economic2023
Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land) — series 2
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
147.0kilograms per hectare of arable land
Median: 84.1kilograms per hectare of arable land
Countries Covered
200
with available data
Highest
Malaysia
2,926.4kilograms per hectare of arable land
Lowest
Solomon Islands
0.0kilograms per hectare of arable land
Top 5 Countries
1Malaysia2,926.4kilograms per hectare of arable land
2Kuwait2,008.5kilograms per hectare of arable land
3New Zealand1,291.1kilograms per hectare of arable land
4Costa Rica1,024.5kilograms per hectare of arable land
5Ireland895.9kilograms per hectare of arable land
By Region
Oceania696.9kilograms per hectare of arable land(2 countries)
Asia386.0kilograms per hectare of arable land(26 countries)
South America214.5kilograms per hectare of arable land(7 countries)
Europe157.3kilograms per hectare of arable land(32 countries)
North America137.9kilograms per hectare of arable land(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0kilograms per hectare of arable land)High (2,926.4kilograms per hectare of arable land)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 147.0kilograms per hectare of arable land)
Oceania (2)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Other (120)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | 2,926.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 2 | Kuwait | 2,008.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 3 | New Zealand | 1,291.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 1,024.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 5 | Ireland | 895.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 6 | Faroe Islands | 614.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 7 | Seychelles | 573.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 8 | Egypt | 532.8kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 484.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 10 | Vietnam | 419.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 11 | People's Republic of China | 394.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 391.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 13 | Colombia | 372.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 14 | Turkmenistan | 347.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 15 | Brazil | 344.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 16 | Belize | 337.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 326.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 18 | Indonesia | 311.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | 303.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 20 | Oman | 301.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 21 | Thailand | 287.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 22 | Suriname | 285.6kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 23 | South Korea | 262.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 24 | Montenegro | 251.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 25 | Chile | 249.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 26 | New Caledonia | 248.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 27 | Israel | 248.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 28 | Qatar | 240.2kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 29 | Netherlands | 238.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 30 | Jordan | 231.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 31 | Slovenia | 221.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 32 | Ecuador | 216.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 33 | Norway | 205.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 34 | Japan | 202.8kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 35 | Guyana | 201.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 36 | Saint Lucia | 200.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 37 | State of Palestine | 199.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 38 | Philippines | 199.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 39 | India | 199.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 40 | Belarus | 198.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 41 | Guatemala | 196.6kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 42 | Belgium | 191.7kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 191.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 44 | Lebanon | 190.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 45 | Honduras | 188.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 46 | Cayman Islands | 182.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 47 | Portugal | 179.2kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 48 | Brunei Darussalam | 177.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 49 | Uruguay | 174.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 50 | Cyprus | 172.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 171.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 52 | Georgia | 170.2kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 53 | Croatia | 169.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 54 | Pakistan | 160.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 55 | Bermuda | 160.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 56 | Poland | 155.6kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 155.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 153.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 59 | Switzerland | 142.7kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 60 | Greece | 142.2kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 61 | Türkiye | 139.6kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 62 | Serbia | 137.8kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 63 | Paraguay | 137.7kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 64 | Singapore | 137.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 65 | Canada | 132.8kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 66 | France | 131.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 67 | San Marino | 130.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 68 | French Polynesia | 130.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 69 | Germany | 128.6kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 128.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 71 | United States of America | 127.8kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 72 | Papua New Guinea | 123.7kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 122.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 74 | Spain | 115.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 75 | Italy | 114.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 76 | Denmark | 113.6kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 77 | Czech Republic | 113.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 78 | Panama | 112.6kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 79 | Malta | 111.8kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 108.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 81 | Austria | 106.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 82 | Slovakia | 106.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 83 | Fiji | 103.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 84 | Australia | 102.7kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 85 | Bahamas | 102.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 86 | Mauritius | 101.2kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 87 | Iceland | 97.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 88 | Latvia | 94.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 89 | Mexico | 94.2kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 90 | Lithuania | 93.8kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 91 | Sweden | 93.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 92 | Peru | 93.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 93 | Botswana | 93.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 92.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 95 | Maldives | 92.8kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 96 | Romania | 91.6kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 89.6kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 98 | Hungary | 89.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 99 | Malawi | 87.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 100 | Finland | 87.2kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 101 | Eswatini | 80.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 102 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 77.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 103 | Vanuatu | 77.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 104 | Zambia | 77.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 105 | South Africa | 77.2kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 106 | Estonia | 74.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 107 | El Salvador | 74.6kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 108 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 69.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 109 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 68.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 110 | Sao Tome and Principe | 68.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 111 | Nepal | 67.8kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 112 | Albania | 66.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 113 | Grenada | 64.7kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 64.2kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 115 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 63.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 116 | Jamaica | 59.2kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 117 | Morocco | 55.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 118 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 54.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 119 | Cambodia | 51.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 120 | Moldova, Republic of | 51.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 121 | Venezuela | 50.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 122 | Iraq | 50.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 123 | Kenya | 50.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 124 | Gabon | 50.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 125 | Argentina | 50.2kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 126 | Tunisia | 49.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 127 | Mongolia | 47.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 128 | Bahrain | 46.7kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 129 | Ethiopia | 45.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | 43.8kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 131 | Cote d'Ivoire | 43.8kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 132 | Ukraine | 42.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 133 | Armenia | 40.2kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 134 | Burundi | 39.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 135 | American Samoa | 38.6kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 136 | Puerto Rico | 36.7kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 137 | Benin | 33.2kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 138 | Barbados | 32.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 139 | Rwanda | 31.8kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 140 | Ghana | 28.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 141 | Russian Federation | 28.7kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 142 | Djibouti | 28.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 143 | Namibia | 27.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 144 | Palau | 26.7kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 145 | Zimbabwe | 26.2kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 146 | Kyrgyzstan | 25.7kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 147 | Myanmar | 24.7kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 148 | Libya | 22.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 149 | United Republic of Tanzania | 20.7kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 150 | Algeria | 20.7kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 151 | Burkina Faso | 17.8kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 152 | Togo | 17.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 153 | Syrian Arab Republic | 17.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 154 | Cameroon | 16.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 155 | Republic of The Gambia | 15.6kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 156 | Mozambique | 15.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 157 | North Korea | 14.7kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.6kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 12.2kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 160 | Liberia | 11.7kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 161 | Republic of the Congo | 10.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 162 | Bhutan | 9.8kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 163 | Yemen | 8.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 164 | Lesotho | 8.7kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 165 | Bolivia | 8.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 166 | Mali | 8.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 167 | Mauritania | 8.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 168 | Aruba | 8.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 169 | Senegal | 8.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 170 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 171 | Madagascar | 7.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 172 | Sudan | 7.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 173 | Afghanistan | 6.6kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 174 | Chad | 6.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 175 | Angola | 6.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 176 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 177 | Tonga | 4.6kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 178 | Haiti | 4.4kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 179 | Nigeria | 4.2kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 180 | Comoros | 4.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 181 | Kazakhstan | 3.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 182 | Cuba | 3.8kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 183 | Cape Verde | 3.5kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 184 | Uganda | 3.3kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 185 | Guinea | 2.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 186 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.8kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 187 | Sierra Leone | 2.7kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 188 | Marshall Islands | 2.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 189 | Eritrea | 1.9kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 190 | Timor-Leste | 1.2kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 191 | Samoa | 1.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 192 | Niger | 0.8kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 193 | South Sudan | 0.2kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 194 | Somalia | 0.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 195 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.1kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 196 | Central African Republic | 0.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 197 | Dominica | 0.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 198 | Kiribati | 0.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 199 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
| 200 | Solomon Islands | 0.0kilograms per hectare of arable land |
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This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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