Australia vs Italy: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Australia
85.54 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Italy
85.24 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Australia rank
80th
Italy rank
81st
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 85.54 kilograms per hectare against 85.24 kilograms per hectare in Italy, a difference of 0.3 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Australia ranks 80th and Italy ranks 81st of 201 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.45 kilograms per hectare | 67.36 kilograms per hectare | 28.91 kilograms per hectare | Italy |
| 1970s | 51.44 kilograms per hectare | 130.27 kilograms per hectare | 78.82 kilograms per hectare | Italy |
| 1980s | 49.66 kilograms per hectare | 170.55 kilograms per hectare | 120.88 kilograms per hectare | Italy |
| 1990s | 73.86 kilograms per hectare | 164.2 kilograms per hectare | 90.33 kilograms per hectare | Italy |
| 2000s | 69.18 kilograms per hectare | 127.8 kilograms per hectare | 58.62 kilograms per hectare | Italy |
| 2010s | 64.11 kilograms per hectare | 94.87 kilograms per hectare | 30.77 kilograms per hectare | Italy |
| 2020s | 88.38 kilograms per hectare | 89.08 kilograms per hectare | 0.7025 kilograms per hectare | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 85.54 kilograms per hectare against 85.24 kilograms per hectare in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Australia and Italy?
- 0.3 kilograms per hectare, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Australia ranks 80th and Italy ranks 81st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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
Agricultural use of all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers) per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.