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Fertilizer consumption

AG.CON.FERT.ZS ยท kg/ha

Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, South Sudan, Sudan, Serbia. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.

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Latest known value: 114.11 kg/ha for Italy in 2023, over a series running from 1961 to 2023 and 8 countries compared, from the highest (China, 394.02 kg/ha) to the lowest (South Sudan, 0.19 kg/ha).

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Annual values by country
ItalySpainNetherlandsUnited StatesChinaSouth SudanSudanSerbia
2023114.11 kg/ha115.14 kg/ha238.02 kg/ha127.8 kg/ha394.02 kg/ha0.19 kg/ha7.1 kg/ha137.8 kg/ha
2022113.92 kg/ha110.6 kg/ha240.27 kg/ha127.8 kg/ha395.14 kg/ha0.09 kg/ha7.1 kg/ha141.39 kg/ha
2021112.8 kg/ha157.99 kg/ha273.26 kg/ha130.59 kg/ha406.23 kg/ha0.1 kg/ha7.1 kg/ha74.99 kg/ha
2020129.28 kg/ha167.14 kg/ha276.61 kg/ha134.6 kg/ha414.49 kg/ha0.08 kg/ha13.85 kg/ha160.31 kg/ha
2019128.01 kg/ha157.48 kg/ha273.8 kg/ha130.09 kg/ha427.75 kg/ha0.09 kg/ha6.47 kg/ha87.1 kg/ha
2018129.84 kg/ha157.7 kg/ha274.27 kg/ha130.34 kg/ha442.55 kg/ha0.1 kg/ha7.1 kg/ha72.91 kg/ha
2017130.44 kg/ha155.5 kg/ha290.56 kg/ha127.97 kg/ha460.46 kg/ha0.03 kg/ha8.34 kg/ha120.9 kg/ha
2016131.5 kg/ha143.97 kg/ha291.69 kg/ha128.04 kg/ha480.06 kg/ha0.03 kg/ha9.38 kg/ha139.68 kg/ha
2015134.13 kg/ha151.5 kg/ha266.81 kg/ha129.18 kg/ha465.61 kg/ha0.02 kg/ha4.47 kg/ha107.41 kg/ha
2014126.56 kg/ha151.36 kg/ha247.85 kg/ha128.09 kg/ha477.58 kg/ha0.01 kg/ha4.2 kg/ha121.35 kg/ha
2013129.3 kg/ha143.6 kg/ha231.13 kg/ha135.67 kg/ha458.52 kg/ha0 kg/ha2.61 kg/ha185.48 kg/ha
2012122.51 kg/ha122.58 kg/ha289.81 kg/ha134.99 kg/ha457.33 kg/ha0 kg/ha3.33 kg/ha206.94 kg/ha
2011134.32 kg/ha122.62 kg/ha246.81 kg/ha130.28 kg/ha444.65 kg/ha144.35 kg/ha
2010122.75 kg/ha130.68 kg/ha293.33 kg/ha124.74 kg/ha425.24 kg/ha127.86 kg/ha
2009120.11 kg/ha96.93 kg/ha238.17 kg/ha118.96 kg/ha383.97 kg/ha169.72 kg/ha
2008143.48 kg/ha106.54 kg/ha267.71 kg/ha99.97 kg/ha372.66 kg/ha135.63 kg/ha
2007190.23 kg/ha157.72 kg/ha302.14 kg/ha120.38 kg/ha385.31 kg/ha186.87 kg/ha
2006177.03 kg/ha142.33 kg/ha353.15 kg/ha126.58 kg/ha374.77 kg/ha144.45 kg/ha
2005171.75 kg/ha142.14 kg/ha337.81 kg/ha115.91 kg/ha375.1 kg/ha
2004181.42 kg/ha165.4 kg/ha357.31 kg/ha119.23 kg/ha352.26 kg/ha

World Bank definition

Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land)

Fertilizer consumption measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

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