Australia vs Latvia: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Australia
17.23 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Latvia
16.74 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Australia rank
59th
Latvia rank
62nd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Australia
- Latvia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 17.23 kilograms per hectare against 16.74 kilograms per hectare in Latvia, a difference of 0.49 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 59th and Latvia ranks 62nd of 201 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.92 kilograms per hectare | 8.3 kilograms per hectare | 26.62 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
| 2000s | 28.39 kilograms per hectare | 11.8 kilograms per hectare | 16.59 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
| 2010s | 20.67 kilograms per hectare | 18.39 kilograms per hectare | 2.28 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
| 2020s | 23.61 kilograms per hectare | 20.74 kilograms per hectare | 2.87 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, Australia or Latvia?
- Australia, at 17.23 kilograms per hectare against 16.74 kilograms per hectare in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Australia and Latvia?
- 0.49 kilograms per hectare, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latvia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Latvia rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Australia ranks 59th and Latvia ranks 62nd 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.