Fertiliser use in Paraguay
Farmers in Paraguay used 148.2 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Paraguay, 2024
148.2
Change from 2023
+7.6%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
65th of 190
Fertiliser use in Paraguay 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 | Paraguay | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 148.2 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 137.7 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 96.7 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 147.1 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 131.4 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 122.5 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 131.2 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 127.1 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 125.6 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 112.5 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 123.1 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 107.6 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 92.1 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 106.9 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 87.8 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 66.1 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 74.7 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 93.6 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 72.2 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 65.3 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 77.9 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 65.8 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 47.7 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 21.4 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 21.6 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 +7.6% from 137.7 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 123.1 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +20.3%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Paraguay has the 65th highest value.
More for Paraguay
All statistics for Paraguay
Cereal yield
3,617 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
54.1%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$5.31e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
22.3%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
20.59e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
34.6e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT