Fertiliser use in Zambia
Farmers in Zambia used 78.9 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
Zambia, 2024
78.9
Change from 2023
+2.1%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
100th of 190
Fertiliser use in Zambia 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 | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 78.9 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 77.3 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 64.6 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 63.9 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 79.8 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 67.6 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 52.5 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 72.1 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 65.7 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 57.4 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 51.8 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 49.0 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 37.6 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 46.1 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 29.2 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 25.8 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 38.7 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 32.3 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 25.7 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 28.0 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 29.9 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 26.2 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 26.1 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 13.4 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 11.0 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 +2.1% from 77.3 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 51.8 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +52.3%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Zambia has the 100th highest value.
More for Zambia
All statistics for Zambia
Cereal yield
2,318 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
32.1%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.18e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
86.2%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
1.09e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
53.8e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT