Indonesia vs Netherlands: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Indonesia
125.37 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Netherlands
126.46 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Indonesia rank
44th
Netherlands rank
43rd
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Indonesia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 126.46 kilograms per hectare against 125.37 kilograms per hectare in Indonesia, a difference of 1.09 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Indonesia ranks 44th and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 201 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.43 kilograms per hectare | 299.39 kilograms per hectare | 291.96 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 22.56 kilograms per hectare | 327.16 kilograms per hectare | 304.6 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 67.26 kilograms per hectare | 334.34 kilograms per hectare | 267.07 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 80.33 kilograms per hectare | 262.95 kilograms per hectare | 182.63 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 90.55 kilograms per hectare | 183.37 kilograms per hectare | 92.81 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 139.81 kilograms per hectare | 144.37 kilograms per hectare | 4.55 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 136.03 kilograms per hectare | 137.81 kilograms per hectare | 1.78 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Indonesia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 126.46 kilograms per hectare against 125.37 kilograms per hectare in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Indonesia and Netherlands?
- 1.09 kilograms per hectare, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Netherlands rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Indonesia ranks 44th and Netherlands ranks 43rd 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.