Brazil vs France: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Brazil
90.92 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
France
87.04 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Brazil rank
32nd
France rank
34th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Brazil
- France
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 90.92 kilograms per hectare against 87.04 kilograms per hectare in France, a difference of 3.88 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
Brazil ranks 32nd and France ranks 34th of 201 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.28 kilograms per hectare | 41.71 kilograms per hectare | 39.43 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 1970s | 9.62 kilograms per hectare | 83.21 kilograms per hectare | 73.59 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 1980s | 11.96 kilograms per hectare | 113.04 kilograms per hectare | 101.08 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 1990s | 20.16 kilograms per hectare | 113.18 kilograms per hectare | 93.01 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 35.17 kilograms per hectare | 103.86 kilograms per hectare | 68.7 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 57.54 kilograms per hectare | 99.43 kilograms per hectare | 41.89 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 91.51 kilograms per hectare | 94.23 kilograms per hectare | 2.72 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, Brazil or France?
- Brazil, at 90.92 kilograms per hectare against 87.04 kilograms per hectare in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Brazil and France?
- 3.88 kilograms per hectare, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and France rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Brazil ranks 32nd 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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About this data
Application of nitrogen fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.