Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Philippines
Philippines: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0057 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Philippines, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Philippines is 0.0057 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Philippines peaked at 0.0074 tonnes per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Philippines ranks 88th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Philippines, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +30.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +55.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +29.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -28.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +41.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +21.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | -26.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | -27.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +35.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.005 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -18.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.0057 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0063 tonnes per person, 90% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.0057 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0019 tonnes per person, 2.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0028 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.006 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.0074 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 0.0073 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 358.34 current US$ per person (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.6% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Philippines?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Philippines was 0.0057 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0074 tonnes per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Philippines ranks 88th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.