Argentina vs Australia: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Argentina
17.62 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Australia
17.23 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Argentina rank
56th
Australia rank
59th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Argentina
- Australia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 17.62 kilograms per hectare against 17.23 kilograms per hectare in Australia, a difference of 0.39 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Argentina ranks 56th and Australia ranks 59th of 201 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6489 kilograms per hectare | 31.49 kilograms per hectare | 30.84 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.37 kilograms per hectare | 36.23 kilograms per hectare | 34.86 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.79 kilograms per hectare | 28.66 kilograms per hectare | 26.88 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
| 1990s | 6.74 kilograms per hectare | 33.09 kilograms per hectare | 26.35 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
| 2000s | 13.62 kilograms per hectare | 28.39 kilograms per hectare | 14.76 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
| 2010s | 15.58 kilograms per hectare | 20.67 kilograms per hectare | 5.09 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
| 2020s | 19.55 kilograms per hectare | 23.61 kilograms per hectare | 4.06 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Argentina or Australia?
- Argentina, at 17.62 kilograms per hectare against 17.23 kilograms per hectare in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Argentina and Australia?
- 0.39 kilograms per hectare, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Argentina ranks 56th and Australia ranks 59th 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 Phosphate 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 phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.