Data for 1976

Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 1976

Name: Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 1976
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1976, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 1976 covers 143 countries. Singapore is highest, at 1,500.000; Cambodia is lowest, at 0.053. The middle country reads 45.932. Against 1975, 137 values changed (87 up, 50 down), 3 countries joined, 2 left.

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Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare · Data for 1976

HighestSingapore

1,500.000

LowestCambodia

0.053

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

143countries
1measure
1976the year it describes
143distinct 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, 1976, 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, 1976: 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	1,320.788
3	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	1,300.000
4	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1,156.667
5	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1,028.521
6	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	780.901
7	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	742.857
8	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	700.000
9	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	640.000
10	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	430.976
11	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	423.898
12	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	412.179
13	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	312.264
14	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	300.000
15	France`FRA`Western Europe	298.021
16	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	287.734
17	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	280.958
18	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	279.809
19	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	271.720
20	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	250.227
21	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	250.000
22	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	245.220
23	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	244.427
24	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	242.916
25	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	229.000
26	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	227.428
27	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	225.535
28	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	222.571
29	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	215.149
30	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	214.770
31	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	196.792
32	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	191.452
33	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	180.000
34	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	177.389
35	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	171.323
36	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	170.260
37	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	166.968
38	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	157.500
39	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	153.204
40	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	150.000
41	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	144.035
42	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	138.961
43	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	125.217
44	Suriname`SUR`South America	121.886
45	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	117.476
46	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	117.254
47	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	114.338
48	Guyana`GUY`South America	109.997
49	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	108.290
50	United States`USA`Northern America	105.195
51	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	103.016
52	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	101.597
53	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	100.000
54	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	98.621
55	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	78.958
56	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	78.778
57	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	72.512
58	Brazil`BRA`South America	69.137
59	Colombia`COL`South America	67.419
60	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	67.369
61	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	66.320
62	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	66.103
63	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	65.031
64	Mexico`MEX`Central America	63.163
65	Venezuela`VEN`South America	55.287
66	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	53.740
67	Panama`PAN`Central America	52.425
68	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	50.000
69	Ecuador`ECU`South America	48.443
70	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	47.421
71	Uruguay`URY`South America	47.315
72	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	45.932
73	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	45.183
74	Peru`PER`South America	38.413
75	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	34.857
76	Canada`CAN`Northern America	34.090
77	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	29.278
78	Chile`CHL`South America	28.059
79	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	27.191
80	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	26.631
81	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	25.537
82	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	24.943
83	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	24.583
84	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	23.407
85	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	22.274
86	Belize`BLZ`Central America	21.429
87	India`IND`Southern Asia	21.084
88	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	20.726
89	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	20.272
90	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	20.152
91	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	18.696
92	Honduras`HND`Central America	17.663
93	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	16.085
94	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	15.636
95	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	15.603
96	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	14.870
97	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	14.183
98	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	13.449
99	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	11.996
100	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	11.389
101	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	10.123
102	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	8.431
103	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	7.368
104	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	6.732
105	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	5.850
106	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	5.592
107	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	5.376
108	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	4.988
109	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	4.944
110	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	4.389
111	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	4.233
112	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	4.000
113	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	3.902
114	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	3.853
115	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	3.662
116	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	3.345
117	Argentina`ARG`South America	3.147
118	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	3.052
119	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	2.965
120	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	2.632
121	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	2.617
122	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	2.564
123	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	2.330
124	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	2.239
125	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	1.925
126	Bolivia`BOL`South America	1.605
127	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	1.600
128	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	1.576
129	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	1.429
130	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.874
131	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.862
132	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.833
133	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.784
134	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.724
135	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.667
136	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.568
137	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.474
138	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.446
139	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.407
140	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.390
141	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.132
142	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.118
143	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.053

02In 1976

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore1,500.000
2New Zealand1,320.788
3Djibouti1,300.000
4Bermuda1,156.667
5Ireland1,028.521

Lowest

143Cambodia0.053
142Niger0.118
141Laos0.132
140Haiti0.390
139Uganda0.407

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 45.932. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031975 → 1976

Since 1975

What changed between 1975 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −2countries joined / left
137values changed, of 140 in both
87 · 50rose · fell
3unchanged

Rose most

Ireland943.233 → 1,028.521+85.288
Lebanon55.556 → 138.961+83.405
French Polynesia150.000 → 229.000+79.000
Japan364.267 → 423.898+59.631
Bahamas163.000 → 222.571+59.571

Fell most

Saint Lucia820.000 → 640.000−180.000
South Korea419.941 → 312.264−107.677
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines800.000 → 700.000−100.000
Saint Kitts and Nevis337.500 → 250.000−87.500
New Caledonia89.429 → 34.857−54.571

+ Bermuda

+ Djibouti

+ Dominica

− Bahrain

− Somalia

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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Nothing missing
Every one of the 143 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1976). Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 1976 [data set], describing 1976. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fertilizer-use/1976

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