Denmark vs Singapore: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Denmark
112.22 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Singapore
115.61 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Denmark rank
53rd
Singapore rank
51st
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Denmark
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 115.61 kilograms per hectare against 112.22 kilograms per hectare in Denmark, a difference of 3.39 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Singapore ahead.
Denmark ranks 53rd and Singapore ranks 51st of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 181.38 kilograms per hectare | 210.59 kilograms per hectare | 29.21 kilograms per hectare | Singapore |
| 1970s | 247.47 kilograms per hectare | 334.36 kilograms per hectare | 86.89 kilograms per hectare | Singapore |
| 1980s | 245.1 kilograms per hectare | 599.29 kilograms per hectare | 354.19 kilograms per hectare | Singapore |
| 1990s | 195.99 kilograms per hectare | 490.01 kilograms per hectare | 294.01 kilograms per hectare | Singapore |
| 2000s | 136.41 kilograms per hectare | 112.52 kilograms per hectare | 23.89 kilograms per hectare | Denmark |
| 2010s | 127.24 kilograms per hectare | 125.1 kilograms per hectare | 2.14 kilograms per hectare | Denmark |
| 2020s | 129.74 kilograms per hectare | 123.78 kilograms per hectare | 5.96 kilograms per hectare | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Denmark or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 115.61 kilograms per hectare against 112.22 kilograms per hectare in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Denmark and Singapore?
- 3.39 kilograms per hectare, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Singapore?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Singapore rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Denmark ranks 53rd and Singapore ranks 51st 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.