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

0.21 kilograms per hectare, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy 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.

Italy vs USSR: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Italy

85.24 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

USSR

85.03 kilograms per hectare

in 1991

Italy rank

81st

USSR rank

82nd

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Italy
USSR

How they compare

Italy currently reports 85.24 kilograms per hectare against 85.03 kilograms per hectare in USSR, a difference of 0.21 kilograms per hectare.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 81st and USSR ranks 82nd of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	67.36 kilograms per hectare	24.82 kilograms per hectare	42.54 kilograms per hectare	Italy
1970s	130.27 kilograms per hectare	64.97 kilograms per hectare	65.3 kilograms per hectare	Italy
1980s	170.55 kilograms per hectare	101.51 kilograms per hectare	69.04 kilograms per hectare	Italy
1990s	165.03 kilograms per hectare	89.77 kilograms per hectare	75.26 kilograms per hectare	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Italy or USSR?: Italy, at 85.24 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 Italy and USSR?: 0.21 kilograms per hectare, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Italy and USSR rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Italy ranks 81st 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.