Norway vs Thailand: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Norway
204.37 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Thailand
210.88 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Norway rank
21st
Thailand rank
19th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Norway
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 210.88 kilograms per hectare against 204.37 kilograms per hectare in Norway, a difference of 6.51 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 19th of 201 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 198.48 kilograms per hectare | 4.39 kilograms per hectare | 194.09 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 1970s | 281.75 kilograms per hectare | 12.05 kilograms per hectare | 269.7 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 1980s | 281.31 kilograms per hectare | 25.54 kilograms per hectare | 255.77 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 1990s | 226.33 kilograms per hectare | 66.85 kilograms per hectare | 159.48 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 2000s | 209.05 kilograms per hectare | 87.27 kilograms per hectare | 121.78 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 2010s | 194.9 kilograms per hectare | 112.81 kilograms per hectare | 82.09 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 2020s | 208.01 kilograms per hectare | 147.36 kilograms per hectare | 60.65 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Norway or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 210.88 kilograms per hectare against 204.37 kilograms per hectare in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Norway and Thailand?
- 6.51 kilograms per hectare, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Thailand rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Norway ranks 21st and Thailand ranks 19th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.