Greece vs Latvia: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Greece
60.24 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Latvia
58.62 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Greece rank
68th
Latvia rank
71st
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Greece
- Latvia
How they compare
Greece currently reports 60.24 kilograms per hectare against 58.62 kilograms per hectare in Latvia, a difference of 1.62 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 68th and Latvia ranks 71st of 201 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.62 kilograms per hectare | 23.53 kilograms per hectare | 60.09 kilograms per hectare | Greece |
| 2000s | 62.1 kilograms per hectare | 36.29 kilograms per hectare | 25.81 kilograms per hectare | Greece |
| 2010s | 53.46 kilograms per hectare | 57.47 kilograms per hectare | 4.01 kilograms per hectare | Latvia |
| 2020s | 65.92 kilograms per hectare | 60.84 kilograms per hectare | 5.08 kilograms per hectare | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Greece or Latvia?
- Greece, at 60.24 kilograms per hectare against 58.62 kilograms per hectare in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Greece and Latvia?
- 1.62 kilograms per hectare, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Latvia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Latvia rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Greece ranks 68th and Latvia ranks 71st 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.