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