Fertiliser use in Brazil
Farmers in Brazil used 397.1 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Brazil, 2024
397.1
Change from 2023
+15.4%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Median of G20 countries, 2024
137.7 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
14th of 190
Fertiliser use in Brazil 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 | Brazil | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 397.1 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 344.1 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 363.0 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 386.6 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 365.7 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 297.0 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 294.0 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 275.9 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 240.2 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 235.0 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 285.1 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 265.6 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 230.1 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 251.4 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 202.8 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 148.5 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 214.7 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 233.1 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 184.6 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 174.3 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 229.8 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 188.8 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 164.9 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 148.6 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 144.5 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 +15.4% from 344.1 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 285.1 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +39.3%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Brazil has the 14th highest value.
More for Brazil
All statistics for Brazil
Cereal yield
5,003 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
28.4%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.89e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
21.1%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
11.85e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
98.9e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT