Fertiliser consumption reached 150 kg in 2013 in Portugal, according to Faostat. This is 31.2 % more than in the previous year.
Historically, fertiliser consumption in Portugal reached an all time high of 209 kg in 2007 and an all time low of 115 kg in 2012. When compared to Portugal's main peers, fertiliser consumption in France amounted to 141 kg, 502 kg in Ireland, 52.4 kg in Morocco and 139 kg in Spain in 2013.
Portugal has been ranked 58th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of fertiliser consumption, 24 places behind the position seen 10 years ago.
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Countries | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
Afghanistan | kg | 3.62 | 2.99 | 4.52 | 4.25 | 6.33 | |||||||
Albania | kg | 87.2 | 75.9 | 89.4 | 97.3 | 97.1 | |||||||
Algeria | kg | 15.0 | 8.58 | 14.0 | 19.5 | 17.5 | |||||||
Angola | kg | 3.31 | 8.26 | 5.47 | 8.43 | 8.17 | |||||||
Argentina | kg | 49.3 | 35.2 | 23.0 | 39.2 | 41.7 | |||||||
Armenia | kg | 15.3 | 18.2 | 29.7 | 24.2 | 27.4 | |||||||
Australia | kg | 46.8 | 42.6 | 36.3 | 46.3 | 45.3 | |||||||
Austria | kg | 110 | 110 | 83.4 | 108 | 103 | |||||||
Azerbaijan | kg | 10.6 | 20.9 | 13.4 | 9.95 | 15.6 | |||||||
Bahrain | kg | ... | 799 | 1,993 | 948 | 1,721 | 1,178 | ||||||
Bangladesh | kg | 184 | 200 | 189 | 213 | 271 | |||||||
Belarus | kg | 218 | 237 | 281 | 270 | 304 | |||||||
Belgium | kg | 316 | 329 | 247 | 279 | 287 | |||||||
Belize | kg | 60.9 | 49.8 | 121 | 58.0 | 235 | |||||||
Benin | kg | 0.246 | 0.308 | 6.68 | 8.99 | 5.42 | |||||||
Bhutan | kg | 9.01 | 11.7 | 24.0 | 10.0 | 13.1 | |||||||
Bolivia | kg | 6.25 | 4.98 | 5.57 | 7.86 | 8.36 | |||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | kg | 21.3 | 11.9 | 72.7 | 81.5 | 104 | |||||||
Botswana | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 48.6 | 83.1 | 29.5 | ||
Brazil | kg | 165 | 142 | 118 | 156 | 183 | |||||||
Brunei | kg | 377 | 113 | 103 | 432 | 118 | |||||||
Bulgaria | kg | 102 | 111 | 105 | 97.1 | 133 | |||||||
Burkina Faso | kg | 10.1 | 9.53 | 9.45 | 9.43 | 10.7 | |||||||
Burundi | kg | 2.02 | 2.17 | 1.86 | 3.63 | 5.64 | |||||||
Cambodia | kg | 8.75 | 7.25 | 9.58 | 11.5 | 15.5 | |||||||
Cameroon | kg | 8.62 | 6.56 | 7.00 | 9.24 | 11.1 | |||||||
Canada | kg | 68.6 | 64.0 | 62.2 | 69.2 | 85.2 | |||||||
Chile | kg | 532 | 691 | 611 | 373 | 562 | |||||||
China | kg | 332 | 336 | 343 | 349 | 357 | |||||||
Colombia | kg | 544 | 487 | 497 | 585 | 745 | |||||||
Congo | kg | ... | ... | 0.359 | 0.747 | 4.58 | 0.541 | 0.396 | |||||
Costa Rica | kg | 790 | 707 | 753 | 545 | 713 | |||||||
Croatia | kg | 410 | 495 | 165 | 297 | 311 | |||||||
Cuba | kg | 35.7 | 43.6 | 17.6 | 29.9 | 41.6 | |||||||
Cyprus | kg | 110 | 112 | 181 | 204 | 151 | |||||||
Czech Republic | kg | 100 | 87.3 | 88.5 | 95.8 | 101 | |||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | kg | ... | 0.635 | 0.940 | 0.797 | 1.10 | 1.58 | ||||||
Denmark | kg | 142 | 148 | 103 | 114 | 113 | |||||||
Dominican Republic | kg | 94.8 | 80.4 | 80.6 | 107 | 94.8 | |||||||
Ecuador | kg | 199 | 214 | 187 | 252 | 275 | |||||||
Egypt | kg | 522 | 697 | 503 | 603 | 600 | |||||||
El Salvador | kg | 153 | 128 | 117 | 179 | 187 | |||||||
Eritrea | kg | 3.49 | ... | 2.78 | 0.417 | 0.822 | |||||||
Estonia | kg | 76.0 | 100 | 69.5 | 68.4 | 71.6 | |||||||
Ethiopia | kg | 16.0 | 17.2 | 17.7 | 21.8 | 20.8 | |||||||
European Union | kg | 169 | 138 | 125 | 147 | 144 | |||||||
Fiji | kg | 23.9 | 41.1 | 21.8 | 16.4 | 57.5 | |||||||
Finland | kg | 124 | 131 | 108 | 124 | 151 | |||||||
France | kg | 209 | 152 | 121 | 151 | 141 | |||||||
Gabon | kg | 9.06 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.16 | 10.0 | |||||||
Gambia | kg | ... | 8.98 | 4.26 | 6.34 | 7.30 | 10.3 | ||||||
Georgia | kg | 41.3 | 37.5 | 43.2 | 33.7 | 63.3 | |||||||
Germany | kg | 222 | 160 | 181 | 212 | 191 | |||||||
Ghana | kg | 17.8 | 14.5 | 19.0 | 18.7 | 13.2 | |||||||
Greece | kg | 96.9 | 119 | 63.1 | 122 | 160 | |||||||
Guatemala | kg | 124 | 92.0 | 127 | 189 | 223 | |||||||
Guinea | kg | 1.21 | 1.30 | 0.634 | 0.933 | 3.60 | |||||||
Guyana | kg | 32.7 | 56.8 | 20.3 | 39.3 | 27.8 | |||||||
Honduras | kg | 178 | 108 | 62.3 | 64.7 | 104 | |||||||
Hong Kong | kg | 421 | 99.0 | 38.0 | 616 | 791 | |||||||
Hungary | kg | 110 | 96.7 | 77.5 | 84.3 | 93.3 | |||||||
Iceland | kg | 194 | 200 | 124 | 149 | 159 | |||||||
India | kg | 143 | 153 | 167 | 179 | 181 | |||||||
Indonesia | kg | 181 | 185 | 182 | 182 | 198 | |||||||
Iraq | kg | ... | ... | 37.6 | 56.9 | 72.5 | 34.3 | 39.1 | |||||
Iran | kg | 90.0 | 99.8 | 76.7 | 58.2 | 31.3 | |||||||
Ireland | kg | 428 | 378 | 477 | 462 | 430 | |||||||
Israel | kg | 345 | 281 | 200 | 206 | 230 | |||||||
Italy | kg | 190 | 143 | 120 | 123 | 134 | |||||||
Ivory Coast | kg | 24.0 | 18.2 | 15.3 | 32.1 | 19.4 | |||||||
Jamaica | kg | 36.2 | 37.6 | 58.2 | 62.6 | 71.2 | |||||||
Japan | kg | 350 | 278 | 239 | 260 | 268 | |||||||
Jordan | kg | 1,008 | 337 | 395 | 188 | 1,228 | |||||||
Kazakhstan | kg | 2.06 | 1.08 | 1.97 | 2.05 | 3.00 | |||||||
Kenya | kg | 36.4 | 33.3 | 31.9 | 30.3 | 43.6 | |||||||
Kuwait | kg | ... | ... | ... | 1,262 | 57.1 | 884 | 972 | |||||
Kyrgyzstan | kg | 22.5 | 19.0 | 22.1 | 22.7 | 19.2 | |||||||
Latvia | kg | 67.7 | 66.9 | 64.9 | 77.6 | 83.2 | |||||||
Lebanon | kg | 320 | 220 | 234 | 297 | 409 | |||||||
Libya | kg | 61.0 | 27.3 | 33.7 | 18.7 | 38.6 | |||||||
Lithuania | kg | 90.1 | 86.7 | 44.3 | 104 | 77.6 | |||||||
Luxembourg | kg | 276 | 251 | 245 | 258 | 271 | |||||||
Macedonia | kg | 67.1 | 56.2 | 56.7 | 67.1 | 63.6 | |||||||
Madagascar | kg | 3.19 | 4.14 | 2.27 | 2.42 | 3.16 | |||||||
Malawi | kg | 41.7 | 34.9 | 30.8 | 35.4 | 29.5 | |||||||
Malaysia | kg | 1,837 | 2,027 | 1,528 | 2,003 | 1,870 | |||||||
Maldives | kg | 87.3 | 16.8 | 66.5 | 63.3 | 103 | |||||||
Mali | kg | ... | ... | 31.1 | 22.5 | 6.09 | 19.6 | 22.0 | |||||
Malta | kg | 111 | 74.0 | 54.3 | 63.8 | 71.7 | |||||||
Mauritius | kg | 282 | 229 | 228 | 163 | 243 | |||||||
Mexico | kg | 75.0 | 52.2 | 51.9 | 75.1 | 72.9 | |||||||
Moldova | kg | 11.0 | 12.5 | 9.36 | 11.1 | 13.0 | ... | ||||||
Mongolia | kg | 8.56 | 8.32 | 12.2 | 18.0 | 22.9 | |||||||
Montenegro | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.6 | 14.8 | 11.3 | 14.4 | 12.5 | |||
Morocco | kg | 58.8 | 53.8 | 41.1 | 57.2 | 54.7 | |||||||
Mozambique | kg | 2.66 | 11.4 | 4.03 | 8.20 | 7.36 | |||||||
Myanmar | kg | 15.8 | 7.61 | 6.24 | 6.64 | 15.2 | |||||||
Namibia | kg | 2.46 | 0.286 | 1.59 | 4.43 | 6.61 | |||||||
Nepal | kg | 1.61 | 1.36 | 18.2 | 25.1 | 34.9 | |||||||
Netherlands | kg | 302 | 268 | 238 | 293 | 247 | |||||||
New Zealand | kg | 2,305 | 1,727 | 1,272 | 1,271 | 1,781 | |||||||
Nicaragua | kg | 31.5 | 27.1 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 51.6 | |||||||
Niger | kg | 0.355 | 0.153 | 0.353 | 0.496 | 0.486 | |||||||
Nigeria | kg | 4.21 | 5.88 | 5.26 | 12.2 | 6.56 | |||||||
Norway | kg | 220 | 214 | 179 | 170 | 193 | |||||||
Oman | kg | 364 | 724 | 632 | 114 | 654 | |||||||
Pakistan | kg | 118 | 119 | 144 | 138 | 129 | |||||||
Panama | kg | 34.1 | 35.8 | 47.5 | 63.8 | 67.5 | |||||||
Papua New Guinea | kg | 75.8 | 70.7 | 104 | 109 | 85.5 | |||||||
Paraguay | kg | 94.3 | 74.7 | 62.7 | 82.1 | 97.6 | |||||||
Peru | kg | 101 | 74.1 | 93.2 | 89.5 | 98.6 | |||||||
Philippines | kg | 159 | 105 | 121 | 151 | 144 | |||||||
Poland | kg | 181 | 158 | 147 | 180 | 170 | |||||||
Portugal | kg | 209 | 162 | 119 | 150 | 132 | |||||||
Qatar | kg | ... | ... | 5,414 | 217 | 3,040 | 6,226 | 11,719 | |||||
Romania | kg | 44.6 | 45.6 | 48.5 | 52.5 | 54.1 | |||||||
Russia | kg | 14.3 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 16.1 | 16.4 | |||||||
Rwanda | kg | ... | 7.91 | 9.62 | 1.29 | 0.084 | 0.100 | ||||||
Saudi Arabia | kg | 119 | 77.6 | 43.8 | 92.0 | 148 | |||||||
Senegal | kg | 2.11 | 2.27 | 6.29 | 8.10 | 7.67 | |||||||
Serbia | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | 154 | 115 | 144 | 116 | 127 | |||
Seychelles | kg | ... | 30.0 | 34.0 | 52.0 | 32.2 | 563 | ||||||
Singapore | kg | 16,243 | 16,267 | 4,663 | 3,131 | 4,373 | |||||||
Slovakia | kg | 90.0 | 75.1 | 78.3 | 85.1 | 95.9 | |||||||
Slovenia | kg | 325 | 285 | 246 | 289 | 281 | |||||||
South Africa | kg | 61.0 | 56.3 | 60.2 | 53.8 | 60.3 | |||||||
South Korea | kg | 511 | 441 | 332 | 336 | 335 | |||||||
Spain | kg | 158 | 107 | 96.9 | 131 | 123 | |||||||
Sri Lanka | kg | 289 | 312 | 281 | 229 | 256 | |||||||
Sudan | kg | 3.59 | 3.84 | 8.43 | 10.8 | 9.41 | |||||||
Suriname | kg | 149 | 549 | 158 | 212 | 206 | |||||||
Sweden | kg | 89.5 | 99.2 | 64.0 | 81.9 | 85.3 | |||||||
Switzerland | kg | 230 | 227 | 191 | 218 | 212 | |||||||
Syria | kg | 80.6 | 88.0 | 65.4 | 33.0 | 49.4 | |||||||
Tajikistan | kg | ... | ... | 74.1 | 70.4 | 64.9 | 54.2 | 59.4 | |||||
Tanzania | kg | 5.07 | 4.68 | 7.52 | 6.57 | 7.98 | ... | ||||||
Thailand | kg | 125 | 131 | 122 | 162 | 160 | |||||||
Togo | kg | 6.28 | < 0.001 | 6.16 | 8.96 | 10.2 | |||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | kg | 67.8 | 868 | 275 | 660 | 87.6 | |||||||
Tunisia | kg | 27.1 | 34.4 | 43.5 | 40.4 | 51.4 | |||||||
Turkey | kg | 90.3 | 72.0 | 105 | 98.4 | 105 | |||||||
Uganda | kg | 1.20 | 2.94 | 2.08 | 1.72 | 1.76 | |||||||
Ukraine | kg | 27.6 | 32.8 | 27.3 | 32.7 | 38.9 | |||||||
United Arab Emirates | kg | 1,105 | 424 | 1,325 | 675 | 758 | |||||||
United Kingdom | kg | 254 | 208 | 240 | 252 | 239 | |||||||
USA | kg | 123 | 112 | 108 | 117 | 125 | |||||||
Uruguay | kg | 140 | 104 | 93.9 | 146 | 132 | |||||||
Uzbekistan | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | 167 | 173 | 193 | 183 | 197 | |||
Venezuela | kg | 135 | 178 | 166 | 171 | 170 | |||||||
Vietnam | kg | 353 | 306 | 408 | 323 | 311 | |||||||
Yemen | kg | 21.4 | 14.6 | 12.0 | 19.5 | 12.4 | |||||||
Zambia | kg | 32.3 | 38.7 | 25.8 | 29.2 | 46.1 | |||||||
Zimbabwe | kg | 27.0 | 22.0 | 28.8 | 34.1 | 29.5 | |||||||
World | kg | 114 | 108 | 107 | 116 | 121 |