What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Bangladesh and Hong Kong?

11.61 kilograms per hectare, with Hong Kong ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Hong Kong?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

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.

Bangladesh vs Hong Kong: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Bangladesh

170.35 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Hong Kong

181.96 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

8th

Hong Kong rank

6th

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Bangladesh
Hong Kong

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 181.96 kilograms per hectare against 170.35 kilograms per hectare in Bangladesh, a difference of 11.61 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Hong Kong ranks 6th of 201 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Hong Kong	Difference	Ahead
2000s	123.22 kilograms per hectare	193.52 kilograms per hectare	70.31 kilograms per hectare	Hong Kong
2010s	143.33 kilograms per hectare	215.29 kilograms per hectare	71.97 kilograms per hectare	Hong Kong
2020s	167.22 kilograms per hectare	185.43 kilograms per hectare	18.21 kilograms per hectare	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Bangladesh or Hong Kong?: Hong Kong, at 181.96 kilograms per hectare against 170.35 kilograms per hectare in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Bangladesh and Hong Kong?: 11.61 kilograms per hectare, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Hong Kong?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Hong Kong rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Bangladesh ranks 8th and Hong Kong ranks 6th of 201 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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Indicator: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 10,249 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Use of fertilizers per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.