Colombia vs Cyprus: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Colombia
34.52 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cyprus
35.81 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Colombia rank
24th
Cyprus rank
23rd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Colombia
- Cyprus
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 35.81 kilograms per hectare against 34.52 kilograms per hectare in Colombia, a difference of 1.29 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cyprus ahead.
Colombia ranks 24th and Cyprus ranks 23rd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Cyprus in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.1 kilograms per hectare | 20.06 kilograms per hectare | 9.96 kilograms per hectare | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 13.57 kilograms per hectare | 29.93 kilograms per hectare | 16.36 kilograms per hectare | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 17.97 kilograms per hectare | 42.55 kilograms per hectare | 24.58 kilograms per hectare | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 25.06 kilograms per hectare | 59.84 kilograms per hectare | 34.78 kilograms per hectare | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 43.67 kilograms per hectare | 34.07 kilograms per hectare | 9.6 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
| 2010s | 58.98 kilograms per hectare | 40.49 kilograms per hectare | 18.5 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
| 2020s | 43.77 kilograms per hectare | 35.5 kilograms per hectare | 8.28 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Colombia or Cyprus?
- Cyprus, at 35.81 kilograms per hectare against 34.52 kilograms per hectare in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Colombia and Cyprus?
- 1.29 kilograms per hectare, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Cyprus?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Cyprus rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Colombia ranks 24th and Cyprus ranks 23rd 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.