Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Indonesia
Indonesia: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0106 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Indonesia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Indonesia is 0.0106 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Indonesia peaked at 0.0133 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 tonnes per person, in 1964.
Indonesia ranks 57th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1963 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -20.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +28.0% |
| 1967 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +83.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -48.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +86.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +72.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +29.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +33.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +19.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.009 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -19.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0113 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0117 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0112 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.011 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.012 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0129 tonnes per person | +19.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.0106 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0063 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.0106 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0019 tonnes per person, 5.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +86.0% | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person |
| 1968 | +83.4% | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person |
| 1972 | +72.3% | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0075 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 0.009 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 0.0103 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0113 tonnes per person | 0.0107 tonnes per person | 0.012 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0119 tonnes per person | 0.0106 tonnes per person | 0.0133 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Indonesia?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Indonesia was 0.0106 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0133 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 tonnes per person in 1964.
- How does Indonesia rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Indonesia ranks 57th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.