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Fertiliser use in Denmark

Farmers in Denmark used 117.2 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.

Measure: Fertiliser use per hectare of arable land Unit: Kilograms per hectare of arable land Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Denmark, 2024 117.2 Kilograms per hectare of arable land
Change from 2023 +3.2% 2023: 113.6 kg per hectare
European Union, 2023 126.4 kg per hectare Official aggregate Not the same period as Denmark (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 137.7 kg per hectare Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 83rd of 190 See the full ranking

Fertiliser use in Denmark 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.

Fertiliser use per hectare of arable land (kilograms per hectare of arable land), 2000 to 2024
Period Denmark
2024 117.2 kg per hectare
2023 113.6 kg per hectare
2022 120.9 kg per hectare
2021 139.4 kg per hectare
2020 151.3 kg per hectare
2019 136.1 kg per hectare
2018 134.8 kg per hectare
2017 163.2 kg per hectare
2016 139.1 kg per hectare
2015 136.9 kg per hectare
2014 123.6 kg per hectare
2013 116.6 kg per hectare
2012 107.1 kg per hectare
2011 112.8 kg per hectare
2010 113.7 kg per hectare
2009 102.9 kg per hectare
2008 147.7 kg per hectare
2007 142.4 kg per hectare
2006 138.6 kg per hectare
2005 137.1 kg per hectare
2004 144.8 kg per hectare
2003 138.2 kg per hectare
2002 128.9 kg per hectare
2001 134.7 kg per hectare
2000 153.0 kg per hectare

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • That is a change of +3.2% from 113.6 kg per hectare in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 123.6 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −5.1%.
  • Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 83rd highest value.

More for Denmark

All statistics for Denmark
Cereal yield 6,096 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 65.1% 2024 · World Bank Area under organic farming 11.1% 2024 · Eurostat Cost of a healthy diet Int$3.47e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 1.3%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 1.42e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT

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Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.CON.FERT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Denmark
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)