Ethiopia vs Finland: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Ethiopia
10.51 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Finland
10.5 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
104th
Finland rank
105th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Ethiopia
- Finland
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 10.51 kilograms per hectare against 10.5 kilograms per hectare in Finland, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Finland ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 104th and Finland ranks 105th of 201 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.64 kilograms per hectare | 29.56 kilograms per hectare | 21.91 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
| 2000s | 6.08 kilograms per hectare | 19.12 kilograms per hectare | 13.04 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
| 2010s | 8.62 kilograms per hectare | 11.35 kilograms per hectare | 2.73 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
| 2020s | 10.58 kilograms per hectare | 10.95 kilograms per hectare | 0.3625 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Ethiopia or Finland?
- Ethiopia, at 10.51 kilograms per hectare against 10.5 kilograms per hectare in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Ethiopia and Finland?
- 0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Finland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Finland rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Ethiopia ranks 104th and Finland ranks 105th 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.