Australia vs Greece: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Australia
61.68 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Greece
60.24 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Australia rank
65th
Greece rank
68th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Australia
- Greece
How they compare
Australia currently reports 61.68 kilograms per hectare against 60.24 kilograms per hectare in Greece, a difference of 1.44 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.
Australia ranks 65th and Greece ranks 68th of 200 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.16 kilograms per hectare | 35.63 kilograms per hectare | 31.47 kilograms per hectare | Greece |
| 1970s | 10.06 kilograms per hectare | 68.62 kilograms per hectare | 58.56 kilograms per hectare | Greece |
| 1980s | 15.18 kilograms per hectare | 102.46 kilograms per hectare | 87.28 kilograms per hectare | Greece |
| 1990s | 32.44 kilograms per hectare | 88.03 kilograms per hectare | 55.59 kilograms per hectare | Greece |
| 2000s | 33.7 kilograms per hectare | 62.1 kilograms per hectare | 28.4 kilograms per hectare | Greece |
| 2010s | 37.42 kilograms per hectare | 53.46 kilograms per hectare | 16.04 kilograms per hectare | Greece |
| 2020s | 56.85 kilograms per hectare | 65.92 kilograms per hectare | 9.07 kilograms per hectare | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Australia or Greece?
- Australia, at 61.68 kilograms per hectare against 60.24 kilograms per hectare in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Australia and Greece?
- 1.44 kilograms per hectare, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greece?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Greece rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Australia ranks 65th and Greece ranks 68th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Use of fertilizers per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.