How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

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.

Belgium vs Sweden: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Belgium

10.66 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Sweden

10.6 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Belgium rank

101st

Sweden rank

102nd

Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Belgium
Sweden

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 10.66 kilograms per hectare against 10.6 kilograms per hectare in Sweden, a difference of 0.06 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 101st and Sweden ranks 102nd of 201 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	46.17 kilograms per hectare	12.03 kilograms per hectare	34.14 kilograms per hectare	Belgium
2010s	22.13 kilograms per hectare	10.82 kilograms per hectare	11.31 kilograms per hectare	Belgium
2020s	13.31 kilograms per hectare	15.58 kilograms per hectare	2.27 kilograms per hectare	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Belgium or Sweden?: Belgium, at 10.66 kilograms per hectare against 10.6 kilograms per hectare in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Belgium and Sweden?: 0.06 kilograms per hectare, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Belgium ranks 101st and Sweden ranks 102nd 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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Indicator: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 9,965 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Application of phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.