Data for 2001
Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 2001
2001, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 2001 covers 166 countries. Singapore is highest, at 2,353.00000; Rwanda is lowest, at 0.27273. The middle country reads 74.09533. Against 2000, 151 values changed (77 up, 74 down), 1 country joined, 1 left.
Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare · Data for 2001
HighestSingapore
2,353.00000LowestRwanda
0.27273Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 2001, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 166 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 2,353.00000 |
| 2 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 2,243.12920 |
| 3 | VCTCaribbean | 1,950.00000 |
| 4 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 1,289.30103 |
| 5 | IRLNorthern Europe | 1,158.12451 |
| 6 | DMACaribbean | 600.00000 |
| 7 | CRICentral America | 557.96667 |
| 8 | AREWestern Asia | 492.95775 |
| 9 | LBNWestern Asia | 488.14167 |
| 10 | EGYNorthern Africa | 457.30444 |
| 11 | KOREastern Asia | 424.27649 |
| 12 | SVNSouthern Europe | 418.88439 |
| 13 | NLDWestern Europe | 412.37113 |
| 14 | SMRSouthern Europe | 390.00000 |
| 15 | PYFPolynesia | 382.00000 |
| 16 | OMNWestern Asia | 335.61290 |
| 17 | GBRNorthern Europe | 330.91488 |
| 18 | MUSEastern Africa | 313.73626 |
| 19 | JPNEastern Asia | 304.68047 |
| 20 | VIRCaribbean | 300.00000 |
| 21 | CHNEastern Asia | 295.44853 |
| 22 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 286.73485 |
| 23 | CHLSouth America | 271.31429 |
| 24 | LKASouthern Asia | 270.97591 |
| 25 | ISRWestern Asia | 261.40351 |
| 26 | BMUNorthern America | 250.00000 |
| 27 | COLSouth America | 246.74262 |
| 28 | KNACaribbean | 242.85714 |
| 29 | CHEWestern Europe | 240.55858 |
| 30 | ECUSouth America | 233.10067 |
| 31 | FRAWestern Europe | 227.73481 |
| 32 | DEUWestern Europe | 221.23195 |
| 33 | HRVSouthern Europe | 205.86166 |
| 34 | NORNorthern Europe | 200.08513 |
| 35 | BRBCaribbean | 200.00000 |
| 36 | BGDSouthern Asia | 174.59027 |
| 37 | ITASouthern Europe | 168.59492 |
| 38 | ESPSouthern Europe | 168.08022 |
| 39 | UZBCentral Asia | 160.74537 |
| 40 | GRCSouthern Europe | 158.45588 |
| 41 | AUTWestern Europe | 157.32805 |
| 42 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 156.78471 |
| 43 | CYPWestern Asia | 150.07143 |
| 44 | BHRWestern Asia | 149.25373 |
| 45 | JAMCaribbean | 148.96429 |
| 46 | IRQWestern Asia | 148.65116 |
| 47 | BRASouth America | 148.57143 |
| 48 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 147.05468 |
| 49 | HNDCentral America | 141.85393 |
| 50 | ISLNorthern Europe | 140.93023 |
| 51 | GUYSouth America | 136.44627 |
| 52 | FINNorthern Europe | 135.41239 |
| 53 | DNKNorthern Europe | 134.67190 |
| 54 | BLREastern Europe | 131.92154 |
| 55 | NCLMelanesia | 128.57143 |
| 56 | PRTSouthern Europe | 127.72019 |
| 57 | PRKEastern Asia | 122.34783 |
| 58 | CZEEastern Europe | 121.97651 |
| 59 | SLVCentral America | 117.41656 |
| 60 | POLEastern Europe | 115.88634 |
| 61 | GTMCentral America | 115.55480 |
| 62 | VENSouth America | 115.47344 |
| 63 | JORWestern Asia | 114.58333 |
| 64 | BHSCaribbean | 114.28571 |
| 65 | MLTSouthern Europe | 113.77778 |
| 66 | USANorthern America | 110.09085 |
| 67 | DOMCaribbean | 108.83436 |
| 68 | INDSouthern Asia | 108.18220 |
| 69 | SAUWestern Asia | 106.66913 |
| 70 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 102.18884 |
| 71 | LTUNorthern Europe | 99.32557 |
| 72 | SWENorthern Europe | 99.18322 |
| 73 | HUNEastern Europe | 98.51303 |
| 74 | SURSouth America | 98.24561 |
| 75 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 94.94148 |
| 76 | PAKSouthern Asia | 94.07188 |
| 77 | FJIMelanesia | 90.90909 |
| 78 | URYSouth America | 84.36166 |
| 79 | IRNSouthern Asia | 83.57726 |
| 80 | SVKEastern Europe | 81.36963 |
| 81 | MEXCentral America | 80.57440 |
| 82 | KWTWestern Asia | 80.46154 |
| 83 | PERSouth America | 75.88297 |
| 84 | BLZCentral America | 72.30769 |
| 85 | TURWestern Asia | 70.19184 |
| 86 | TKMCentral Asia | 70.00174 |
| 87 | QATWestern Asia | 67.66917 |
| 88 | SYRWestern Asia | 64.58101 |
| 89 | CANNorthern America | 60.42090 |
| 90 | LVANorthern Europe | 59.14927 |
| 91 | TTOCaribbean | 58.00000 |
| 92 | BGREastern Europe | 57.71041 |
| 93 | PNGMelanesia | 56.19048 |
| 94 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 55.71794 |
| 95 | CUBCaribbean | 55.06820 |
| 96 | PANCentral America | 53.28467 |
| 97 | ESTNorthern Europe | 43.88331 |
| 98 | MARNorthern Africa | 42.43638 |
| 99 | ZWEEastern Africa | 42.27778 |
| 100 | LBYNorthern Africa | 40.33058 |
| 101 | ROUEastern Europe | 39.42130 |
| 102 | SWZSouthern Africa | 39.32584 |
| 103 | MKDSouthern Europe | 39.26056 |
| 104 | TUNNorthern Africa | 36.04903 |
| 105 | GEOWestern Asia | 35.22013 |
| 106 | LSOSouthern Africa | 34.36667 |
| 107 | ALBSouthern Europe | 32.35294 |
| 108 | BIHSouthern Europe | 32.27723 |
| 109 | ARGSouth America | 31.06722 |
| 110 | NPLSouthern Asia | 30.79660 |
| 111 | KENEastern Africa | 29.24922 |
| 112 | CIVWestern Africa | 24.53571 |
| 113 | BWASouthern Africa | 23.00000 |
| 114 | PRYSouth America | 21.51369 |
| 115 | KGZCentral Asia | 20.54911 |
| 116 | LCACaribbean | 20.50000 |
| 117 | SYCEastern Africa | 20.00000 |
| 118 | MDAEastern Europe | 17.56138 |
| 119 | HTICaribbean | 15.47111 |
| 120 | TJKCentral Asia | 15.45338 |
| 121 | UKREastern Europe | 14.56803 |
| 122 | DZANorthern Africa | 13.88632 |
| 123 | ETHEastern Africa | 13.68009 |
| 124 | ZMBEastern Africa | 13.37252 |
| 125 | RUSEastern Europe | 12.93961 |
| 126 | BENWestern Africa | 12.69388 |
| 127 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 12.66289 |
| 128 | YEMWestern Asia | 11.11869 |
| 129 | ARMWestern Asia | 10.98901 |
| 130 | NICCentral America | 10.10146 |
| 131 | ERIEastern Africa | 9.72954 |
| 132 | SENWestern Africa | 9.64827 |
| 133 | MWIEastern Africa | 9.64281 |
| 134 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 9.57958 |
| 135 | COGMiddle Africa | 9.43878 |
| 136 | MLIWestern Africa | 9.27152 |
| 137 | CMRMiddle Africa | 8.80906 |
| 138 | TGOWestern Africa | 8.38428 |
| 139 | GHAWestern Africa | 8.18001 |
| 140 | GNBWestern Africa | 8.00000 |
| 141 | AZEWestern Asia | 6.48254 |
| 142 | MRTWestern Africa | 6.44444 |
| 143 | MOZEastern Africa | 6.22500 |
| 144 | NGAWestern Africa | 6.19898 |
| 145 | CPVWestern Africa | 5.28261 |
| 146 | TCDMiddle Africa | 4.72973 |
| 147 | COMEastern Africa | 4.61538 |
| 148 | BOLSouth America | 3.66000 |
| 149 | BDIEastern Africa | 3.58974 |
| 150 | GMBWestern Africa | 3.27869 |
| 151 | MDGEastern Africa | 3.06814 |
| 152 | MNGEastern Asia | 2.72028 |
| 153 | AFGSouthern Asia | 2.39490 |
| 154 | KAZCentral Asia | 1.71664 |
| 155 | GINWestern Africa | 1.16788 |
| 156 | UGAEastern Africa | 1.07407 |
| 157 | TZAEastern Africa | 0.92309 |
| 158 | GABMiddle Africa | 0.92308 |
| 159 | SOMEastern Africa | 0.47847 |
| 160 | SLEWestern Africa | 0.44019 |
| 161 | NAMSouthern Africa | 0.36765 |
| 162 | NERWestern Africa | 0.35662 |
| 163 | CAFMiddle Africa | 0.32086 |
| 164 | BFAWestern Africa | 0.31738 |
| 165 | CODMiddle Africa | 0.29328 |
| 166 | RWAEastern Africa | 0.27273 |
02In 2001
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Singapore2,353.00000
- 2
New Zealand2,243.12920
- 3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1,950.00000
- 4
Malaysia1,289.30103
- 5
Ireland1,158.12451
Lowest
- 166
Rwanda0.27273
- 165
DR Congo0.29328
- 164
Burkina Faso0.31738
- 163
Central African Republic0.32086
- 162
Niger0.35662
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 74.09533. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032000 → 2001
Since 2000
What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −1countries joined / left
- 151values changed, of 165 in both
- 77 · 74rose · fell
- 14unchanged
Rose most
New Zealand2,012.31012 → 2,243.12920+230.81908
Oman185.67742 → 335.61290+149.93548
Ecuador101.73267 → 233.10067+131.36799
Lebanon405.09302 → 488.14167+83.04864
Bahamas42.85714 → 114.28571+71.42857
Fell most
Saint Lucia1,061.50000 → 20.50000−1,041.00000
Singapore3,005.00000 → 2,353.00000−652.00000
Costa Rica795.23810 → 557.96667−237.27143
Trinidad and Tobago262.97143 → 58.00000−204.97143
Mauritius416.66667 → 313.73626−102.93040
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.
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 2001.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 166 countries has every column.
05The files
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2001). Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/fertilizer-use/2001
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07Questions
Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 2001: questions and answers
Which country has the highest fertiliser use in Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 2001?
Singapore, at 2,353.00000, of the 166 countries in the file.
What year does Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 2001 describe?
2001.
How many countries does Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 2001 cover?
166.
Where can I download Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 2001?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 2001 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Fertilizer Consumption per Hectare, 2023.