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

0.51 kilograms per hectare, with Australia ahead.

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

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.

Australia vs USSR: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Australia

85.54 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

USSR

85.03 kilograms per hectare

in 1991

Australia rank

80th

USSR rank

82nd

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Australia
USSR

How they compare

Australia currently reports 85.54 kilograms per hectare against 85.03 kilograms per hectare in USSR, a difference of 0.51 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 80th and USSR ranks 82nd of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	38.45 kilograms per hectare	24.82 kilograms per hectare	13.63 kilograms per hectare	Australia
1970s	51.44 kilograms per hectare	64.97 kilograms per hectare	13.53 kilograms per hectare	USSR
1980s	49.66 kilograms per hectare	101.51 kilograms per hectare	51.84 kilograms per hectare	USSR
1990s	55.91 kilograms per hectare	89.77 kilograms per hectare	33.86 kilograms per hectare	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Australia or USSR?: Australia, at 85.54 kilograms per hectare against 85.03 kilograms per hectare in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Australia and USSR?: 0.51 kilograms per hectare, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Australia and USSR rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Australia ranks 80th and USSR ranks 82nd 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, 10,286 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.