Name: Fertiliser use in South Africa
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by

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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.

Fertiliser use per hectare of arable land (kilograms per hectare of arable land), 2000 to 2024
Period	South Africa	World
2024	120.3 kg per hectare	–
2023	100.3 kg per hectare	136.5 kg per hectare
2022	101.4 kg per hectare	134.9 kg per hectare
2021	115.2 kg per hectare	142.6 kg per hectare
2020	102.5 kg per hectare	144.6 kg per hectare
2019	91.8 kg per hectare	135.5 kg per hectare
2018	90.1 kg per hectare	136.9 kg per hectare
2017	72.8 kg per hectare	138.0 kg per hectare
2016	57.3 kg per hectare	135.1 kg per hectare
2015	62.7 kg per hectare	132.9 kg per hectare
2014	66.5 kg per hectare	136.1 kg per hectare
2013	67.5 kg per hectare	133.2 kg per hectare
2012	61.6 kg per hectare	130.8 kg per hectare
2011	60.3 kg per hectare	133.5 kg per hectare
2010	53.8 kg per hectare	128.9 kg per hectare
2009	55.8 kg per hectare	117.6 kg per hectare
2008	56.3 kg per hectare	116.6 kg per hectare
2007	61.0 kg per hectare	124.3 kg per hectare
2006	62.3 kg per hectare	118.8 kg per hectare
2005	47.3 kg per hectare	115.3 kg per hectare
2004	60.3 kg per hectare	114.9 kg per hectare
2003	55.2 kg per hectare	109.6 kg per hectare
2002	61.2 kg per hectare	106.4 kg per hectare
2001	55.7 kg per hectare	103.1 kg per hectare
2000	53.6 kg per hectare	101.1 kg per hectare

A dash means no value was published for that period.

Fertiliser use in South Africa

Fertiliser use in South Africa over time

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