Data for 1982

Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 1982

Name: Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 1982
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1982, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 1982 covers 144 countries. Singapore is highest, at 2,350.000; Niger is lowest, at 0.286. The middle country reads 57.910. Against 1981, 136 values changed (67 up, 69 down), 3 countries joined, 3 left.

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Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare · Data for 1982

HighestSingapore

2,350.000

LowestNiger

0.286

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

144countries
1measure
1982the year it describes
143distinct values15 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, 1982, 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, 1982: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2,350.000
2	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1,209.977
3	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1,063.509
4	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	975.000
5	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	894.000
6	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	746.480
7	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	670.000
8	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	499.500
9	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	445.119
10	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	437.336
11	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	409.007
12	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	403.250
13	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	396.957
14	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	375.000
15	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	368.147
16	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	346.610
17	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	324.070
18	France`FRA`Western Europe	315.620
19	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	304.496
20	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	303.819
21	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	302.167
22	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	300.000
23	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	299.707
24	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	264.694
25	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	256.250
26	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	254.417
27	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	252.877
28	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	250.000
29	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	248.158
30	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	233.654
31	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	231.767
32	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	228.358
33	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	226.785
34	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	220.000
35	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	219.056
36	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	211.836
37	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	211.611
38	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	201.708
39	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	182.325
40	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	181.701
41	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	179.966
42	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	169.605
43	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	167.800
44	Suriname`SUR`South America	167.391
45	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	162.712
46	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	161.214
47	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	157.143
48	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	138.000
49	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	136.250
50	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	126.667
51	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	125.530
52	Guyana`GUY`South America	108.401
53	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	106.954
54	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	105.684
55	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	102.222
56	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	100.000
57	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	96.128
58	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	95.398
59	Mexico`MEX`Central America	93.956
60	United States`USA`Northern America	93.243
61	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	91.712
62	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	89.886
63	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	84.000
64	Colombia`COL`South America	81.058
65	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	72.870
66	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	68.621
67	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	65.954
68	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	63.416
69	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	62.247
70	Panama`PAN`Central America	60.667
71	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	60.323
72	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	59.328
73	Venezuela`VEN`South America	56.492
74	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	56.279
75	Brazil`BRA`South America	55.088
76	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	50.668
77	Canada`CAN`Northern America	50.606
78	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	50.351
79	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	49.110
80	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	47.364
81	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	46.714
82	Ecuador`ECU`South America	46.425
83	Uruguay`URY`South America	44.161
84	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	38.957
85	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	37.547
86	India`IND`Southern Asia	35.930
87	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	34.036
88	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	32.000
89	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	30.750
90	Chile`CHL`South America	30.119
91	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	29.352
92	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	27.243
93	Peru`PER`South America	26.706
94	Belize`BLZ`Central America	25.696
95	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	25.684
96	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	19.698
97	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	19.087
98	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	18.705
99	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	17.505
100	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	16.500
101	Honduras`HND`Central America	16.410
102	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	15.625
103	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	15.381
104	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	15.276
105	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	13.649
106	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	12.905
107	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	12.327
108	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	11.933
109	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	10.871
110	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	9.047
111	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	7.956
112	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	6.673
113	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	6.070
114	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	6.000
115	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	5.901
116	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	5.897
117	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	5.725
118	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	5.588
119	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	5.369
120	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	4.444
121	Paraguay`PRY`South America	4.271
122	Argentina`ARG`South America	4.166
123	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	3.651
124	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	3.476
125	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	3.467
126	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	3.368
127	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	3.333
128	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	2.000
=129	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	1.724
=129	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	1.724
131	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	1.430
132	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	1.398
133	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	1.356
134	Bolivia`BOL`South America	1.338
135	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	1.266
136	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	1.122
137	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	1.006
138	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.783
139	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.741
140	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.400
141	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.374
142	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.330
143	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.309
144	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.286

02In 1982

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore2,350.000
2Ireland1,209.977
3New Zealand1,063.509
4Saint Vincent and the Grenadines975.000
5Seychelles894.000

Lowest

144Niger0.286
143Guinea0.309
142Laos0.330
141Central African Republic0.374
140Mauritania0.400

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 57.910. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031981 → 1982

Since 1981

What changed between 1981 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −3countries joined / left
136values changed, of 141 in both
67 · 69rose · fell
5unchanged

Rose most

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines780.000 → 975.000+195.000
Saint Lucia250.233 → 403.250+153.017
French Polynesia359.500 → 499.500+140.000
Ireland1,115.233 → 1,209.977+94.744
Brunei47.000 → 136.250+89.250

Fell most

Bermuda993.333 → 670.000−323.333
Dominica442.857 → 302.167−140.690
South Korea374.818 → 299.707−75.110
Bahrain150.000 → 84.000−66.000
Fiji197.895 → 138.000−59.895

+ Mauritania

+ Seychelles

+ Tonga

− Djibouti

− Uganda

− 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 1982.
143 distinct values among 144
Values are stored exactly as published, to 15 decimals. 2 countries share 1.724. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 144 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1982). Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 1982 [data set], describing 1982. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fertilizer-use/1982

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