Austria vs Japan: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Austria
63.32 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Japan
62.85 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Austria rank
61st
Japan rank
63rd
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Austria
- Japan
How they compare
Austria currently reports 63.32 kilograms per hectare against 62.85 kilograms per hectare in Japan, a difference of 0.47 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Austria ranks 61st and Japan ranks 63rd of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.34 kilograms per hectare | 95.11 kilograms per hectare | 49.78 kilograms per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 75.25 kilograms per hectare | 102.5 kilograms per hectare | 27.25 kilograms per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 85.91 kilograms per hectare | 99.04 kilograms per hectare | 13.13 kilograms per hectare | Japan |
| 1990s | 76.02 kilograms per hectare | 85.78 kilograms per hectare | 9.76 kilograms per hectare | Japan |
| 2000s | 67.64 kilograms per hectare | 76.82 kilograms per hectare | 9.19 kilograms per hectare | Japan |
| 2010s | 70.83 kilograms per hectare | 67.69 kilograms per hectare | 3.14 kilograms per hectare | Austria |
| 2020s | 67.57 kilograms per hectare | 63.61 kilograms per hectare | 3.96 kilograms per hectare | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Austria or Japan?
- Austria, at 63.32 kilograms per hectare against 62.85 kilograms per hectare in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Austria and Japan?
- 0.47 kilograms per hectare, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Japan rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Austria ranks 61st and Japan ranks 63rd 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.