What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Belgium and India?

4.6 kilograms per hectare, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and India?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

Belgium vs India: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Belgium

186.64 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

India

182.04 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Belgium rank

24th

India rank

25th

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Belgium
India

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 186.64 kilograms per hectare against 182.04 kilograms per hectare in India, a difference of 4.6 kilograms per hectare.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 24th and India ranks 25th of 201 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	India	Difference	Ahead
2000s	305.15 kilograms per hectare	122.73 kilograms per hectare	182.42 kilograms per hectare	Belgium
2010s	290.08 kilograms per hectare	158.24 kilograms per hectare	131.84 kilograms per hectare	Belgium
2020s	219.09 kilograms per hectare	182.64 kilograms per hectare	36.45 kilograms per hectare	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Belgium or India?: Belgium, at 186.64 kilograms per hectare against 182.04 kilograms per hectare in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Belgium and India?: 4.6 kilograms per hectare, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and India?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Belgium and India rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Belgium ranks 24th and India ranks 25th 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.