Fertilizer consumption in Serbia

Serbia: Fertilizer consumption was 358,717 tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
358,717 tonnes
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
41st
of 200 countries
All-time high
530,222 tonnes
in 2012
All-time low
188,329 tonnes
in 2018
Years of data
18
2006–2023

Fertilizer consumption in Serbia, 2006–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2006201420232006: 374.9k tonnes2007: 489.0k tonnes2008: 360.8k tonnes2009: 443.6k tonnes2010: 339.4k tonnes2011: 381.0k tonnes2012: 530.2k tonnes2013: 480.5k tonnes2014: 316.2k tonnes2015: 278.3k tonnes2016: 362.9k tonnes2017: 313.7k tonnes2018: 188.3k tonnes2019: 224.6k tonnes2020: 417.5k tonnes2021: 196.1k tonnes2022: 367.6k tonnes2023: 358.7k tonnes

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 358,717 tonnes for fertilizer consumption in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertilizer consumption in Serbia peaked at 530,222 tonnes in 2012 and was at its lowest, 188,329 tonnes, in 2018.

Serbia ranks 41st 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 417,094 tonnes 360,838 tonnes 488,983 tonnes 4
2010s 341,512 tonnes 188,329 tonnes 530,222 tonnes 10
2020s 334,968 tonnes 196,090 tonnes 417,462 tonnes 4

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 38 South Korea 381,931 tonnes compare
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  4. 42 Morocco 353,113 tonnes compare
  5. 43 Malawi 349,440 tonnes compare
  6. 44 Uruguay 345,237 tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertilizer consumption in Serbia?
Fertilizer consumption in Serbia was 358,717 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 consumption recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 530,222 tonnes in 2012.
What is the lowest fertilizer consumption recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 188,329 tonnes in 2018.
How does Serbia rank for fertilizer consumption?
Serbia ranks 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertilizer consumption rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia 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 consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertilizer consumption
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 10,286 data points, 1961–2023
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Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).