Nitrogen fertiliser use in Rwanda

Farmers in Rwanda used 9.0 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024.

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”.
Rwanda, 2024 9.0e (Estimate) Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 −0.7% 2023: 9.1 kg/ha
World, 2024 71.3 kg/hae (Estimate) Official aggregate
Position in 2024 140th of 192 See the full ranking

Nitrogen fertiliser use in Rwanda 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 RwandaWorld
2024 9.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 9.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 8.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 5.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 7.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 6.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 4.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 4.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 2.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 5.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 4.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 3.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 1.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 0.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 0.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 0.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 1.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 1.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 0.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 0.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 0.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 0.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 0.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 0.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 0.1 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 −0.7% from 9.1 kg/ha in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 4.0 kg/ha, the figure has changed by +126.3%.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Rwanda has the 140th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.3 kg/ha.

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 Rwanda
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