Poland vs Uruguay: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Poland
80.11 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Uruguay
81.15 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Poland rank
42nd
Uruguay rank
41st
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Poland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 81.15 kilograms per hectare against 80.11 kilograms per hectare in Poland, a difference of 1.04 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 41st of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.92 kilograms per hectare | 3.56 kilograms per hectare | 21.36 kilograms per hectare | Poland |
| 1970s | 59.45 kilograms per hectare | 8.56 kilograms per hectare | 50.89 kilograms per hectare | Poland |
| 1980s | 72.31 kilograms per hectare | 13.19 kilograms per hectare | 59.12 kilograms per hectare | Poland |
| 1990s | 44.13 kilograms per hectare | 23.88 kilograms per hectare | 20.25 kilograms per hectare | Poland |
| 2000s | 60.15 kilograms per hectare | 41.8 kilograms per hectare | 18.35 kilograms per hectare | Poland |
| 2010s | 76.9 kilograms per hectare | 65.76 kilograms per hectare | 11.14 kilograms per hectare | Poland |
| 2020s | 69.78 kilograms per hectare | 89.53 kilograms per hectare | 19.75 kilograms per hectare | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Poland or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 81.15 kilograms per hectare against 80.11 kilograms per hectare in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Poland and Uruguay?
- 1.04 kilograms per hectare, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Poland and Uruguay rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Poland ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 41st 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.