Colombia vs Qatar: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Colombia
190.32 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Qatar
210.21 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Colombia rank
23rd
Qatar rank
20th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Colombia
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 210.21 kilograms per hectare against 190.32 kilograms per hectare in Colombia, a difference of 19.89 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Qatar ahead.
Colombia ranks 23rd and Qatar ranks 20th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.73 kilograms per hectare | 161.4 kilograms per hectare | 108.67 kilograms per hectare | Qatar |
| 1980s | 74.84 kilograms per hectare | 90.97 kilograms per hectare | 16.13 kilograms per hectare | Qatar |
| 1990s | 119.03 kilograms per hectare | 156.08 kilograms per hectare | 37.05 kilograms per hectare | Qatar |
| 2000s | 198.25 kilograms per hectare | 63.43 kilograms per hectare | 134.82 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
| 2010s | 273.07 kilograms per hectare | 159.82 kilograms per hectare | 113.25 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
| 2020s | 227.73 kilograms per hectare | 210.81 kilograms per hectare | 16.92 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Colombia or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 210.21 kilograms per hectare against 190.32 kilograms per hectare in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Colombia and Qatar?
- 19.89 kilograms per hectare, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Qatar?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Qatar rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Colombia ranks 23rd and Qatar ranks 20th 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.