Fertiliser use in Eritrea
Farmers in Eritrea used 2.4 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
Eritrea, 2024
2.4
Change from 2023
+27.6%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
182nd of 190
Fertiliser use in Eritrea 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 | Eritrea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.4 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 1.9 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 3.9 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 3.0 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 5.1 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 6.0 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 6.8 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 2.6 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 2.8 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 1.5 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 1.5 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 1.2 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 1.0 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 0.8 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 0.4 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 2.8 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | – | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 3.5 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 0.0 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 2.3 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 0.0 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 1.6 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 6.2 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 9.7 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 19.5 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 +27.6% from 1.9 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.5 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +64.1%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Eritrea has the 182nd highest value.
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