Data for 1993

Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 1993

Name: Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 1993
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1993, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 1993 covers 164 countries. Singapore is highest, at 5,500.000; Niger is lowest, at 0.116. The middle country reads 66.649. Against 1992, 151 values changed (74 up, 77 down), 5 countries joined.

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Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare · Data for 1993

HighestSingapore

5,500.000

LowestNiger

0.116

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

164countries
1measure
1993the year it describes
163distinct 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, 1993, 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, 1993: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	5,500.000
2	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1,772.716
3	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1,600.962
4	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	1,150.000
5	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	1,126.284
6	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	1,054.545
7	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	750.000
8	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	692.500
9	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	691.481
10	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	575.268
11	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	519.307
12	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	500.000
13	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	467.391
14	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	387.855
15	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	377.703
16	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	368.418
17	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	340.667
18	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	333.333
19	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	333.043
20	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	325.000
21	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	310.345
22	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	300.000
23	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	282.421
24	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	276.985
25	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	276.649
26	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	272.635
27	France`FRA`Western Europe	255.298
28	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	241.150
29	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	240.520
30	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	232.542
31	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	228.864
32	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	222.678
33	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	206.754
34	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	201.111
=35	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	200.000
=35	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	200.000
37	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	190.683
38	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	184.637
39	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	179.288
40	Colombia`COL`South America	176.155
41	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	170.370
42	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	168.750
43	Chile`CHL`South America	167.101
44	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	153.846
45	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	149.739
46	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	137.500
47	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	136.883
48	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	136.711
49	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	135.000
50	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	134.483
51	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	130.414
52	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	129.909
53	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	127.806
54	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	127.509
55	Guyana`GUY`South America	125.950
56	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	123.911
57	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	123.198
58	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	121.325
59	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	118.563
60	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	111.607
61	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	111.167
62	United States`USA`Northern America	108.925
63	Venezuela`VEN`South America	108.503
64	Belize`BLZ`Central America	106.667
65	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	105.012
66	Brazil`BRA`South America	101.139
67	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	93.476
68	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	91.928
69	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	90.152
70	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	89.629
71	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	88.713
72	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	87.457
73	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	85.162
74	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	82.150
75	India`IND`Southern Asia	76.177
76	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	71.179
77	Uruguay`URY`South America	71.094
78	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	71.015
79	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	70.866
80	Mexico`MEX`Central America	70.654
81	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	67.799
82	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	67.358
83	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	65.940
84	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	65.169
85	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	64.447
86	Panama`PAN`Central America	64.362
87	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	62.817
88	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	62.143
89	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	61.687
90	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	61.626
91	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	61.102
92	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	60.929
93	Ecuador`ECU`South America	59.911
94	Suriname`SUR`South America	57.895
95	Canada`CAN`Northern America	57.243
96	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	56.491
97	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	54.984
98	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	51.991
99	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	50.440
100	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	47.383
101	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	41.083
102	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	40.349
103	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	37.160
104	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	34.642
105	Honduras`HND`Central America	32.680
106	Peru`PER`South America	32.553
107	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	32.174
108	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	31.938
109	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	31.552
110	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	31.472
111	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	31.005
112	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	30.764
113	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	30.719
114	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	29.729
115	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	28.571
116	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	20.710
117	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	20.000
118	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	19.763
119	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	18.608
120	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	18.182
121	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	17.377
122	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	15.316
123	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	12.479
124	Argentina`ARG`South America	10.930
125	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	10.691
126	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	10.447
127	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	9.247
128	Paraguay`PRY`South America	9.087
129	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	9.009
130	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	8.170
131	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	7.787
132	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	7.590
133	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	6.782
134	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	6.173
135	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	5.256
136	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	5.112
137	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	4.969
138	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	4.932
139	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	4.631
140	Bolivia`BOL`South America	4.616
141	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	4.133
142	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	4.124
143	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	4.079
144	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	3.929
145	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	3.822
146	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	3.755
147	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	3.742
148	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	2.857
149	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	2.703
150	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	2.667
151	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	1.647
152	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	1.558
153	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	1.538
154	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	1.406
155	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	1.262
156	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	1.111
157	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.909
158	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.739
159	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.735
160	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.642
161	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.612
162	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.575
163	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.437
164	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.116

02In 1993

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore5,500.000
2Ireland1,772.716
3New Zealand1,600.962
4Dominica1,150.000
5Malaysia1,126.284

Lowest

164Niger0.116
163Uganda0.437
162Guinea0.575
161DR Congo0.612
160Central African Republic0.642

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 66.649. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031992 → 1993

Since 1992

What changed between 1992 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+5 / −0countries joined / left
151values changed, of 159 in both
74 · 77rose · fell
8unchanged

Rose most

New Zealand1,380.826 → 1,600.962+220.136
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines839.161 → 1,054.545+215.385
United Arab Emirates586.842 → 692.500+105.658
Malaysia1,041.446 → 1,126.284+84.837
Oman228.571 → 310.345+81.773

Fell most

Saint Lucia1,067.778 → 691.481−376.296
Brunei1,125.000 → 750.000−375.000
Belarus229.290 → 123.198−106.092
Trinidad and Tobago240.000 → 135.000−105.000
Singapore5,600.000 → 5,500.000−100.000

+ Czechia

+ Eritrea

+ Ethiopia

+ North Macedonia

+ Slovakia

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

Read before you use

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 1993.
163 distinct values among 164
Values are stored exactly as published, to 15 decimals. 2 countries share 200.000. 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 164 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1993). Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 1993 [data set], describing 1993. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fertilizer-use/1993

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How it has moved, charted by country

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