CROP USAGE OF
FERTILIZER NUTRIENT IN PAKISTAN
(‘000 nutrient tones)
YEAR |
Wheat |
Rice |
Maize |
Cotton |
Sugarcane |
Others |
Total |
1980-81 |
517.92 |
129.48 |
75.53 |
172.64 |
97.11 |
86.32 |
1079 |
1981-82 |
517.44 |
129.36 |
75.46 |
172.48 |
97.02 |
86.24 |
1078 |
1982-83 |
597.12 |
149.28 |
87.08 |
199.04 |
111.96 |
99.52 |
1244 |
1983-84 |
601.50 |
120.30 |
84.21 |
180.45 |
96.24 |
120.30 |
1203 |
1984-85 |
626.50 |
125.30 |
87.71 |
187.95 |
100.24 |
125.30 |
1253 |
1985-86 |
756.00 |
151.20 |
105.84 |
226.80 |
120.96 |
151.20 |
1512 |
1986-87 |
892.00 |
178.40 |
124.88 |
267.60 |
142.72 |
178.40 |
1784 |
1987-88 |
860.00 |
172.00 |
120.40 |
258.00 |
137.60 |
172.00 |
1720 |
1988-89 |
817.80 |
174.00 |
69.60 |
348.00 |
191.40 |
139.20 |
1740 |
1989-90 |
888.30 |
189.00 |
75.60 |
378.00 |
207.90 |
151.20 |
1890 |
1990-91 |
889.71 |
189.30 |
75.72 |
378.00 |
208.23 |
151.44 |
1893 |
1991-92 |
885.48 |
188.40 |
75.36 |
376.80 |
207.24 |
150.72 |
1884 |
1992-93 |
1009.38 |
214.76 |
85.90 |
429.52 |
236.24 |
171.81 |
2148 |
1993-94 |
1009.09 |
214.20 |
85.88 |
429.40 |
236.17 |
171.76 |
2147 |
1994-95 |
1026.05 |
218.31 |
87.32 |
436.62 |
240.14 |
174.64 |
2183 |
1995-96 |
1182.00 |
251.50 |
100.60 |
503.00 |
276.70 |
201.20 |
2515 |
1996-97 |
1076.00 |
253.00 |
104.00 |
500.00 |
196.00 |
284.00 |
2413 |
1997-98 |
1186.00 |
279.00 |
114.00 |
551.00 |
215.00 |
314.00 |
2659 |
1998-99 |
1171.65 |
138.97 |
57.87 |
596.67 |
274.06 |
343.83 |
2583 |
1999-00 |
1285.05 |
152.42 |
63.47 |
654.42 |
300.58 |
377.07 |
2833 |
2000-01 |
1344.02 |
159.41 |
66.37 |
684.45 |
314.37 |
394.38 |
2963 |
2001-02 |
1328.59 |
157.58 |
64.61 |
676.60 |
340.77 |
389.85 |
2929 |
2002-03 |
1369.87 |
162.48 |
67.65 |
697.62 |
320.42 |
401.96 |
3020 |
2003-04 |
1461.50 |
173.34 |
72.17 |
744.28 |
341.85 |
428.85 |
3222 |
2004-05 |
1847.00 |
221.64 |
55.41 |
923.50 |
295.52 |
184.70 |
3694 |
2005-06 |
1902.10 |
228.25 |
57.06 |
951.05 |
304.43 |
361.40 |
3804 |
2006-07 |
1835.80 |
220.29 |
55.07 |
917.90 |
293.72 |
348.80 |
3672 |
2007-08 |
1790.50 |
214.86 |
53.72 |
895.25 |
286.48 |
340.20 |
3581 |
2008-09 |
1855.50 |
222.66 |
55.67 |
927.75 |
296.88 |
352.55 |
3711 |
2009-10 |
2180.00 |
261.60 |
65.40 |
1090.00 |
348.80 |
414.21 |
4360 |
2010-11 |
1966.38 |
235.97 |
58.99 |
983.19 |
314.62 |
373.61 |
3933 |
2011-12 |
1930.48 |
231.66 |
57.91 |
965.24 |
308.88 |
366.79 |
3861 |
2012-13 |
1810.60 |
217.27 |
54.32 |
905.30 |
289.70 |
344.01 |
3621 |
2013-14 |
2044.55 |
245.35 |
61.34 |
1022.27 |
327.13 |
388.46 |
4089 |
2014-15 |
2157.95 |
258.95 |
64.74 |
1078.97 |
345.27 |
410.01 |
4316 |
2015-16 |
1849.64 |
221.96 |
55.49 |
924.82 |
295.94 |
351.43 |
3699 |
2016-17 |
2520.06 |
302.41 |
75.60 |
1260.03 |
403.21 |
478.81 |
5040 |
2017-18 |
2381.68 |
285.80 |
71.45 |
1190.84 |
381.07 |
452.52 |
4763 |
2018-19 |
2307.20 |
276.86 |
69.22 |
1153.60 |
369.15 |
438.37 |
4614 |
2019-20 |
2274.29 |
272.91 |
68.23 |
1137.14 |
363.89 |
432.11 |
4549 |
2020-21 |
2504.01 |
300.53 |
75.10 |
1252.00 |
400.60 |
475.80 |
5008 |
Source: National Fertilizer Development Centre (NFDC), Islamabad.