Fertiliser use in Uruguay
Farmers in Uruguay used 186.8 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
Uruguay, 2024
186.8
Change from 2023
+12.1%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
46th of 190
Fertiliser use in Uruguay 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 | Uruguay | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 186.8 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 166.7 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 180.3 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 213.2 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 195.2 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 167.5 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 187.3 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 157.2 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 153.2 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 115.7 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 184.5 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 252.2 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 178.1 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 131.6 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 145.8 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 93.9 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 104.4 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 139.5 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 148.7 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 141.1 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 130.4 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 110.8 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 61.1 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 84.4 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 75.8 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 +12.1% from 166.7 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 184.5 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +1.2%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Uruguay has the 46th highest value.
More for Uruguay
All statistics for Uruguay
Cereal yield
5,058 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
87.4%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.54e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
32.0%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
7.45e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
91.1e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT