Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Estonia
Estonia: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland was 53.71 kilograms per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per hectare.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 53.71 kilograms per hectare for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Estonia peaked at 66.34 kilograms per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.53 kilograms per hectare, in 1996.
Estonia ranks 80th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.34 kilograms per hectare | 18.53 kilograms per hectare | 34.61 kilograms per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 38.68 kilograms per hectare | 26.19 kilograms per hectare | 58.53 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.59 kilograms per hectare | 43.9 kilograms per hectare | 59.45 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.62 kilograms per hectare | 53.71 kilograms per hectare | 66.34 kilograms per hectare | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Estonia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 774.54 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 400,092 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 29.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 352,150 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Estonia?
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Estonia was 53.71 kilograms per hectare 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 hectare of cropland recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.34 kilograms per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest fertilizer use per hectare of cropland recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.53 kilograms per hectare in 1996.
- How does Estonia rank for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Estonia ranks 80th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer use per hectare of cropland rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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 hectare of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Use of fertilizers per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.