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

17.73 kilograms per hectare, with Norway ahead.

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

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 Norway: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Belgium

186.64 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Norway

204.37 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Belgium rank

24th

Norway rank

21st

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Belgium
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 204.37 kilograms per hectare against 186.64 kilograms per hectare in Belgium, a difference of 17.73 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 24th and Norway ranks 21st of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Norway	Difference	Ahead
2000s	305.15 kilograms per hectare	209.15 kilograms per hectare	96 kilograms per hectare	Belgium
2010s	290.08 kilograms per hectare	194.9 kilograms per hectare	95.18 kilograms per hectare	Belgium
2020s	219.09 kilograms per hectare	208.01 kilograms per hectare	11.08 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 Norway?: Norway, at 204.37 kilograms per hectare against 186.64 kilograms per hectare in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Belgium and Norway?: 17.73 kilograms per hectare, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Norway?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Norway rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Belgium ranks 24th 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.