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        "rendered": "\n<!-- formatting-options toc:false bodyClassName:topic-page -->\n\n\n\t<div class=\"sticky-nav-contents\">\n<li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"#introduction\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Introduction</span></a></li>\n\n<li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"#explore-data-on-fertilizers\" rel=\"\" title=\"\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Data Explorer</span></a></li>\n\n<li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"#research-and-writing\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Research &amp; Writing</span></a></li>\n\n<li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"#interactive-charts-on-fertilizers\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Charts</span></a></li>\n\n<li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"#endnotes\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Endnotes</span></a></li>\n\n<li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"#citation\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Cite This Work</span></a></li>\n\n<li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"#licence\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Reuse This Work</span></a></li>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns front-matter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>Fertilizers have played an essential role in feeding a growing global population. It&#8217;s estimated that just under half of the people alive today are dependent on synthetic fertilizers.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>They can bring environmental benefits too: fertilizers can increase crop yields. By increasing crop yields we can reduce the amount of <a href=\"http://ourworldindata.org/land-use\">land we use for agriculture</a>.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>But they also create environmental pollution. Many countries overapply fertilizers, leading to the runoff of nutrients into water systems and ecosystems.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>A problem we need to tackle is using fertilizers efficiently: yielding its benefits to feed a growing population while reducing the environmental damage that they cause.</p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"introduction\">On this page you can find all our data, visualizations, and writing relating to fertilizers.</p>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-65e6e27cdf6e8 wp-block-group related-topics\">\n<p>Related topics</p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/land-use\">Land use</a></li><li><a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/biodiversity\">Biodiversity</a></li><li><a href=\"http://ourworldindata.org/crop-yields\">Crop Yields</a></li></ul>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>Explore data on Fertilizers</h3>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"wp-block-full-content-width\" src=\"https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/fertilizers?facet=none&amp;Input=Synthetic+fertilizer&amp;Nutrient=Nitrogen&amp;Metric=Applied+%28per+hectare%29&amp;Share+of+world+total=false&amp;country=MMR~Eastern+Asia~ISL&amp;hideControls=false\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; min-height: 740px; max-height: 950px; height: 100vh; border: 0px none;\"></iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-65e6e27d0368b wp-block-group wp-block-research-and-writing\">\n<h2 id=\"research-and-writing\">Research &amp; Writing</h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-65e6e27d03283 wp-block-group research-and-writing__top\">      <div class=\"wp-block-owid-card  with-image\" data-no-lightbox>\n        <a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/how-many-people-does-synthetic-fertilizer-feed\">\n            <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"402\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2022/10/Fertilizer-half-the-world-768x402.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2022/10/Fertilizer-half-the-world-768x402.png 768w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2022/10/Fertilizer-half-the-world-400x209.png 400w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2022/10/Fertilizer-half-the-world-800x419.png 800w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2022/10/Fertilizer-half-the-world-150x79.png 150w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2022/10/Fertilizer-half-the-world.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" /></figure>\n            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n              <div class=\"title\">How many people does synthetic fertilizer feed?</div class=\"title\">\n              <div class=\"description\">\n                \n\n<p>It&#8217;s estimated that around half of the world population today are reliant on fertilizer for food production.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hannah Ritchie</p>\n\n\n              </div>\n            </div>\n        </a>\n      </div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-65e6e27d02e75 wp-block-group research-and-writing__top-right\">      <div class=\"wp-block-owid-card  with-image\" data-no-lightbox>\n        <a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/reducing-fertilizer-use\">\n            <figure><img width=\"768\" height=\"301\" src=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/09/reducing-fertilizer-768x301.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/09/reducing-fertilizer-768x301.png 768w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/09/reducing-fertilizer-400x157.png 400w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/09/reducing-fertilizer-800x314.png 800w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/09/reducing-fertilizer-150x59.png 150w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/09/reducing-fertilizer-1536x603.png 1536w, https://owid.cloud/app/uploads/2021/09/reducing-fertilizer.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" /></figure>\n            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n              <div class=\"title\">Can we reduce fertilizer use without sacrificing food production?</div class=\"title\">\n              <div class=\"description\">\n                \n\n<p>Some countries need more fertilizers to increase crop yields. But some could cut back without sacrificing food production.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hannah Ritchie</p>\n\n\n              </div>\n            </div>\n        </a>\n      </div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-65e6e27d02a93 wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-65e6e27d02575 wp-block-group research-and-writing__shorts\">\n<h5>More key articles on Fertilizers</h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-65e6e27d00e47 wp-block-group\">\n<h6><a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/excess-fertilizer\">Excess fertilizer use: Which countries cause environmental damage by overapplying fertilizers?</a></h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Hannah Ritchie</p>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-65e6e27d01352 wp-block-group\">\n<h6><a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/africa-yields-problem\">Increasing agricultural productivity across Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the most important problems this century</a></h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Hannah Ritchie</p>\n</div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-65e6e27d01c97 wp-block-group\">\n<h6><a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/yields-vs-land-use-how-has-the-world-produced-enough-food-for-a-growing-population\">Do we only have 60 harvests left</a><a href=\"https://ourworldindata.org/soil-lifespans\">?</a></h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Hannah Ritchie</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n\n\n\t<block type=\"all-charts\"></block>\n\n\n<p></p>\n",
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