Fertiliser use in Mozambique
Farmers in Mozambique used 14.4 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Mozambique, 2024
14.4
Change from 2023
+39.1%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
153rd of 190
Fertiliser use in Mozambique 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 | Mozambique | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.4 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 10.3 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 5.5 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 8.6 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 8.0 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 7.8 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 4.9 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 3.8 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 3.5 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 3.5 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 5.9 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 4.7 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 4.5 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 6.0 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 6.8 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 3.3 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 9.4 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 2.1 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 3.6 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 1.1 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 1.7 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 0.6 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 4.5 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 4.3 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 2.5 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 +39.1% from 10.3 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5.9 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +143.5%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Mozambique has the 153rd highest value.
More for Mozambique
All statistics for Mozambique
Cereal yield
776 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
56.1%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.49e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
91.3%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.38e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
11.4e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT