El Salvador vs Spain: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
El Salvador
14.27 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Spain
14.68 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
El Salvador rank
78th
Spain rank
75th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- El Salvador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 14.68 kilograms per hectare against 14.27 kilograms per hectare in El Salvador, a difference of 0.41 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
El Salvador ranks 78th and Spain ranks 75th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.93 kilograms per hectare | 16.21 kilograms per hectare | 1.28 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
| 1970s | 29.78 kilograms per hectare | 22.6 kilograms per hectare | 7.18 kilograms per hectare | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 23.74 kilograms per hectare | 22.84 kilograms per hectare | 0.896 kilograms per hectare | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 20.59 kilograms per hectare | 28.35 kilograms per hectare | 7.77 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
| 2000s | 14.89 kilograms per hectare | 28.27 kilograms per hectare | 13.39 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
| 2010s | 19.29 kilograms per hectare | 23.89 kilograms per hectare | 4.6 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
| 2020s | 10.17 kilograms per hectare | 20.49 kilograms per hectare | 10.32 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, El Salvador or Spain?
- Spain, at 14.68 kilograms per hectare against 14.27 kilograms per hectare in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between El Salvador and Spain?
- 0.41 kilograms per hectare, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Spain rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- El Salvador ranks 78th and Spain ranks 75th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.