Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Russia
Russia: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland was 17.88 kilograms per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Russia, 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
The most recent figure for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Russia is 17.88 kilograms per hectare, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Russia peaked at 19.61 kilograms per hectare in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.49 kilograms per hectare, in 1998.
Russia ranks 130th 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 | 9.87 kilograms per hectare | 6.49 kilograms per hectare | 19.61 kilograms per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.97 kilograms per hectare | 6.76 kilograms per hectare | 10.02 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.93 kilograms per hectare | 9.45 kilograms per hectare | 13.99 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 kilograms per hectare | 15.52 kilograms per hectare | 17.88 kilograms per hectare | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Russia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 78.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.1% (2025)
- Rural population 35.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 24.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.3% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 43.17 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Russia?
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Russia was 17.88 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.61 kilograms per hectare in 1992.
- What is the lowest fertilizer use per hectare of cropland recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.49 kilograms per hectare in 1998.
- How does Russia rank for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Russia ranks 130th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer use per hectare of cropland rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.