New Zealand vs Portugal: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
New Zealand
49.86 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Portugal
49.34 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
New Zealand rank
83rd
Portugal rank
84th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- New Zealand
- Portugal
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 49.86 kilograms per hectare against 49.34 kilograms per hectare in Portugal, a difference of 0.52 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
New Zealand ranks 83rd and Portugal ranks 84th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 kilograms per hectare | 28.76 kilograms per hectare | 27.75 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
| 1970s | 3.36 kilograms per hectare | 40.98 kilograms per hectare | 37.62 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
| 1980s | 4.83 kilograms per hectare | 44.61 kilograms per hectare | 39.78 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
| 1990s | 20.42 kilograms per hectare | 46.19 kilograms per hectare | 25.76 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
| 2000s | 50.11 kilograms per hectare | 45.96 kilograms per hectare | 4.15 kilograms per hectare | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 55.31 kilograms per hectare | 59.37 kilograms per hectare | 4.06 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
| 2020s | 54.77 kilograms per hectare | 48.75 kilograms per hectare | 6.03 kilograms per hectare | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, New Zealand or Portugal?
- New Zealand, at 49.86 kilograms per hectare against 49.34 kilograms per hectare in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between New Zealand and Portugal?
- 0.52 kilograms per hectare, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- New Zealand ranks 83rd and Portugal ranks 84th 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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About this data
Use of fertilizers per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.