Fertiliser use in United States
Farmers in United States used 127.8 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
United States, 2024
127.8
Change from 2023
0%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
151.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
75th of 190
Fertiliser use in United States 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 States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 127.8 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 127.8 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 127.8 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 130.6 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 134.6 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 130.1 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 130.3 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 128.0 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 128.0 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 129.2 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 128.1 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 135.7 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 135.0 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 130.3 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 124.7 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 119.0 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 100.0 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 120.4 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 126.6 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 115.9 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 119.2 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 124.2 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 111.9 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 110.1 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 108.7 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 0% from 127.8 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 128.1 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −0.2%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, United States has the 75th highest value.
More for United States
All statistics for United States
Cereal yield
8,414 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
46.1%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$2.86e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
4.5%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
2.78e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
59.1e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT