Fertiliser use in Australia
Farmers in Australia used 151.2 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Australia, 2024
151.2
Change from 2023
+48.1%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
151.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
64th of 190
Fertiliser use in Australia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Australia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 151.2 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 102.1 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 106.8 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 120.6 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 103.4 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 84.5 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 85.9 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 89.3 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 89.1 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 79.5 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 79.6 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 72.8 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 69.4 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 68.1 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 77.0 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 60.9 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 78.1 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 89.3 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 85.6 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 83.9 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 94.4 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 93.5 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 95.4 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 102.1 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 97.3 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +48.1% from 102.1 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 79.6 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +89.9%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Australia has the 64th highest value.
More for Australia
All statistics for Australia
Cereal yield
2,690 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
47.3%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.33e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
3.2%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.92e (Estimate) kg/ha
2017 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
78.3e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT