Bangladesh vs Viet Nam: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Bangladesh
170.35 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Viet Nam
151.49 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
8th
Viet Nam rank
11th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Bangladesh
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 170.35 kilograms per hectare against 151.49 kilograms per hectare in Viet Nam, a difference of 18.86 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 11th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.55 kilograms per hectare | 7.28 kilograms per hectare | 1.73 kilograms per hectare | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 16.49 kilograms per hectare | 26.15 kilograms per hectare | 9.66 kilograms per hectare | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 41.68 kilograms per hectare | 46.06 kilograms per hectare | 4.37 kilograms per hectare | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 92.5 kilograms per hectare | 116.41 kilograms per hectare | 23.92 kilograms per hectare | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 121.87 kilograms per hectare | 127.51 kilograms per hectare | 5.65 kilograms per hectare | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 143.33 kilograms per hectare | 131.36 kilograms per hectare | 11.97 kilograms per hectare | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 167.22 kilograms per hectare | 142.78 kilograms per hectare | 24.44 kilograms per hectare | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Bangladesh or Viet Nam?
- Bangladesh, at 170.35 kilograms per hectare against 151.49 kilograms per hectare in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Bangladesh and Viet Nam?
- 18.86 kilograms per hectare, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Viet Nam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Viet Nam rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 11th 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 Nitrogen 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
Application of nitrogen fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.