What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Belarus and Norway?

8.44 kilograms per hectare, with Norway ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Norway?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

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.

Belarus vs Norway: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Belarus

195.93 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Norway

204.37 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Belarus rank

22nd

Norway rank

21st

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Belarus
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 204.37 kilograms per hectare against 195.93 kilograms per hectare in Belarus, a difference of 8.44 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Norway ahead.

Belarus ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 21st of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1990s	129.89 kilograms per hectare	223.47 kilograms per hectare	93.58 kilograms per hectare	Norway
2000s	177.99 kilograms per hectare	209.05 kilograms per hectare	31.06 kilograms per hectare	Norway
2010s	206.75 kilograms per hectare	194.9 kilograms per hectare	11.85 kilograms per hectare	Belarus
2020s	183.1 kilograms per hectare	208.01 kilograms per hectare	24.91 kilograms per hectare	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Belarus or Norway?: Norway, at 204.37 kilograms per hectare against 195.93 kilograms per hectare in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Belarus and Norway?: 8.44 kilograms per hectare, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Norway?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Norway rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Belarus ranks 22nd and Norway ranks 21st 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.