China vs Turkmenistan: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
China
334.87 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Turkmenistan
338.83 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
China rank
7th
Turkmenistan rank
6th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- China
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 338.83 kilograms per hectare against 334.87 kilograms per hectare in China, a difference of 3.96 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was China ahead.
China ranks 7th and Turkmenistan ranks 6th of 201 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 252.31 kilograms per hectare | 102.67 kilograms per hectare | 149.64 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 316.51 kilograms per hectare | 99.53 kilograms per hectare | 216.99 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 396.84 kilograms per hectare | 217.24 kilograms per hectare | 179.6 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 342.76 kilograms per hectare | 315.81 kilograms per hectare | 26.95 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, China or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 338.83 kilograms per hectare against 334.87 kilograms per hectare in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between China and Turkmenistan?
- 3.96 kilograms per hectare, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkmenistan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do China and Turkmenistan rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- China ranks 7th and Turkmenistan ranks 6th 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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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.