What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between USSR and Venezuela?

0.87 kilograms per hectare, with Venezuela ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Venezuela?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

USSR vs Venezuela: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

USSR

33.98 kilograms per hectare

in 1991

Venezuela

34.85 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

USSR rank

104th

Venezuela rank

102nd

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

USSR
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 34.85 kilograms per hectare against 33.98 kilograms per hectare in USSR, a difference of 0.87 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

USSR ranks 104th and Venezuela ranks 102nd of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, USSR averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	USSR	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9.61 kilograms per hectare	4.78 kilograms per hectare	4.83 kilograms per hectare	USSR
1970s	28.21 kilograms per hectare	16.93 kilograms per hectare	11.27 kilograms per hectare	USSR
1980s	44.03 kilograms per hectare	45.25 kilograms per hectare	1.22 kilograms per hectare	Venezuela
1990s	36.08 kilograms per hectare	56.34 kilograms per hectare	20.27 kilograms per hectare	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, USSR or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 34.85 kilograms per hectare against 33.98 kilograms per hectare in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between USSR and Venezuela?: 0.87 kilograms per hectare, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Venezuela?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do USSR and Venezuela rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: USSR ranks 104th and Venezuela ranks 102nd 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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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: 18 September 2026

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