Canada vs Croatia: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Canada
29.36 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Croatia
28.7 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Canada rank
29th
Croatia rank
31st
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Canada
- Croatia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 29.36 kilograms per hectare against 28.7 kilograms per hectare in Croatia, a difference of 0.66 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Croatia ahead.
Canada ranks 29th and Croatia ranks 31st of 201 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.04 kilograms per hectare | 39.24 kilograms per hectare | 23.2 kilograms per hectare | Croatia |
| 2000s | 16.12 kilograms per hectare | 65.18 kilograms per hectare | 49.06 kilograms per hectare | Croatia |
| 2010s | 24.26 kilograms per hectare | 47.45 kilograms per hectare | 23.19 kilograms per hectare | Croatia |
| 2020s | 28.86 kilograms per hectare | 34.15 kilograms per hectare | 5.29 kilograms per hectare | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Canada or Croatia?
- Canada, at 29.36 kilograms per hectare against 28.7 kilograms per hectare in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Canada and Croatia?
- 0.66 kilograms per hectare, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Croatia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Croatia rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Canada ranks 29th and Croatia ranks 31st 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.