Nitrogen fertiliser use in Brazil

Farmers in Brazil used 98.9 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland Unit: Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Brazil, 2024 98.9e (Estimate) Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 +9.1% 2023: 90.7 kg/ha
World, 2024 71.3 kg/hae (Estimate) Official aggregate
Median of G20 countries, 2024 75.6 kg/ha Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2024 26th of 192 See the full ranking

Nitrogen fertiliser use in Brazil over time

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Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland (kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland), 2000 to 2024
Period BrazilWorld
2024 98.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 90.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 96.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 95.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 83.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 69.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 65.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 64.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 51.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 50.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 65.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 58.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 50.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 55.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 45.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 35.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 41.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 45.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 34.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 33.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 40.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 35.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 31.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 26.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 27.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)

Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +9.1% from 90.7 kg/ha in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 65.0 kg/ha, the figure has changed by +52.2%.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Brazil has the 26th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.3 kg/ha.

Source and dates

Original producer
FAOSTAT
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code
RFN · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Item Code=3102 Element Code=5159
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Brazil
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0