Brazil vs China: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Brazil
285.34 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
China
334.87 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Brazil rank
10th
China rank
7th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 334.87 kilograms per hectare against 285.34 kilograms per hectare in Brazil, a difference of 49.53 kilograms per hectare.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and China ranks 7th of 201 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.41 kilograms per hectare | 21.38 kilograms per hectare | 10.98 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 1970s | 46.45 kilograms per hectare | 72.57 kilograms per hectare | 26.11 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 1980s | 53.61 kilograms per hectare | 164.77 kilograms per hectare | 111.16 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 84.02 kilograms per hectare | 245.02 kilograms per hectare | 161.01 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 142.96 kilograms per hectare | 316.51 kilograms per hectare | 173.55 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 211.29 kilograms per hectare | 396.84 kilograms per hectare | 185.56 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 303.88 kilograms per hectare | 342.76 kilograms per hectare | 38.88 kilograms per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Brazil or China?
- China, at 334.87 kilograms per hectare against 285.34 kilograms per hectare in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Brazil and China?
- 49.53 kilograms per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Brazil ranks 10th and China ranks 7th 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.