Ethiopia vs Sweden: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Ethiopia
10.51 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Sweden
10.6 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
104th
Sweden rank
102nd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Ethiopia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 10.6 kilograms per hectare against 10.51 kilograms per hectare in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.09 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sweden ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 104th and Sweden ranks 102nd of 201 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.64 kilograms per hectare | 17.56 kilograms per hectare | 9.92 kilograms per hectare | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.08 kilograms per hectare | 12.5 kilograms per hectare | 6.42 kilograms per hectare | Sweden |
| 2010s | 8.62 kilograms per hectare | 10.82 kilograms per hectare | 2.2 kilograms per hectare | Sweden |
| 2020s | 10.58 kilograms per hectare | 15.58 kilograms per hectare | 5 kilograms per hectare | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Ethiopia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 10.6 kilograms per hectare against 10.51 kilograms per hectare in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Ethiopia and Sweden?
- 0.09 kilograms per hectare, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Sweden rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Ethiopia ranks 104th and Sweden ranks 102nd 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.