Fertiliser use in Laos
Farmers in Laos used 115.4 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1963.
Laos, 2024
115.4
Change from 2023
+41.1%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
85th of 190
Fertiliser use in Laos 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 | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 115.4 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 81.8 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 58.1 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 72.1 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 72.1 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 68.7 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 48.2 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 36.9 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 32.6 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 43.8 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 34.0 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 25.1 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 29.4 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 18.0 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 11.6 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 11.5 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 7.3 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 8.3 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 7.3 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 7.4 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 6.0 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 3.6 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 10.7 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 12.7 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 6.5 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 +41.1% from 81.8 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 34.0 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +239.5%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Laos has the 85th highest value.
More for Laos
All statistics for Laos
Cereal yield
4,196 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
9.5%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.23e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
49.7%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.12e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
64.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT