Fertiliser use in Republic of the Congo
Farmers in Republic of the Congo used 19.1 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Republic of the Congo, 2024
19.1
Change from 2023
+85.0%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
147th of 190
Fertiliser use in Republic of the Congo 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 | Republic of the Congo | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.1 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 10.3 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 11.7 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 9.7 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 10.0 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 4.3 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 4.2 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 2.3 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 2.2 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 4.1 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 1.9 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 2.9 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 2.2 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 1.3 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 0.5 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 4.6 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 0.7 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 0.4 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 0.1 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 0.1 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 2.7 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | – | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | – | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 9.4 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 10.2 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 +85.0% from 10.3 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.9 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +914.9%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Republic of the Congo has the 147th highest value.
More for Republic of the Congo
All statistics for Republic of the Congo
Cereal yield
874 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
31.2%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.48e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
77.3%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
2.69e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
5.2e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT