Brazil vs China: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Brazil
69.99 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
China
73.4 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Brazil rank
8th
China rank
6th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 73.4 kilograms per hectare against 69.99 kilograms per hectare in Brazil, a difference of 3.41 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 8th and China ranks 6th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.98 kilograms per hectare | 4.91 kilograms per hectare | 0.0722 kilograms per hectare | Brazil |
| 1970s | 23.17 kilograms per hectare | 14.96 kilograms per hectare | 8.21 kilograms per hectare | Brazil |
| 1980s | 24.12 kilograms per hectare | 32.54 kilograms per hectare | 8.43 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 31.03 kilograms per hectare | 59.51 kilograms per hectare | 28.49 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 52.32 kilograms per hectare | 79.29 kilograms per hectare | 26.97 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 70.94 kilograms per hectare | 97.03 kilograms per hectare | 26.09 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 94.73 kilograms per hectare | 76.94 kilograms per hectare | 17.79 kilograms per hectare | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Brazil or China?
- China, at 73.4 kilograms per hectare against 69.99 kilograms per hectare in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Brazil and China?
- 3.41 kilograms per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Brazil ranks 8th 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.