Colombia vs Thailand: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Colombia
34.52 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Thailand
36.22 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Colombia rank
24th
Thailand rank
22nd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Colombia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 36.22 kilograms per hectare against 34.52 kilograms per hectare in Colombia, a difference of 1.7 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 22nd of 201 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.1 kilograms per hectare | 1.6 kilograms per hectare | 8.5 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
| 1970s | 13.57 kilograms per hectare | 4.16 kilograms per hectare | 9.41 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
| 1980s | 17.97 kilograms per hectare | 6.99 kilograms per hectare | 10.98 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
| 1990s | 25.06 kilograms per hectare | 18.85 kilograms per hectare | 6.21 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
| 2000s | 43.67 kilograms per hectare | 18.57 kilograms per hectare | 25.1 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
| 2010s | 58.98 kilograms per hectare | 19.32 kilograms per hectare | 39.66 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
| 2020s | 43.77 kilograms per hectare | 23.29 kilograms per hectare | 20.48 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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 36.22 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 Thailand?
- 1.7 kilograms per hectare, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Thailand rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Colombia ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 22nd 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.