What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Hungary and USSR?

1.37 kilograms per hectare, with Hungary ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

Hungary vs USSR: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Hungary

86.4 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

USSR

85.03 kilograms per hectare

in 1991

Hungary rank

79th

USSR rank

82nd

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Hungary
USSR

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 86.4 kilograms per hectare against 85.03 kilograms per hectare in USSR, a difference of 1.37 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 79th and USSR ranks 82nd of 201 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	73.44 kilograms per hectare	24.82 kilograms per hectare	48.62 kilograms per hectare	Hungary
1970s	233.74 kilograms per hectare	64.97 kilograms per hectare	168.77 kilograms per hectare	Hungary
1980s	268.8 kilograms per hectare	101.51 kilograms per hectare	167.3 kilograms per hectare	Hungary
1990s	95.14 kilograms per hectare	89.77 kilograms per hectare	5.36 kilograms per hectare	Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Hungary or USSR?: Hungary, at 86.4 kilograms per hectare against 85.03 kilograms per hectare in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Hungary and USSR?: 1.37 kilograms per hectare, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Hungary and USSR rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Hungary ranks 79th and USSR ranks 82nd 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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Indicator: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 10,286 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.