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Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land)

Bangladesh · 1961–2024 · Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Latest (2024)398.9kilograms per hectare of arable land
Earliest (1961)2.61
Change since 1961+396.29
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank WDI (AG.CON.FERT.ZS)
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What you should know

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.

Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank WDI (AG.CON.FERT.ZS)
Data updated
October 29, 2026 · refreshed monthly
Date range
1961–2024 (64 data points)
Unit
kilograms per hectare of arable land
World Bank code
AG.CON.FERT.ZS
Licence
CC BY 4.0

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FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank WDI (AG.CON.FERT.ZS). Processed by DEEPLAB, https://de3plab.org/data-fertilizer-use (data updated October 29, 2026).

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Yearkilograms per hectare of arable land
2024398.9
2023388.02
2022384.91
2021391.59
2020322.49
2019320.57
2018318.49
2017302.06
2016285.51
2015297.26
2014277.97
2013253.18
2012254.21
2011248.86
2010208.02
2009184.29
2008195.02
2007179.59
2006188.46
2005192.9
2004169.49
2003159.1
2002187.09
2001173.12
2000158.11
1999161.89
1998138.46
1997132.21
1996147.24
1995142.19
1994124.81
1993111.17
1992116.01
1991107.02
199098.73
198994.94
198881.42
198776.43
198667.3
198559.08
198463.34
198359.79
198250.67
198143.92
198045.68
197944.68
197839.04
197737.34
197626.63
197523.56
197414.14
197319.93
197219.94
197112.92
197016.2
196914.72
196812.23
196710.86
19668.62
19656.18
19645.21
19635.69
19623.14
19612.61