Fertiliser use in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Farmers in Democratic Republic of the Congo used 2.5 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2024
2.5
Change from 2023
−2.7%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
181st of 190
Fertiliser use in Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.5 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 2.6 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 1.9 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 1.9 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 1.9 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 2.3 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 1.8 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 1.5 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 1.3 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 1.8 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 1.5 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 0.8 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 0.4 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 0.6 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 0.6 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 0.8 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 0.9 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 0.6 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 0.4 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 0.1 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 0.2 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 0.3 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | – | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 0.3 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 0.1 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 −2.7% from 2.6 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.5 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +66.4%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Democratic Republic of the Congo has the 181st highest value.
More for Democratic Republic of the Congo
All statistics for Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cereal yield
872 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
16.2%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$2.66e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
90.1%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.12e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
1.7e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT