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Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

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 Data200 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
86.5kilograms per hectare
Median: 60.0kilograms per hectare
Countries Covered
200
with available data
Highest
Faroe Islands
606.8kilograms per hectare
Lowest
Solomon Islands
0.0kilograms per hectare
Top 5 Countries
1Faroe Islands606.8kilograms per hectare
2Kuwait538.2kilograms per hectare
3Taiwan, Province of China418.0kilograms per hectare
4Egypt407.4kilograms per hectare
5Bangladesh351.0kilograms per hectare
By Region
Asia182.0kilograms per hectare(27 countries)
South America138.8kilograms per hectare(7 countries)
Europe110.9kilograms per hectare(32 countries)
North America104.9kilograms per hectare(4 countries)
Oceania86.9kilograms per hectare(2 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)High (606.8kilograms per hectare)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 86.5kilograms per hectare)

Asia (27)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Other (119)

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
1Faroe Islands606.8kilograms per hectare
2Kuwait538.2kilograms per hectare
3Taiwan, Province of China418.0kilograms per hectare
4Egypt407.4kilograms per hectare
5Bangladesh351.0kilograms per hectare
6Turkmenistan338.8kilograms per hectare
7People's Republic of China334.9kilograms per hectare
8Hong Kong322.4kilograms per hectare
9Costa Rica314.6kilograms per hectare
10Brazil285.3kilograms per hectare
11Uzbekistan273.3kilograms per hectare
12Suriname272.9kilograms per hectare
13Belize255.7kilograms per hectare
14South Korea252.6kilograms per hectare
15Malaysia246.2kilograms per hectare
16Vietnam242.6kilograms per hectare
17Ireland230.4kilograms per hectare
18Oman215.8kilograms per hectare
19Thailand210.9kilograms per hectare
20Qatar210.2kilograms per hectare
21Norway204.4kilograms per hectare
22Belarus195.9kilograms per hectare
23Colombia190.3kilograms per hectare
24Belgium186.6kilograms per hectare
25India182.0kilograms per hectare
26Israel180.8kilograms per hectare
27United Arab Emirates179.6kilograms per hectare
28French Guiana171.5kilograms per hectare
29Japan170.3kilograms per hectare
30Jordan164.1kilograms per hectare
31Bermuda160.7kilograms per hectare
32Montenegro158.7kilograms per hectare
33Pakistan156.5kilograms per hectare
34Guyana155.1kilograms per hectare
35Croatia154.9kilograms per hectare
36Uruguay154.2kilograms per hectare
37New Caledonia153.2kilograms per hectare
38United Kingdom148.9kilograms per hectare
39Chile141.4kilograms per hectare
40Paraguay135.2kilograms per hectare
41Cyprus132.8kilograms per hectare
42Serbia127.3kilograms per hectare
43Netherlands126.5kilograms per hectare
44Indonesia125.4kilograms per hectare
45Poland124.2kilograms per hectare
46Bulgaria123.5kilograms per hectare
47Canada123.1kilograms per hectare
48Georgia119.8kilograms per hectare
49Honduras118.3kilograms per hectare
50Türkiye118.0kilograms per hectare
51Singapore115.6kilograms per hectare
52Saudi Arabia115.5kilograms per hectare
53Denmark112.2kilograms per hectare
54Guatemala111.6kilograms per hectare
55Czech Republic111.6kilograms per hectare
56France111.4kilograms per hectare
57United States of America107.7kilograms per hectare
58Slovenia106.5kilograms per hectare
59Slovakia105.0kilograms per hectare
60Germany103.7kilograms per hectare
61Philippines99.4kilograms per hectare
62Malta98.4kilograms per hectare
63Iceland97.3kilograms per hectare
64Mauritius96.1kilograms per hectare
65Switzerland93.9kilograms per hectare
66Latvia93.8kilograms per hectare
67Panama93.4kilograms per hectare
68Sweden93.4kilograms per hectare
69Lebanon93.0kilograms per hectare
70Ecuador92.6kilograms per hectare
71Lithuania92.5kilograms per hectare
72Botswana92.4kilograms per hectare
73Portugal91.9kilograms per hectare
74Greece91.4kilograms per hectare
75Austria91.3kilograms per hectare
76Bosnia and Herzegovina90.3kilograms per hectare
77New Zealand88.3kilograms per hectare
78Romania87.4kilograms per hectare
79Hungary86.4kilograms per hectare
80Australia85.5kilograms per hectare
81Italy85.2kilograms per hectare
82Malawi83.2kilograms per hectare
83Trinidad and Tobago82.6kilograms per hectare
84Sri Lanka82.3kilograms per hectare
85Spain79.7kilograms per hectare
86Mexico77.2kilograms per hectare
87Zambia76.5kilograms per hectare
88Maldives75.7kilograms per hectare
89Tajikistan74.8kilograms per hectare
90Estonia74.5kilograms per hectare
91Bahamas74.4kilograms per hectare
92State of Palestine73.9kilograms per hectare
93Eswatini73.5kilograms per hectare
94Luxembourg71.4kilograms per hectare
95Brunei Darussalam70.9kilograms per hectare
96South Africa67.2kilograms per hectare
97Finland66.1kilograms per hectare
98Nepal62.8kilograms per hectare
99El Salvador61.1kilograms per hectare
100Islamic Republic of Iran60.9kilograms per hectare
101Peru59.1kilograms per hectare
102Lao People's Democratic Republic58.8kilograms per hectare
103Albania57.5kilograms per hectare
104Dominican Republic57.5kilograms per hectare
105Fiji57.1kilograms per hectare
106Saint Lucia55.7kilograms per hectare
107Seychelles55.7kilograms per hectare
108Nicaragua53.7kilograms per hectare
109The Republic of North Macedonia49.5kilograms per hectare
110Argentina48.9kilograms per hectare
111Mongolia47.2kilograms per hectare
112Iraq45.7kilograms per hectare
113Cambodia45.2kilograms per hectare
114Kenya44.8kilograms per hectare
115Moldova, Republic of44.7kilograms per hectare
116Ukraine41.5kilograms per hectare
117Ethiopia40.3kilograms per hectare
118Morocco40.2kilograms per hectare
119Venezuela40.1kilograms per hectare
120Azerbaijan38.8kilograms per hectare
121Jamaica37.8kilograms per hectare
122Armenia35.3kilograms per hectare
123Papua New Guinea33.6kilograms per hectare
124Gabon33.0kilograms per hectare
125Burundi30.8kilograms per hectare
126Tunisia28.6kilograms per hectare
127Russian Federation28.3kilograms per hectare
128Barbados28.3kilograms per hectare
129Benin28.2kilograms per hectare
130Grenada27.8kilograms per hectare
131Puerto Rico27.8kilograms per hectare
132Saint Vincent and the Grenadines27.8kilograms per hectare
133Namibia26.7kilograms per hectare
134Zimbabwe25.9kilograms per hectare
135Rwanda24.6kilograms per hectare
136Martinique24.5kilograms per hectare
137Kyrgyzstan24.2kilograms per hectare
138Bahrain23.9kilograms per hectare
139Reunion22.2kilograms per hectare
140Djibouti22.0kilograms per hectare
141Myanmar21.7kilograms per hectare
142Libya18.5kilograms per hectare
143Ghana18.4kilograms per hectare
144Algeria18.2kilograms per hectare
145United Republic of Tanzania18.0kilograms per hectare
146Togo16.3kilograms per hectare
147Burkina Faso16.3kilograms per hectare
148Republic of The Gambia15.3kilograms per hectare
149Cote d'Ivoire14.7kilograms per hectare
150Mozambique14.1kilograms per hectare
151Syrian Arab Republic14.0kilograms per hectare
152North Korea13.2kilograms per hectare
153Cameroon12.9kilograms per hectare
154French Polynesia11.5kilograms per hectare
155Vanuatu10.7kilograms per hectare
156Republic of the Congo8.7kilograms per hectare
157Bhutan8.6kilograms per hectare
158Lesotho8.6kilograms per hectare
159Liberia8.3kilograms per hectare
160Mauritania8.3kilograms per hectare
161Guinea-Bissau8.3kilograms per hectare
162Senegal8.3kilograms per hectare
163Aruba8.3kilograms per hectare
164Mali8.3kilograms per hectare
165Bolivia8.2kilograms per hectare
166Micronesia, Federated States of7.2kilograms per hectare
167Yemen7.1kilograms per hectare
168Sudan7.0kilograms per hectare
169Equatorial Guinea6.5kilograms per hectare
170Chad6.5kilograms per hectare
171Sao Tome and Principe6.5kilograms per hectare
172Afghanistan6.4kilograms per hectare
173Madagascar6.1kilograms per hectare
174Angola5.7kilograms per hectare
175Cook Islands5.3kilograms per hectare
176Saint Kitts and Nevis5.1kilograms per hectare
177Kazakhstan3.9kilograms per hectare
178Palau3.7kilograms per hectare
179Nigeria3.5kilograms per hectare
180Haiti3.4kilograms per hectare
181Cape Verde3.3kilograms per hectare
182Cuba3.1kilograms per hectare
183Tonga3.0kilograms per hectare
184Uganda2.5kilograms per hectare
185Democratic Republic of the Congo2.5kilograms per hectare
186Sierra Leone2.4kilograms per hectare
187Guinea2.4kilograms per hectare
188Comoros2.2kilograms per hectare
189Eritrea1.9kilograms per hectare
190Tuvalu1.4kilograms per hectare
191Niger0.8kilograms per hectare
192Samoa0.3kilograms per hectare
193South Sudan0.2kilograms per hectare
194Central African Republic0.0kilograms per hectare
195Dominica0.0kilograms per hectare
196Kiribati0.0kilograms per hectare
197Guadeloupe0.0kilograms per hectare
198Nauru0.0kilograms per hectare
199Antigua and Barbuda0.0kilograms per hectare
200Solomon Islands0.0kilograms per hectare
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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