Belarus vs France: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Belarus
86.82 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
France
87.04 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Belarus rank
35th
France rank
34th

Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

  • Belarus
  • France
255075100125196119922023

How they compare

France currently reports 87.04 kilograms per hectare against 86.82 kilograms per hectare in Belarus, a difference of 0.22 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was France ahead.

Belarus ranks 35th and France ranks 34th of 201 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus France Difference Ahead
1990s 39.81 kilograms per hectare 111.53 kilograms per hectare 71.72 kilograms per hectare France
2000s 67.9 kilograms per hectare 103.86 kilograms per hectare 35.96 kilograms per hectare France
2010s 81.78 kilograms per hectare 99.43 kilograms per hectare 17.65 kilograms per hectare France
2020s 80.77 kilograms per hectare 94.23 kilograms per hectare 13.47 kilograms per hectare France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Belarus or France?
France, at 87.04 kilograms per hectare against 86.82 kilograms per hectare in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Belarus and France?
0.22 kilograms per hectare, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and France?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Belarus and France rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
Belarus ranks 35th and France ranks 34th 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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Indicator
Nitrogen 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, 10,249 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Application of nitrogen fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.