Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Nepal: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Lao People's Democratic Republic
39.74 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Nepal
41.05 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
97th
Nepal rank
96th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 41.05 kilograms per hectare against 39.74 kilograms per hectare in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 1.31 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Nepal ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 97th and Nepal ranks 96th of 201 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4571 kilograms per hectare | 0.9314 kilograms per hectare | 0.4743 kilograms per hectare | Nepal |
| 1970s | 0.129 kilograms per hectare | 4.39 kilograms per hectare | 4.26 kilograms per hectare | Nepal |
| 1980s | 1.62 kilograms per hectare | 13.11 kilograms per hectare | 11.49 kilograms per hectare | Nepal |
| 1990s | 2.75 kilograms per hectare | 27.57 kilograms per hectare | 24.82 kilograms per hectare | Nepal |
| 2000s | 4.31 kilograms per hectare | 7.35 kilograms per hectare | 3.04 kilograms per hectare | Nepal |
| 2010s | 15.12 kilograms per hectare | 39.95 kilograms per hectare | 24.84 kilograms per hectare | Nepal |
| 2020s | 28.23 kilograms per hectare | 53.32 kilograms per hectare | 25.1 kilograms per hectare | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 41.05 kilograms per hectare against 39.74 kilograms per hectare in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Nepal?
- 1.31 kilograms per hectare, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Nepal?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Nepal rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 97th and Nepal ranks 96th 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.