Bulgaria vs Canada: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Bulgaria
123.48 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Canada
123.06 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
46th
Canada rank
47th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Bulgaria
- Canada
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 123.48 kilograms per hectare against 123.06 kilograms per hectare in Canada, a difference of 0.42 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 46th and Canada ranks 47th of 201 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.96 kilograms per hectare | 16.13 kilograms per hectare | 74.83 kilograms per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 153.74 kilograms per hectare | 31.37 kilograms per hectare | 122.37 kilograms per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 218.86 kilograms per hectare | 49.55 kilograms per hectare | 169.32 kilograms per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 62.73 kilograms per hectare | 55.57 kilograms per hectare | 7.17 kilograms per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 85.54 kilograms per hectare | 61.33 kilograms per hectare | 24.21 kilograms per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 115.26 kilograms per hectare | 92.81 kilograms per hectare | 22.44 kilograms per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 124.53 kilograms per hectare | 117.14 kilograms per hectare | 7.4 kilograms per hectare | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Bulgaria or Canada?
- Bulgaria, at 123.48 kilograms per hectare against 123.06 kilograms per hectare in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Bulgaria and Canada?
- 0.42 kilograms per hectare, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Canada?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Canada rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Bulgaria ranks 46th and Canada ranks 47th 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.