Fertiliser use in United Kingdom
Farmers in United Kingdom used 193.7 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
United Kingdom, 2024
193.7
Change from 2023
+1.2%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
151.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
41st of 190
Fertiliser use in United Kingdom 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 193.7 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 191.4 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 193.5 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 241.4 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 233.2 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 245.0 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 245.6 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 248.6 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 247.8 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 252.4 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 247.9 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 233.0 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 232.9 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 246.9 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 243.0 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 212.4 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 256.6 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 254.6 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 256.5 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 291.8 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 305.6 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 316.0 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 323.4 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 330.9 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 300.2 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 +1.2% from 191.4 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 247.9 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −21.9%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, United Kingdom has the 41st highest value.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Cereal yield
6,558 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
69.2%
2024 · World Bank
Area under organic farming
2.6%
2019 · Eurostat
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$2.75e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
2.9%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
2.75e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT