Saudi Arabia vs Singapore: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Saudi Arabia
115.45 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Singapore
115.61 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
52nd
Singapore rank
51st
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 115.61 kilograms per hectare against 115.45 kilograms per hectare in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.16 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Singapore ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd and Singapore ranks 51st of 201 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.49 kilograms per hectare | 210.59 kilograms per hectare | 207.1 kilograms per hectare | Singapore |
| 1970s | 5.02 kilograms per hectare | 334.36 kilograms per hectare | 329.34 kilograms per hectare | Singapore |
| 1980s | 102.58 kilograms per hectare | 599.29 kilograms per hectare | 496.71 kilograms per hectare | Singapore |
| 1990s | 106.04 kilograms per hectare | 490.01 kilograms per hectare | 383.97 kilograms per hectare | Singapore |
| 2000s | 92.54 kilograms per hectare | 112.52 kilograms per hectare | 19.98 kilograms per hectare | Singapore |
| 2010s | 80.21 kilograms per hectare | 125.1 kilograms per hectare | 44.89 kilograms per hectare | Singapore |
| 2020s | 114.21 kilograms per hectare | 123.78 kilograms per hectare | 9.57 kilograms per hectare | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Saudi Arabia or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 115.61 kilograms per hectare against 115.45 kilograms per hectare in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Saudi Arabia and Singapore?
- 0.16 kilograms per hectare, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Singapore?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Singapore rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd and Singapore ranks 51st 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.