Croatia vs Norway: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Croatia
28.7 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Norway
24.67 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Croatia rank
31st
Norway rank
34th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Croatia
- Norway
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 28.7 kilograms per hectare against 24.67 kilograms per hectare in Norway, a difference of 4.03 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 31st and Norway ranks 34th of 201 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.24 kilograms per hectare | 33.95 kilograms per hectare | 5.29 kilograms per hectare | Croatia |
| 2000s | 65.18 kilograms per hectare | 31.31 kilograms per hectare | 33.86 kilograms per hectare | Croatia |
| 2010s | 47.45 kilograms per hectare | 24.48 kilograms per hectare | 22.97 kilograms per hectare | Croatia |
| 2020s | 34.15 kilograms per hectare | 25.29 kilograms per hectare | 8.86 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, Croatia or Norway?
- Croatia, at 28.7 kilograms per hectare against 24.67 kilograms per hectare in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Croatia and Norway?
- 4.03 kilograms per hectare, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Norway?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Norway rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Croatia ranks 31st and Norway ranks 34th 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.