Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0154 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.0154 tonnes per person for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.0178 tonnes per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 tonnes per person, in 1962.
That places Pakistan 43rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +60.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +21.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 1966 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +51.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +60.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +33.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.009 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0097 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0099 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0122 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0143 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0143 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.015 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.016 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0164 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0153 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.015 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.015 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.0154 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person, 5.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.0154 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0025 tonnes per person, 6.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +60.0% | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person |
| 1967 | +60.1% | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0.0098 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0112 tonnes per person | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 0.0131 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0137 tonnes per person | 0.0122 tonnes per person | 0.0148 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0153 tonnes per person | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 0.0178 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 tonnes per person | 0.0137 tonnes per person | 0.0164 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0152 tonnes per person | 0.015 tonnes per person | 0.0155 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 367.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6047 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Pakistan?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Pakistan was 0.0154 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0178 tonnes per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 tonnes per person in 1962.
- How does Pakistan rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 43rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.