Belarus vs Netherlands: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Belarus
86.82 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Netherlands
90.56 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Belarus rank
35th
Netherlands rank
33rd
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Belarus
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 90.56 kilograms per hectare against 86.82 kilograms per hectare in Belarus, a difference of 3.74 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belarus ranks 35th and Netherlands ranks 33rd of 201 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.81 kilograms per hectare | 162.18 kilograms per hectare | 122.37 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 67.9 kilograms per hectare | 120.91 kilograms per hectare | 53 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 81.78 kilograms per hectare | 103.11 kilograms per hectare | 21.32 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 80.77 kilograms per hectare | 94.94 kilograms per hectare | 14.18 kilograms per hectare | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Belarus or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 90.56 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 Netherlands?
- 3.74 kilograms per hectare, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Netherlands?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Netherlands rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Belarus ranks 35th and Netherlands ranks 33rd 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.