Ecuador vs Suriname: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Ecuador
11.02 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Suriname
11.53 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Ecuador rank
96th
Suriname rank
93rd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Ecuador
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 11.53 kilograms per hectare against 11.02 kilograms per hectare in Ecuador, a difference of 0.51 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.
Ecuador ranks 96th and Suriname ranks 93rd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.64 kilograms per hectare | 2.47 kilograms per hectare | 1.17 kilograms per hectare | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 5.1 kilograms per hectare | 7.78 kilograms per hectare | 2.68 kilograms per hectare | Suriname |
| 1980s | 6.44 kilograms per hectare | 13.87 kilograms per hectare | 7.43 kilograms per hectare | Suriname |
| 1990s | 7.68 kilograms per hectare | 2.96 kilograms per hectare | 4.71 kilograms per hectare | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 14.15 kilograms per hectare | 21.03 kilograms per hectare | 6.88 kilograms per hectare | Suriname |
| 2010s | 18.16 kilograms per hectare | 19.36 kilograms per hectare | 1.2 kilograms per hectare | Suriname |
| 2020s | 17.66 kilograms per hectare | 14.7 kilograms per hectare | 2.95 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 Suriname?
- Suriname, at 11.53 kilograms per hectare against 11.02 kilograms per hectare in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Ecuador and Suriname?
- 0.51 kilograms per hectare, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Suriname?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Suriname rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Ecuador ranks 96th and Suriname ranks 93rd 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.