Ecuador vs Panama: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Ecuador
92.56 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Panama
93.41 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Ecuador rank
70th
Panama rank
67th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 93.41 kilograms per hectare against 92.56 kilograms per hectare in Ecuador, a difference of 0.85 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
Ecuador ranks 70th and Panama ranks 67th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.63 kilograms per hectare | 19.68 kilograms per hectare | 9.05 kilograms per hectare | Panama |
| 1970s | 21.17 kilograms per hectare | 44.73 kilograms per hectare | 23.56 kilograms per hectare | Panama |
| 1980s | 27.01 kilograms per hectare | 52.1 kilograms per hectare | 25.08 kilograms per hectare | Panama |
| 1990s | 38.54 kilograms per hectare | 52.01 kilograms per hectare | 13.46 kilograms per hectare | Panama |
| 2000s | 93.49 kilograms per hectare | 33.41 kilograms per hectare | 60.07 kilograms per hectare | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 133.56 kilograms per hectare | 50.11 kilograms per hectare | 83.44 kilograms per hectare | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 133.47 kilograms per hectare | 82.73 kilograms per hectare | 50.74 kilograms per hectare | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Ecuador or Panama?
- Panama, at 93.41 kilograms per hectare against 92.56 kilograms per hectare in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Ecuador and Panama?
- 0.85 kilograms per hectare, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Ecuador ranks 70th and Panama ranks 67th 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.