Ecuador vs Jamaica: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Ecuador
11.02 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Jamaica
10.96 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Ecuador rank
96th
Jamaica rank
97th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Ecuador
- Jamaica
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 11.02 kilograms per hectare against 10.96 kilograms per hectare in Jamaica, a difference of 0.06 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Ecuador ranks 96th and Jamaica ranks 97th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.64 kilograms per hectare | 9.47 kilograms per hectare | 5.83 kilograms per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 5.1 kilograms per hectare | 13.89 kilograms per hectare | 8.79 kilograms per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 6.44 kilograms per hectare | 15.23 kilograms per hectare | 8.78 kilograms per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 8.15 kilograms per hectare | 19.23 kilograms per hectare | 11.08 kilograms per hectare | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 15.26 kilograms per hectare | 14.12 kilograms per hectare | 1.14 kilograms per hectare | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 18.16 kilograms per hectare | 14.74 kilograms per hectare | 3.42 kilograms per hectare | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 17.66 kilograms per hectare | 12.65 kilograms per hectare | 5.01 kilograms per hectare | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Ecuador or Jamaica?
- Ecuador, at 11.02 kilograms per hectare against 10.96 kilograms per hectare in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Ecuador and Jamaica?
- 0.06 kilograms per hectare, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Jamaica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Jamaica rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Ecuador ranks 96th and Jamaica ranks 97th 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.