Belize vs South Korea: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Belize
127.04 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
South Korea
139.82 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Belize rank
15th
South Korea rank
13th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Belize
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 139.82 kilograms per hectare against 127.04 kilograms per hectare in Belize, a difference of 12.78 kilograms per hectare.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
Belize ranks 15th and South Korea ranks 13th of 200 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.61 kilograms per hectare | 105.74 kilograms per hectare | 96.13 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
| 1970s | 14.14 kilograms per hectare | 181.01 kilograms per hectare | 166.87 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
| 1980s | 18.74 kilograms per hectare | 196.33 kilograms per hectare | 177.59 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
| 1990s | 16.38 kilograms per hectare | 236.75 kilograms per hectare | 220.36 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 56.11 kilograms per hectare | 189.69 kilograms per hectare | 133.58 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 107.99 kilograms per hectare | 130.71 kilograms per hectare | 22.72 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 108.71 kilograms per hectare | 145.51 kilograms per hectare | 36.81 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Belize or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 139.82 kilograms per hectare against 127.04 kilograms per hectare in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Belize and South Korea?
- 12.78 kilograms per hectare, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and South Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Belize and South Korea rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Belize ranks 15th and South Korea ranks 13th 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.