A. Republic | 0 | 184 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Dominica | 0 | 185 | 1976 - 2023 |
| Kiribati | 0 | 186 | 2002 - 2023 |
| Solomon Isl. | 0 | 187 | 2002 - 2023 |
Definition: Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
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