Nitrogen fertiliser use in Kuwait

Farmers in Kuwait used 315.8 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland Unit: Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Kuwait, 2024 315.8e (Estimate) Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 +82.4% 2023: 173.1 kg/ha
World, 2024 71.3 kg/hae (Estimate) Official aggregate
Position in 2024 3rd of 192 See the full ranking

Nitrogen fertiliser use in Kuwait over time

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Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland (kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland), 2000 to 2024
Period KuwaitWorld
2024 315.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 173.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 154.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 227.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 227.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 132.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 178.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 168.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 171.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 223.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 205.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 170.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 93.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 60.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 61.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 61.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 62.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 62.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 63.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 64.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 64.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 65.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 66.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 69.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 52.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)

Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +82.4% from 173.1 kg/ha in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 205.0 kg/ha, the figure has changed by +54.1%.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Kuwait has the 3rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.3 kg/ha.

Source and dates

Original producer
FAOSTAT
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code
RFN · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Item Code=3102 Element Code=5159
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Kuwait
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0