In 2021, Malaysia consumed roughly 2.15 metric tons of agricultural fertilizer per hectare of arable land, the largest consumption rate recorded by any country worldwide. This was followed by Ireland, with 1.63 tons consumed per hectare. On average, global fertilizer consumption per area amounted to some 139.79 kilograms per hectare of arable land that year.
Consumption of fertilizer per area of arable land worldwide from 1961 to 2021, by leading country
(in kilograms per hectare)
Characteristic
Malaysia
Ireland
New Zealand
Bahrain
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Colombia
Costa Rica
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Seychelles
1961
98.75
310.99
765.26
-
-
-
20.1
65.57
96.95
-
1962
99.76
358.63
752.6
-
-
-
29.45
84.96
98.22
-
1963
98.19
385.38
913.16
-
-
-
39.1
121.05
114.43
-
1964
102.44
394.09
1,215.88
-
-
-
45.42
115.79
125.79
-
1965
126.21
383.18
1,201.62
-
-
-
36.74
85.96
130.76
-
1966
148.11
566.61
1,074.77
-
-
-
36.65
101.05
107.29
-
1967
148.35
622.8
948.91
-
-
-
40.2
107.37
104.21
-
1968
140.76
681.59
1,104.63
-
-
-
41.5
167.72
119.49
-
1969
175.07
741.32
1,174.23
-
-
-
39.36
190.11
127.66
-
1970
202.91
795.38
1,192.71
-
-
-
40.42
173.21
136.84
-
1971
176.96
784.33
1,258.52
-
-
-
51.56
200.96
136.16
-
1972
212.32
1,036.69
1,425.53
9
-
79.57
57.49
167.72
153.65
-
1973
263.26
1,046.35
1,772.92
14
-
66.25
70.92
226.15
148.54
-
1974
225.13
765.14
1,251.27
20
-
79.89
69.05
256.18
158.33
-
1975
235.06
943.23
1,344.44
11.5
-
81.82
59.22
233.57
186.25
-
1976
287.73
1,028.52
1,320.79
-
-
100
67.42
196.79
191.45
-
1977
299.79
1,215.92
1,392.62
-
100
75
79.76
235.13
217.39
-
1978
342.88
1,318.94
1,447.29
21.5
100
126.17
79.09
282.26
242.66
-
1979
401.44
1,142.99
1,300.71
13
660
291.67
84.51
279.51
262.24
-
1980
428.17
1,085.64
1,160.5
-
440
190.88
84.13
259.72
290.24
-
1981
387.02
1,115.23
1,114.08
150
250
192.37
75.11
255.83
306.85
-
1982
445.12
1,209.98
1,063.51
84
250
211.61
81.06
254.42
346.61
894
1983
496.75
1,362.41
1,144.45
213.5
250
199.78
84.48
312.01
347.55
398
1984
680.25
1,314.74
1,131.58
255
166.67
113.96
96.05
340.28
349.85
-
1985
657.77
1,247.58
910.45
240
233.33
143.35
96.36
282.81
374.62
-
1986
735.61
1,539.71
756.99
710
101.75
49.66
114.99
298.25
435.38
-
1987
829.38
1,509.36
874.05
155
82
107.59
130.31
333.33
441.04
-
1988
972.91
1,616.01
791.71
175
193.75
186.21
140.73
360.25
433.46
-
1989
983.7
1,704.39
987.85
252
125
417.93
151
411.54
409.5
-
1990
977.33
1,754.43
902.89
301
-
357.14
182.24
417.69
419.85
-
1991
1,004.81
1,697.73
1,150.92
350
-
499.14
197.89
447.69
424.97
-
1992
1,041.45
1,700.18
1,380.83
350
200
586.84
166.58
491.2
335.51
-
1993
1,126.28
1,772.72
1,600.96
300
200
692.5
176.15
467.39
377.7
-
1994
1,247.22
1,878.59
1,652.79
300
200
700
175.78
560.87
322.75
-
1995
1,211.99
1,886.03
1,731.84
300
200
744.19
202.67
554.55
399.86
-
1996
1,267.8
1,689.37
1,663.17
300
333.33
700
199.34
710.48
427.05
-
1997
1,408.8
1,553.67
1,629.11
300
200
717.78
219.26
909.52
388.19
-
1998
1,607.41
1,596.77
1,652.37
564
166.67
983.33
233.59
947.62
419.22
-
1999
1,509.29
1,481.8
1,776.26
216.5
157.14
841.86
231.03
836.36
393.95
23
2000
1,367.88
1,228.05
2,012.31
172.14
62.9
585
233.57
795.24
449.74
42
2001
1,289.3
1,158.12
2,243.13
149.25
80.46
492.96
254.61
557.97
457.3
20
2002
1,183.45
1,153.71
1,888.69
987.44
83.33
644.8
323.91
629.19
454.36
-
2003
1,235.83
1,187.66
2,054.02
987.44
83.33
755.63
334.97
919.67
477.67
24
2004
1,802.75
1,077.45
2,124.31
982.58
90.91
767.62
364.03
751.06
541.28
11
2005
1,658.25
1,109.73
2,242.32
982.58
90.91
667.06
367.59
683.54
600.08
34
2006
2,012.96
1,066.1
2,087.05
977.76
317.11
834.39
418.92
845.47
586.56
11
2007
2,299.42
973.62
1,943.33
661.94
294.38
940.58
395.61
858.04
523.17
30
2008
2,110.61
857.2
1,721.57
1,219.16
533.53
798.64
404.25
915.71
520.25
34
2009
1,301.98
1,123.8
1,329.92
671.48
95.24
623.05
370.36
382.97
483.08
52
2010
2,166.75
1,065.37
1,401.54
1,336.08
228.4
737.35
477.46
519.32
473.37
32.22
2011
2,183.64
995.71
1,622.09
968.27
441.55
900
583.67
706.08
503.56
333.33
2012
1,916.84
1,138.78
1,505.77
1,566.83
468.61
848.25
600.54
635.33
462.99
525
2013
1,985.87
1,110.33
1,367.84
1,327.29
494.47
1,033.87
632.37
589.84
536.75
341.67
2014
2,291.56
1,238.35
1,431.41
1,383.21
777.15
629.16
722.02
566.53
546.97
337.07
2015
1,896.16
1,292.76
1,786.01
1,039.5
1,204.52
714.93
687.87
623.38
569.46
816.73
2016
1,994.11
1,286.97
1,538.45
311.92
1,050.72
708.5
664.58
590.57
568.04
521.73
2017
2,009.64
1,402.91
1,820.69
348.64
1,147.62
708.5
678.33
632.68
574.18
646
2018
1,952.09
1,572.98
1,776.25
534.51
1,122.22
745.35
550.26
641.84
535.29
515.67
2019
1,346.37
1,494.38
1,677.29
827.61
946.96
631.83
508.89
637.06
504.72
845.07
2020
1,589.85
1,563.35
1,725.89
1,395.89
1,208.14
643.43
601.94
660.55
496.14
542.47
2021
2,146.25
1,637.09
1,445.05
1,395.89
1,208.14
626.8
615.31
595.83
542.57
542.47
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World Bank. (May 10, 2023). Consumption of fertilizer per area of arable land worldwide from 1961 to 2021, by leading country (in kilograms per hectare) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1288229/global-consumption-of-fertilizer-per-area-by-country/
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