Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Russia
Russia: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0154 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Russia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Russia is 0.0154 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 89.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Russia peaked at 0.0177 tonnes per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 tonnes per person, in 1998.
Russia ranks 44th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Russia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -56.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0083 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0106 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0151 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.0154 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0101 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.0154 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0164 tonnes per person, 94% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -56.1% | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 0.0061 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0069 tonnes per person | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0093 tonnes per person | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 0.0119 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0145 tonnes per person | 0.0132 tonnes per person | 0.0154 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More agriculture & rural data for Russia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 23.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 545.65 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6656 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2475 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.3% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Russia?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Russia was 0.0154 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0177 tonnes per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 tonnes per person in 1998.
- How does Russia rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Russia ranks 44th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.