Data for 1975

Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 1975

Name: Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 1975
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1975, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 1975 covers 142 countries. Singapore is highest, at 1,500.000; Cambodia is lowest, at 0.054. The middle country reads 30.580. Against 1974, 137 values changed (67 up, 70 down), 3 countries joined.

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Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare · Data for 1975

HighestSingapore

1,500.000

LowestCambodia

0.054

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

142countries
1measure
1975the year it describes
142distinct values16 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 1975, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 1975: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1,500.000
2	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1,344.438
3	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	943.233
4	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	820.000
5	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	800.000
6	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	784.111
7	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	419.941
8	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	409.636
9	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	388.723
10	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	364.267
11	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	337.500
12	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	296.075
13	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	290.633
14	France`FRA`Western Europe	270.369
15	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	264.959
16	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	262.500
17	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	248.383
18	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	243.859
19	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	241.151
20	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	235.059
21	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	233.569
22	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	223.317
23	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	221.994
24	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	210.773
25	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	207.123
26	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	197.182
27	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	192.418
28	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	186.247
29	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	180.000
30	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	174.866
31	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	171.612
32	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	163.000
33	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	159.671
34	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	159.130
35	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	156.000
36	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	150.000
37	Guyana`GUY`South America	133.791
38	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	126.207
39	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	126.040
40	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	122.842
41	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	115.296
42	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	111.012
43	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	107.877
44	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	100.000
45	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	99.959
46	United States`USA`Northern America	95.649
47	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	89.429
48	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	88.606
49	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	83.382
50	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	81.818
51	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	81.376
52	Suriname`SUR`South America	80.000
53	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	79.781
54	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	70.642
55	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	62.873
56	Mexico`MEX`Central America	60.607
57	Colombia`COL`South America	59.221
58	Panama`PAN`Central America	58.834
59	Brazil`BRA`South America	58.474
60	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	57.895
61	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	56.287
62	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	55.556
63	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	55.320
64	Belize`BLZ`Central America	50.000
65	Venezuela`VEN`South America	48.326
66	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	47.009
67	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	46.784
68	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	41.667
69	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	35.778
70	Canada`CAN`Northern America	33.483
71	Peru`PER`South America	31.609
72	Uruguay`URY`South America	29.551
73	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	29.330
74	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	23.557
75	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	23.500
76	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	22.734
77	Chile`CHL`South America	21.811
78	India`IND`Southern Asia	21.588
79	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	21.197
80	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	20.771
81	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	20.632
82	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	19.931
83	Ecuador`ECU`South America	19.026
84	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	18.522
85	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	18.222
86	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	18.208
87	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	17.982
88	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	17.969
89	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	15.360
90	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	14.243
91	Honduras`HND`Central America	14.154
92	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	13.941
93	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	13.611
94	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	13.268
95	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	12.091
96	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	11.709
97	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	11.500
98	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	7.511
99	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	6.866
100	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	6.412
101	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	5.990
102	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	5.985
103	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	5.757
104	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	5.741
105	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	5.585
106	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	4.604
107	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	4.600
108	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	4.448
109	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	4.364
110	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	4.239
111	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	4.232
112	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	4.032
113	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	3.792
114	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	3.704
115	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	2.734
116	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	2.632
117	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	2.590
118	Argentina`ARG`South America	2.438
119	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	2.252
120	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	2.110
121	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	2.056
122	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	1.969
123	Bolivia`BOL`South America	1.826
124	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	1.762
125	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	1.724
126	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	1.637
127	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	1.414
128	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	1.273
129	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	1.210
130	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	1.176
131	Paraguay`PRY`South America	1.092
132	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.934
133	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.870
134	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.803
135	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.714
136	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.547
137	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.420
138	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.408
139	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.400
140	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.133
141	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.065
142	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.054

02In 1975

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore1,500.000
2New Zealand1,344.438
3Ireland943.233
4Saint Lucia820.000
5Saint Vincent and the Grenadines800.000

Lowest

142Cambodia0.054
141Niger0.065
140Laos0.133
139Burkina Faso0.400
138Rwanda0.408

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 30.580. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031974 → 1975

Since 1974

What changed between 1974 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −0countries joined / left
137values changed, of 139 in both
67 · 70rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Ireland765.143 → 943.233+178.089
New Zealand1,251.268 → 1,344.438+93.170
French Polynesia75.000 → 150.000+75.000
Cyprus57.627 → 126.040+68.412
United States Virgin Islands140.000 → 180.000+40.000

Fell most

Saint Lucia1,094.340 → 820.000−274.340
Barbados406.250 → 262.500−143.750
Saint Kitts and Nevis462.500 → 337.500−125.000
Lebanon176.878 → 55.556−121.322
Suriname141.571 → 80.000−61.571

+ New Caledonia

+ Qatar

+ Samoa

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1975.
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FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 142 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1975). Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 1975 [data set], describing 1975. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fertilizer-use/1975

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