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Historical fertiliser usage on farm, England

Previously published estimates of fertiliser use on farms in England sourced from the Farm Business Survey.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published:
5 May 2016
Last updated:
21 May 2026
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  1. Updated with 2023/24 datasets.

  2. Update page with latest historic data.

  3. Added statistical notice with 2021/22 data.

  4. Added Fertiliser usage on farm 2020/21.

  5. Edited to include data for 2019-2020.

  6. Added data for 2018/19; statistical notice and dataset.

  7. Added statistical notice, 2017/18 figures.

  8. Added historical bulletin and dataset for 2016/17.

  9. Added 2015/16 statistical notice and dataset.

  10. Added 2014/15 statistical notice and dataset.

  11. First published.

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Documents

Fertiliser usage on farm, England 2023/24 - datasets (published 6 March 2025)

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20260513182717/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fertiliser-usage-on-farm-england#full-publication-update-history

Fertiliser usage on farm, England 2022/23 - statistics notice (published 27 June 2024)

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250226212338/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fertiliser-usage-on-farm-england

Fertiliser usage on farm, England 21/22 - statistics notice (published 30 March 2023)

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20230411182200/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fertiliser-usage-on-farm-england

Fertiliser usage on farm, England 20/21 - statistics notice (published 26 May 2022)

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Fertiliser usage on farm, England 2020/21 – Main Dataset

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Fertiliser usage on farm, England 2019/20 - statistics notice (published 29 June 2021)

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Fertiliser usage on farm, England 2019/20 - dataset (published 29 June 2021)

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Fertiliser usage on farm, England 2018/19 - statistics notice (published 25 June 2020)

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Fertiliser usage on farm, England 2018/19 - dataset (published 25 June 2020)

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Fertiliser usage on farm, England 2017/18 - statistics notice (published 24 May 2019)

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Fertiliser usage on farm, England 2016/17 - dataset (published 31 May 2018)

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Fertiliser usage on farm, England 2017/18 - dataset (published 24 May 2019)

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Fertiliser usage on farm, England 2016/17 - statistics notice (published 31 May 2018)

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Fertiliser usage on farm, England 2015/16 - dataset (published 4 May 2017)

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Fertiliser usage on farm, England 2015/16 - statistics notice (published 4 May 2017)

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Fertiliser usage on farm, England 2014/15 - statistical notice (published 5 May 2016)

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Fertiliser usage on farm, England 2014/15 - dataset (published 5 May 2016)

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Fertiliser usage on farms in England 2012/13 and 2013/14 - statistics notice (published on 9th July 2015)

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Fertiliser usage on farms in England 2012/13 and 2013/14 - dataset (published 25th June 2015)

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This document presents previously published copies of the annual National Statistics notice and dataset for fertiliser usage on farms in England. Each publication gives the figures available at that time. The figures are subject to revision each year as new information becomes available.

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