Fertilizer use by nutrient in Taiwan

Taiwan: Fertilizer use by nutrient was 124,349 tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
124,349 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 201 countries
All-time high
215,829 tonnes
in 2002
All-time low
124,349 tonnes
in 2022
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Fertilizer use by nutrient in Taiwan, 2002–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2002201220232002: 215.8k tonnes2003: 186.3k tonnes2004: 199.9k tonnes2005: 186.6k tonnes2006: 187.0k tonnes2007: 184.2k tonnes2008: 169.3k tonnes2009: 168.8k tonnes2010: 171.0k tonnes2011: 164.6k tonnes2012: 166.8k tonnes2013: 161.2k tonnes2014: 157.8k tonnes2015: 152.9k tonnes2016: 154.7k tonnes2017: 146.2k tonnes2018: 143.7k tonnes2019: 135.1k tonnes2020: 142.7k tonnes2021: 128.9k tonnes2022: 124.3k tonnes2023: 124.3k tonnes

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

Analysis

Taiwan recorded 124,349 tonnes for fertilizer use by nutrient in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertilizer use by nutrient in Taiwan peaked at 215,829 tonnes in 2002 and was at its lowest, 124,349 tonnes, in 2022.

Taiwan ranks 61st of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 187,237 tonnes 168,812 tonnes 215,829 tonnes 8
2010s 155,402 tonnes 135,143 tonnes 171,046 tonnes 10
2020s 130,064 tonnes 124,349 tonnes 142,655 tonnes 4

Countries ranked near Taiwan

  1. 58 Cambodia 139,829 tonnes compare
  2. 59 Paraguay 134,521 tonnes compare
  3. 60 Lithuania 127,381 tonnes compare
  4. 62 Sudan 120,477 tonnes compare
  5. 63 Sri Lanka 119,230 tonnes compare
  6. 64 Venezuela 115,021 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertilizer use by nutrient in Taiwan?
Fertilizer use by nutrient in Taiwan was 124,349 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 use by nutrient recorded in Taiwan?
The highest recorded value was 215,829 tonnes in 2002.
What is the lowest fertilizer use by nutrient recorded in Taiwan?
The lowest recorded value was 124,349 tonnes in 2022.
How does Taiwan rank for fertilizer use by nutrient?
Taiwan ranks 61st out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertilizer use by nutrient rising or falling in Taiwan?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Taiwan 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 by nutrient. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertilizer use by nutrient
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
202 places, 10,271 data points, 1961–2023
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