Fertilizer use per capita in Italy
Italy: Fertilizer use per capita was 2.34 Kilograms per capita in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertilizer use per capita in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Kilograms per capita.
Analysis
Italy recorded 2.34 Kilograms per capita for fertilizer use per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer use per capita in Italy peaked at 8.23 Kilograms per capita in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.79 Kilograms per capita, in 2014.
Italy ranks 66th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.06 Kilograms per capita | 2.56 Kilograms per capita | 3.67 Kilograms per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.26 Kilograms per capita | 4.22 Kilograms per capita | 7.43 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.05 Kilograms per capita | 6.34 Kilograms per capita | 8.23 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.13 Kilograms per capita | 6.89 Kilograms per capita | 7.51 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.38 Kilograms per capita | 2.55 Kilograms per capita | 6.98 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 Kilograms per capita | 1.79 Kilograms per capita | 3.09 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3 Kilograms per capita | 2.19 Kilograms per capita | 2.34 Kilograms per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 63 Saudi Arabia 2.42 Kilograms per capita compare
- 64 Sweden 2.41 Kilograms per capita compare
- 65 Slovakia 2.36 Kilograms per capita compare
- 67 Netherlands 2.29 Kilograms per capita compare
- 67 Oman 2.29 Kilograms per capita compare
- 69 Philippines 2.24 Kilograms per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.86 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.05 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer use per capita in Italy?
- Fertilizer use per capita in Italy was 2.34 Kilograms per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertilizer use per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 8.23 Kilograms per capita in 1986.
- What is the lowest fertilizer use per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 Kilograms per capita in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for fertilizer use per capita?
- Italy ranks 66th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer use per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertilizer use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.