What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Kuwait and Taiwan?

120.17 kilograms per hectare, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Taiwan?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

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.

Kuwait vs Taiwan: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Kuwait

538.21 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Taiwan

418.04 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Kuwait rank

2nd

Taiwan rank

3rd

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Kuwait
Taiwan

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 538.21 kilograms per hectare against 418.04 kilograms per hectare in Taiwan, a difference of 120.17 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Taiwan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Taiwan ahead.

Kuwait ranks 2nd and Taiwan ranks 3rd of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	121.74 kilograms per hectare	539.03 kilograms per hectare	417.3 kilograms per hectare	Taiwan
2010s	381.23 kilograms per hectare	496.08 kilograms per hectare	114.85 kilograms per hectare	Taiwan
2020s	509.3 kilograms per hectare	431.03 kilograms per hectare	78.27 kilograms per hectare	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Kuwait or Taiwan?: Kuwait, at 538.21 kilograms per hectare against 418.04 kilograms per hectare in Taiwan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Kuwait and Taiwan?: 120.17 kilograms per hectare, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Taiwan?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Taiwan rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Kuwait ranks 2nd and Taiwan ranks 3rd 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.