Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Montenegro
Montenegro: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland was 91.84 kilograms per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Montenegro, 2006–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per hectare.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 91.84 kilograms per hectare for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in 2023.
The figure is up 25.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Montenegro peaked at 126.49 kilograms per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 71.5 kilograms per hectare, in 2017.
Montenegro ranks 30th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.71 kilograms per hectare | 79.26 kilograms per hectare | 126.49 kilograms per hectare | 4 |
| 2010s | 91.62 kilograms per hectare | 71.5 kilograms per hectare | 102.94 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.99 kilograms per hectare | 73.06 kilograms per hectare | 98.25 kilograms per hectare | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Montenegro
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 310.86 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Rural population 214,303 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 34.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2,065 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Montenegro?
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Montenegro was 91.84 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 126.49 kilograms per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest fertilizer use per hectare of cropland recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5 kilograms per hectare in 2017.
- How does Montenegro rank for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Montenegro ranks 30th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer use per hectare of cropland rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.