Bangladesh vs China: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Bangladesh
117.63 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
China
73.4 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
4th
China rank
6th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Bangladesh
- China
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 117.63 kilograms per hectare against 73.4 kilograms per hectare in China, a difference of 44.23 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.6 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 4th and China ranks 6th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 kilograms per hectare | 4.91 kilograms per hectare | 3.39 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 1970s | 6.5 kilograms per hectare | 14.96 kilograms per hectare | 8.46 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 1980s | 16.43 kilograms per hectare | 32.54 kilograms per hectare | 16.11 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 19.1 kilograms per hectare | 59.51 kilograms per hectare | 40.41 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 28.16 kilograms per hectare | 79.29 kilograms per hectare | 51.14 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 65.4 kilograms per hectare | 97.03 kilograms per hectare | 31.62 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 112.24 kilograms per hectare | 76.94 kilograms per hectare | 35.3 kilograms per hectare | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Bangladesh or China?
- Bangladesh, at 117.63 kilograms per hectare against 73.4 kilograms per hectare in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Bangladesh and China?
- 44.23 kilograms per hectare, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and China rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th and China ranks 6th 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.