Canada vs Poland: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Canada
73.19 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Poland
80.11 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Canada rank
44th
Poland rank
42nd
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Canada
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 80.11 kilograms per hectare against 73.19 kilograms per hectare in Canada, a difference of 6.92 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Poland ahead.
Canada ranks 44th and Poland ranks 42nd of 200 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.92 kilograms per hectare | 24.92 kilograms per hectare | 20 kilograms per hectare | Poland |
| 1970s | 13 kilograms per hectare | 59.45 kilograms per hectare | 46.45 kilograms per hectare | Poland |
| 1980s | 25.05 kilograms per hectare | 72.31 kilograms per hectare | 47.26 kilograms per hectare | Poland |
| 1990s | 32.26 kilograms per hectare | 44.13 kilograms per hectare | 11.87 kilograms per hectare | Poland |
| 2000s | 38.41 kilograms per hectare | 60.15 kilograms per hectare | 21.74 kilograms per hectare | Poland |
| 2010s | 59.21 kilograms per hectare | 76.9 kilograms per hectare | 17.69 kilograms per hectare | Poland |
| 2020s | 68.74 kilograms per hectare | 69.78 kilograms per hectare | 1.04 kilograms per hectare | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Canada or Poland?
- Poland, at 80.11 kilograms per hectare against 73.19 kilograms per hectare in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Canada and Poland?
- 6.92 kilograms per hectare, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Poland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Poland rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Canada ranks 44th and Poland ranks 42nd 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.