Fertiliser use in Bangladesh
Farmers in Bangladesh used 398.9 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Bangladesh, 2024
398.9
Change from 2023
+2.8%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
13th of 190
Fertiliser use in Bangladesh 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 | Bangladesh | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 398.9 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 388.0 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 384.9 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 391.6 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 322.5 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 320.6 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 318.5 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 302.1 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 285.5 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 297.3 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 278.0 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 253.2 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 254.2 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 248.9 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 208.0 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 184.3 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 195.0 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 179.6 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 188.5 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 192.9 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 169.5 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 159.1 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 187.1 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 173.1 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 158.1 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 +2.8% from 388.0 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 278.0 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +43.5%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Bangladesh has the 13th highest value.
More for Bangladesh
All statistics for Bangladesh
Cereal yield
5,408 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
72.2%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.59e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
38.6%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.76e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
171.8e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT