Nitrogen fertiliser use in Micronesia

Farmers in Micronesia used 3.3 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2012.

Measure: Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland Unit: Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland Data: 2002 to 2024 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Micronesia, 2024 3.3e (Estimate) Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 +99.4% 2023: 1.7 kg/ha
World, 2024 71.3 kg/hae (Estimate) Official aggregate
Position in 2024 163rd of 192 See the full ranking

Nitrogen fertiliser use in Micronesia 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 MicronesiaWorld
2024 3.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 1.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 0.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 0.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 0.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 0.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 1.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 0.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 0.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 0.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 0.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 1.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 3.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 3.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 1.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 5.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 0.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 1.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 10.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 4.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 0.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 9.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 4.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 – 54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 – 54.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)

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

In short

  • That is a change of +99.4% from 1.7 kg/ha in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 0.4 kg/ha, the figure has changed by +732.5%.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Micronesia has the 163rd 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
2002 to 2024 for Micronesia
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