Malaysia vs Mongolia: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Malaysia
48.29 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Mongolia
47.2 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Malaysia rank
87th
Mongolia rank
88th

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

  • Malaysia
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 48.29 kilograms per hectare against 47.2 kilograms per hectare in Mongolia, a difference of 1.09 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 87th and Mongolia ranks 88th of 200 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Mongolia Difference Ahead
1970s 22.16 kilograms per hectare 2.24 kilograms per hectare 19.92 kilograms per hectare Malaysia
1980s 35.67 kilograms per hectare 8.39 kilograms per hectare 27.29 kilograms per hectare Malaysia
1990s 46.26 kilograms per hectare 3.53 kilograms per hectare 42.72 kilograms per hectare Malaysia
2000s 79.47 kilograms per hectare 4.34 kilograms per hectare 75.13 kilograms per hectare Malaysia
2010s 70.18 kilograms per hectare 15.67 kilograms per hectare 54.51 kilograms per hectare Malaysia
2020s 46.67 kilograms per hectare 42.19 kilograms per hectare 4.48 kilograms per hectare Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Malaysia or Mongolia?
Malaysia, at 48.29 kilograms per hectare against 47.2 kilograms per hectare in Mongolia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Malaysia and Mongolia?
1.09 kilograms per hectare, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mongolia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Mongolia rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
Malaysia ranks 87th and Mongolia ranks 88th 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

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

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