Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land) by country
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...
Countries reporting
199
Highest
2,488 kilograms per hectare of arable land
Kuwait
Lowest
0 kilograms per hectare of arable land
Kiribati
Median
92.81 kilograms per hectare of arable land
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
12,878
What the numbers show
Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land) is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 2,488 kilograms per hectare of arable land in Kuwait; the lowest is 0 kilograms per hectare of arable land in Kiribati.
The median across all reporting countries is 92.81 kilograms per hectare of arable land, and the mean is 159.79 kilograms per hectare of arable land.
Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 52,064.9%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 2,488 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 220.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Malaysia | 1,869 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 1,648 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 152.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 1,403 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 147.6% | volatile |
| 5 | New Zealand | 1,341 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 6 | Ireland | 986.62 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 7 | Bahrain | 769.05 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Egypt | 597.78 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 9 | Faroe Islands | 571.43 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 482.5 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 11 | Vietnam | 420.43 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Colombia | 416.02 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 398.9 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Brazil | 397.09 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 15 | China | 393.26 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Oman | 340.67 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Turkmenistan | 337.04 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Indonesia | 312.64 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Seychelles | 286.67 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 20 | South Korea | 285.57 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands | 269.6 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 22 | Uzbekistan | 267.2 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 23 | Montenegro | 266.62 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Chile | 263.79 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Ecuador | 263.69 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Suriname | 262.18 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Lebanon | 259 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 28 | Philippines | 254.47 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Guyana | 252.03 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 30 | New Caledonia | 248.91 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 31 | Israel | 246.9 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 32 | Qatar | 240.99 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Slovenia | 237.88 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 34 | San Marino | 232.04 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2020 | up 201.4% | volatile |
| 35 | India | 214.08 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Belgium | 213.79 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 37 | Guatemala | 204.89 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 203 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 199.62 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Honduras | 198.02 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Belarus | 194.36 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 193.65 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 43 | Norway | 193.16 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 44 | Malta | 190.95 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 133.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Portugal | 190.55 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 188.06 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Uruguay | 186.77 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Greece | 186.65 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 49 | Cayman Islands | 181.95 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2020 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 50 | Croatia | 181.79 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 51 | Georgia | 181.53 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 164.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 177.73 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 53 | Brunei | 177.25 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 54 | Belize | 176.53 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Cyprus | 175.68 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 56 | Thailand | 171.4 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 169.47 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 164.23 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 160.56 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 60 | Serbia | 158.32 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 30.5% | falling |
| 61 | Pakistan | 158.01 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Poland | 155.81 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 63 | France | 154.67 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 64 | Czechia | 153.62 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 65 | Switzerland | 151.78 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 66 | Australia | 151.2 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 67 | Paraguay | 148.16 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Mauritius | 140.78 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 69 | Turkey | 138.77 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Germany | 137.66 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 71 | Singapore | 137.5 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Canada | 136.72 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Spain | 136.01 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 74 | Iceland | 133.69 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 75 | French Polynesia | 130.4 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 127.88 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 57.4% | rising |
| 77 | United States | 127.81 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 78 | Bermuda | 126.67 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 125.54 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Bahamas | 123 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 81 | South Africa | 120.27 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 119.75 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 83 | Palestine | 118.71 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 84 | Hungary | 117.77 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Denmark | 117.25 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 86 | Austria | 117.09 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 87 | Laos | 115.4 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 239.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Italy | 112.1 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 89 | Jordan | 111.94 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Japan | 111 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 91 | Slovakia | 107.65 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 92 | Finland | 102.25 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 93 | Latvia | 97.92 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 94 | Sweden | 97.45 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 95 | Fiji | 96.89 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 45.0% | falling |
| 96 | Mexico | 96.2 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 97 | Panama | 95.55 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 98 | Peru | 93.5 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Botswana | 93.07 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Lithuania | 92.81 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 101 | Romania | 85.75 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Zambia | 78.91 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Cambodia | 78.35 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 190.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Burundi | 75.28 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 527.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Eswatini | 74.56 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 106 | Dominica | 72.91 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Estonia | 72.43 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 108 | North Macedonia | 72.36 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 109 | Maldives | 70.51 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Iran | 68.29 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 111 | United States Virgin Islands | 68.08 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2020 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Nepal | 67.84 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Albania | 66.2 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 114 | El Salvador | 63.61 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 115 | Nicaragua | 59.29 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2022 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 116 | Morocco | 56.5 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Jamaica | 56.38 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 118 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.75 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 119 | Iraq | 51.38 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 157.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Venezuela | 50.89 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Gabon | 50.26 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 284.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Kenya | 48.41 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Argentina | 47 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Tunisia | 46.39 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 45.96 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 112.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Mongolia | 45.72 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 211.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Ethiopia | 45.37 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Ghana | 43.31 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 159.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Moldova | 42.46 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Ukraine | 41.74 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Armenia | 41.2 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Malawi | 36.56 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Libya | 34.55 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Barbados | 32.29 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Solomon Islands | 32.19 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Azerbaijan | 32.09 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Rwanda | 31.74 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 181.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 31.35 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 43.9% | flat |
| 139 | Djibouti | 30.96 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Russia | 29.11 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 141 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28.4 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 142 | Namibia | 27.12 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 341.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Palau | 26.67 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Zimbabwe | 26.21 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 145 | Kyrgyzstan | 25.63 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 146 | Benin | 25.54 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 215.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Myanmar | 23.47 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Grenada | 23.33 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 77.7% | falling |
| 149 | Algeria | 20.67 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 150 | Senegal | 19.29 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Congo | 19.12 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 914.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Afghanistan | 17.98 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Tanzania | 17.73 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Cameroon | 16.3 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Togo | 15.7 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 750.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Angola | 15.57 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 157 | American Samoa | 14.37 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2020 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 158 | Mozambique | 14.36 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 143.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Antigua and Barbuda | 13.25 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Nigeria | 13.04 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Burkina Faso | 12.81 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Mali | 12 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Bhutan | 11.67 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Syria | 11.52 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Yemen | 11.41 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 166 | North Korea | 9.53 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 167 | Bolivia | 9.33 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Comoros | 8.26 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 52,064.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Mauritania | 8.01 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Liberia | 7.55 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Haiti | 7.29 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Sudan | 7.1 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 173 | Madagascar | 6.46 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Lesotho | 6.09 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Chad | 5.86 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Gambia | 5.58 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 1,172.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.8 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.77 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Guinea | 4.19 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 483.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Kazakhstan | 3.77 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Cape Verde | 3.47 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 178.9% | flat |
| 182 | Cuba | 3.34 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Micronesia (country) | 3.33 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 175.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Uganda | 3.19 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 112.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Tonga | 2.89 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Sierra Leone | 2.67 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2023 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.51 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Eritrea | 2.39 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 189 | East Timor | 1.18 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2022 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.09 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Niger | 0.8005 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Samoa | 0.7972 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 272.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Vanuatu | 0.5 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Somalia | 0.1292 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2022 | up 2,915.5% | volatile |
| 195 | South Sudan | 0.0931 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 1,398.8% | volatile |
| 196 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0909 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Central African Republic | 0.0117 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Aruba | 0 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Kiribati | 0 kilograms per hectare of arable land | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 344.15 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 339.85 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- East Asia & Pacific 304.11 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Caribbean Small States 233.76 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Upper middle income 213.77 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Late-demographic dividend 207.37 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- South Asia 205.96 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 205.96 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Middle income 177.33 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 177.21 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- IBRD only 175.39 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Latin America & Caribbean 173.91 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 172.61 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Low & middle income 152.47 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Early-demographic dividend 144.78 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- IDA & IBRD total 138.9 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- World 136.46 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- OECD members 132.22 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Lower middle income 130.76 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Euro area 130.46 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- North America 128.81 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- European Union 126.44 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Post-demographic dividend 121.47 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Central Europe and the Baltics 118.94 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- High income 104.34 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 101.97 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Small states 101.11 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 100.69 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 100.64 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Other small states 76.51 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 76.27 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Europe & Central Asia 76.03 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- IDA blend 75.15 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Pacific island small states 60.76 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 58.34 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Arab World 58.28 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- IDA total 46.89 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- IDA only 34.19 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Least developed countries 32.21 kilograms per hectare of arable land
- Africa Eastern and Southern 27.37 kilograms per hectare of arable land
About this data
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.