Countries That Use the Most Fertilizer 2023
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Malaysia leads in Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land) with 2,926.40 in 2023.
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Average Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land) in 2023: 710 · median: 407.
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Gap in 2023: Malaysia is 9.7× larger than Oman.
About This Dataset
Countries That Use the Most Fertilizer 2023
The 20 countries and territories that apply the most fertilizer per hectare of arable land in 2023, in kilograms. Malaysia leads at 2,926.4 kg per hectare, ahead of Kuwait at 2,008.5 and New Zealand at 1,291.1. Data covers 187 countries and territories.
Analysis
The median country applies 89.6 kg per hectare, so use in Malaysia is around 33 times heavier. Very high figures usually come from countries with a small arable area and intensive plantation or horticulture farming, where a modest tonnage is divided across few hectares.
Data Insights
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Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2023 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land)
- Last updated
- 31 August 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.
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