Nitrogen fertiliser use in Malaysia

Farmers in Malaysia used 55.9 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024.

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”.
Malaysia, 2024 55.9e (Estimate) Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 +11.3% 2023: 50.2 kg/ha
World, 2024 71.3 kg/hae (Estimate) Official aggregate
Position in 2024 74th of 192 See the full ranking

Nitrogen fertiliser use in Malaysia over time

View
Places
2 selected
Malaysia World ×

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 MalaysiaWorld
2024 55.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 50.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 44.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 57.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 40.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 33.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 46.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 57.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 63.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 65.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 75.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 71.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 92.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 91.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 89.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 64.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 96.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 89.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 87.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 89.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 82.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 71.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 57.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 47.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 49.9 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 +11.3% from 50.2 kg/ha in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 75.0 kg/ha, the figure has changed by −25.4%.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Malaysia has the 74th 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 Malaysia
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