Fertiliser use in Austria
Farmers in Austria used 117.1 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
Austria, 2024
117.1
Change from 2023
+10.0%
European Union, 2023
126.4 kg per hectare
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
137.7 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
84th of 190
Fertiliser use in Austria over time
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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 | Austria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 117.1 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 106.4 kg per hectare | 126.4 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 97.4 kg per hectare | 127.2 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 128.3 kg per hectare | 150.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 138.0 kg per hectare | 157.2 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 118.5 kg per hectare | 153.2 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 133.1 kg per hectare | 155.4 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 141.0 kg per hectare | 159.2 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 137.8 kg per hectare | 154.2 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 148.7 kg per hectare | 153.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 130.9 kg per hectare | 150.8 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 130.9 kg per hectare | 149.9 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 115.4 kg per hectare | 142.9 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 132.7 kg per hectare | 138.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 99.8 kg per hectare | 142.4 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 86.6 kg per hectare | 121.2 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 167.2 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 136.0 kg per hectare | 167.6 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 130.3 kg per hectare | 153.1 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 131.7 kg per hectare | 154.5 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 137.5 kg per hectare | 160.5 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 137.4 kg per hectare | 165.4 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 162.3 kg per hectare | 157.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 157.3 kg per hectare | 158.0 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 161.1 kg per hectare | 157.6 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +10.0% from 106.4 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 130.9 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −10.5%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Austria has the 84th highest value.
More for Austria
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6,722 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
31.1%
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Area under organic farming
25.7%
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.28e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
2.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
3.78e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT