Portugal vs Romania: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Portugal
49.34 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Romania
52.61 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Portugal rank
84th
Romania rank
81st
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 52.61 kilograms per hectare against 49.34 kilograms per hectare in Portugal, a difference of 3.27 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
Portugal ranks 84th and Romania ranks 81st of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.76 kilograms per hectare | 19.3 kilograms per hectare | 9.47 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
| 1970s | 40.98 kilograms per hectare | 54.56 kilograms per hectare | 13.58 kilograms per hectare | Romania |
| 1980s | 44.61 kilograms per hectare | 75.59 kilograms per hectare | 30.98 kilograms per hectare | Romania |
| 1990s | 46.19 kilograms per hectare | 32.27 kilograms per hectare | 13.92 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
| 2000s | 45.96 kilograms per hectare | 28 kilograms per hectare | 17.95 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
| 2010s | 59.37 kilograms per hectare | 38.65 kilograms per hectare | 20.72 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
| 2020s | 48.75 kilograms per hectare | 53.89 kilograms per hectare | 5.14 kilograms per hectare | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Portugal or Romania?
- Romania, at 52.61 kilograms per hectare against 49.34 kilograms per hectare in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Portugal and Romania?
- 3.27 kilograms per hectare, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Portugal ranks 84th and Romania ranks 81st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average fertilizer use, measured in kilograms per hectare of cropland versus GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.