Netherlands vs Paraguay: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Netherlands
126.46 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Paraguay
135.21 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Netherlands rank
43rd
Paraguay rank
40th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Netherlands
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 135.21 kilograms per hectare against 126.46 kilograms per hectare in Netherlands, a difference of 8.75 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 43rd and Paraguay ranks 40th of 201 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 299.39 kilograms per hectare | 1.79 kilograms per hectare | 297.6 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 327.16 kilograms per hectare | 3.36 kilograms per hectare | 323.8 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 334.34 kilograms per hectare | 5.37 kilograms per hectare | 328.97 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 262.95 kilograms per hectare | 13.26 kilograms per hectare | 249.7 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 183.37 kilograms per hectare | 59.87 kilograms per hectare | 123.5 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 144.37 kilograms per hectare | 113.44 kilograms per hectare | 30.93 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 137.81 kilograms per hectare | 126.78 kilograms per hectare | 11.03 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, Netherlands or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 135.21 kilograms per hectare against 126.46 kilograms per hectare in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Netherlands and Paraguay?
- 8.75 kilograms per hectare, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Paraguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Paraguay rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Netherlands ranks 43rd and Paraguay ranks 40th 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.