Australia vs Turkmenistan: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Australia
17.23 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Turkmenistan
17.37 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Australia rank
59th
Turkmenistan rank
57th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Australia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 17.37 kilograms per hectare against 17.23 kilograms per hectare in Australia, a difference of 0.14 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Australia ranks 59th and Turkmenistan ranks 57th of 201 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.92 kilograms per hectare | 16.28 kilograms per hectare | 18.64 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
| 2000s | 27.1 kilograms per hectare | 1.95 kilograms per hectare | 25.15 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
| 2010s | 20.67 kilograms per hectare | 9.37 kilograms per hectare | 11.31 kilograms per hectare | Australia |
| 2020s | 23.61 kilograms per hectare | 15.81 kilograms per hectare | 7.8 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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 17.37 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 Australia and Turkmenistan?
- 0.14 kilograms per hectare, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turkmenistan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Turkmenistan rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Australia ranks 59th and Turkmenistan ranks 57th 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.