How many years of comparable data are there for China and Taiwan?

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.

China vs Taiwan: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

China

73.4 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Taiwan

130.81 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

China rank

6th

Taiwan rank

3rd

Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

China
Taiwan

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 130.81 kilograms per hectare against 73.4 kilograms per hectare in China, a difference of 57.41 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.8 times China's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.

China ranks 6th and Taiwan ranks 3rd of 201 countries.

Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	82.33 kilograms per hectare	174.54 kilograms per hectare	92.21 kilograms per hectare	Taiwan
2010s	97.03 kilograms per hectare	156.48 kilograms per hectare	59.45 kilograms per hectare	Taiwan
2020s	76.94 kilograms per hectare	134.19 kilograms per hectare	57.25 kilograms per hectare	Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, China or Taiwan?: Taiwan, at 130.81 kilograms per hectare against 73.4 kilograms per hectare in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between China and Taiwan?: 57.41 kilograms per hectare, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Taiwan?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do China and Taiwan rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: China ranks 6th and Taiwan ranks 3rd 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.