Africa | Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land)

Fertilizer consumption (100 grams per hectare of arable land) measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa
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53
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Africa | Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land)
1960
1961 50.47451207
1962 54.90385845
1963 61.15854943
1964 68.78243235
1965 73.73607825
1966 78.14885155
1967 84.9558316
1968 91.92199009
1969 95.92602563
1970 107.09763506
1971 121.34120406
1972 134.59408591
1973 135.2494307
1974 143.15888966
1975 151.75757854
1976 159.02922987
1977 163.7575012
1978 167.94957322
1979 176.5031475
1980 205.91174575
1981 223.84698658
1982 215.57915503
1983 202.43111986
1984 213.35773021
1985 218.13392818
1986 221.56537617
1987 212.00666249
1988 219.69758995
1989 207.28034604
1990 210.15016388
1991 202.57843339
1992 194.69329332
1993 203.94582934
1994 178.79468965
1995 179.84711168
1996 194.11205748
1997 189.5023071
1998 192.8671893
1999 197.81678256
2000 196.10857451
2001 198.27999618
2002 212.07024174
2003 241.82006928
2004 265.2743318
2005 257.96834149
2006 198.32929744
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Africa | Fertilizer consumption (kilograms per hectare of arable land)

Fertilizer consumption (100 grams per hectare of arable land) measures the quantity of plant nutrients used per unit of arable land. Fertilizer products cover nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers (including ground rock phosphate). Traditional nutrients--animal and plant manures--are not included. For the purpose of data dissemination, FAO has adopted the concept of a calendar year (January to December). Some countries compile fertilizer data on a calendar year basis, while others are on a split-year basis. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa
Records
53
Source