Burundi vs United States of America: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Burundi
24.47 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
United States of America
23.73 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Burundi rank
35th
United States of America rank
37th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Burundi
- United States of America
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 24.47 kilograms per hectare against 23.73 kilograms per hectare in United States of America, a difference of 0.74 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1969 it was United States of America ahead.
Burundi ranks 35th and United States of America ranks 37th of 201 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 kilograms per hectare | 21.9 kilograms per hectare | 21.89 kilograms per hectare | United States of America |
| 1970s | 0.149 kilograms per hectare | 24.45 kilograms per hectare | 24.3 kilograms per hectare | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0.712 kilograms per hectare | 21.63 kilograms per hectare | 20.91 kilograms per hectare | United States of America |
| 1990s | 1.35 kilograms per hectare | 21.69 kilograms per hectare | 20.34 kilograms per hectare | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.598 kilograms per hectare | 22.97 kilograms per hectare | 22.37 kilograms per hectare | United States of America |
| 2010s | 3.81 kilograms per hectare | 25.21 kilograms per hectare | 21.4 kilograms per hectare | United States of America |
| 2020s | 16.59 kilograms per hectare | 24.4 kilograms per hectare | 7.81 kilograms per hectare | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Burundi or United States of America?
- Burundi, at 24.47 kilograms per hectare against 23.73 kilograms per hectare in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Burundi and United States of America?
- 0.74 kilograms per hectare, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and United States of America?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and United States of America rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Burundi ranks 35th and United States of America ranks 37th 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.