Fertiliser use in New Zealand
Farmers in New Zealand used 1,341.4 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
New Zealand, 2024
1,341.4
Change from 2023
+4.0%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
151.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
5th of 190
Fertiliser use in New Zealand 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 | New Zealand | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,341.4 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 1,289.2 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 1,594.0 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 1,446.7 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 1,725.9 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 1,677.3 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 1,776.2 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 1,820.7 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 1,538.4 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 1,786.0 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 1,431.4 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 1,367.8 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 1,505.8 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 1,622.1 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 1,401.5 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 1,329.9 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 1,721.6 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 1,943.3 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 2,087.1 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 2,242.3 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 2,124.3 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 2,054.0 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 1,888.7 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 2,237.6 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 2,012.3 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 +4.0% from 1,289.2 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1,431.4 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −6.3%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, New Zealand has the 5th highest value.
More for New Zealand
All statistics for New Zealand
Cereal yield
9,102 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
36.8%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.71e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
8.87e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
52.0e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
4.0%
2023 · World Bank