Fertiliser use in Ethiopia
Farmers in Ethiopia used 45.4 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1993.
Ethiopia, 2024
45.4
Change from 2023
+0.1%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
123rd of 190
Fertiliser use in Ethiopia 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 | Ethiopia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45.4 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 45.3 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 37.8 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 41.8 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 39.9 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 26.3 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 16.5 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 34.5 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 33.8 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 28.1 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 25.4 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 18.3 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 30.6 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 20.8 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 21.8 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 17.7 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 17.2 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 16.0 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 11.1 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 10.9 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 10.3 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 5.7 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 17.0 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 13.8 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 16.0 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 +0.1% from 45.3 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 25.4 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +78.9%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Ethiopia has the 123rd highest value.
More for Ethiopia
All statistics for Ethiopia
Cereal yield
2,632 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
34.3%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.75e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
67.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.22e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
29.7e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT