Nitrogen fertiliser use in Philippines

Farmers in Philippines used 58.1 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2016.

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”.
Philippines, 2024 58.1e (Estimate) Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 −0.4% 2023: 58.4 kg/ha
World, 2024 71.3 kg/hae (Estimate) Official aggregate
Position in 2024 69th of 192 See the full ranking

Nitrogen fertiliser use in Philippines 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 PhilippinesWorld
2024 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 58.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 71.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 64.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 67.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 63.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 58.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 68.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 56.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 47.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 54.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 48.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 43.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 48.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 56.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 40.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 38.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 50.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 47.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 55.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 63.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 59.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 46.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 53.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 51.3 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 −0.4% from 58.4 kg/ha in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 54.3 kg/ha, the figure has changed by +7.0%.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Philippines has the 69th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.3 kg/ha.

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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 Philippines
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