Bangladesh vs Kuwait: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Bangladesh
117.63 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Kuwait
185 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
4th
Kuwait rank
2nd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Bangladesh
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 185 kilograms per hectare against 117.63 kilograms per hectare in Bangladesh, a difference of 67.37 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.6 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kuwait ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Kuwait ranks 2nd of 201 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.55 kilograms per hectare | 185 kilograms per hectare | 172.45 kilograms per hectare | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 12.8 kilograms per hectare | 117.5 kilograms per hectare | 104.7 kilograms per hectare | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 28.1 kilograms per hectare | 35.94 kilograms per hectare | 7.83 kilograms per hectare | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 65.4 kilograms per hectare | 87.58 kilograms per hectare | 22.18 kilograms per hectare | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 112.24 kilograms per hectare | 133.8 kilograms per hectare | 21.56 kilograms per hectare | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Bangladesh or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 185 kilograms per hectare against 117.63 kilograms per hectare in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Bangladesh and Kuwait?
- 67.37 kilograms per hectare, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kuwait?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Kuwait rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th and Kuwait ranks 2nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.