Fertilizer production by nutrient type in Belarus
Belarus: Fertilizer production by nutrient type was 7.56 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fertilizer production by nutrient type in Belarus, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 7.56 million tonnes for fertilizer production by nutrient type in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer production by nutrient type in Belarus peaked at 7.56 million tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.95 million tonnes, in 1993.
Belarus ranks 4th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Fertilizer production by nutrient type in Belarus, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.31 million tonnes | — |
| 1993 | 1.95 million tonnes | -41.2% |
| 1994 | 2.51 million tonnes | +28.9% |
| 1995 | 2.79 million tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 2.72 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 3.25 million tonnes | +19.6% |
| 1998 | 3.45 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 3.61 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 3.37 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 3.69 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 3.81 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 4.28 million tonnes | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 4.71 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 4.89 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 4.57 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 5.10 million tonnes | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 5.07 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.43 million tonnes | -51.9% |
| 2010 | 5.21 million tonnes | +114.0% |
| 2011 | 5.29 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 4.83 million tonnes | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 4.24 million tonnes | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 6.34 million tonnes | +49.4% |
| 2015 | 6.47 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 6.18 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 7.10 million tonnes | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 7.35 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 7.35 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.56 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 7.56 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.56 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.56 million tonnes | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertilizer production by nutrient type in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +114.0% | 2.43 million tonnes | 5.21 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.95 million tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.19 million tonnes | 2.43 million tonnes | 5.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.04 million tonnes | 4.24 million tonnes | 7.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.56 million tonnes | 7.56 million tonnes | 7.56 million tonnes | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer production by nutrient type in Belarus?
- Fertilizer production by nutrient type in Belarus was 7.56 million tonnes 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 production by nutrient type recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 7.56 million tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest fertilizer production by nutrient type recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 million tonnes in 1993.
- How does Belarus rank for fertilizer production by nutrient type?
- Belarus ranks 4th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer production by nutrient type rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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 production by nutrient type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total fertilizer production by nutrient type (nitrogen, phosphate and potash), measured in tonnes of nutrient.