Fiji vs Sri Lanka: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Fiji
5.96 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Sri Lanka
5.37 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Fiji rank
131st
Sri Lanka rank
132nd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Fiji
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 5.96 kilograms per hectare against 5.37 kilograms per hectare in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.59 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Fiji ranks 131st and Sri Lanka ranks 132nd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.11 kilograms per hectare | 12.1 kilograms per hectare | 6.99 kilograms per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 11.36 kilograms per hectare | 10.54 kilograms per hectare | 0.817 kilograms per hectare | Fiji |
| 1980s | 22.44 kilograms per hectare | 18.87 kilograms per hectare | 3.57 kilograms per hectare | Fiji |
| 1990s | 13.07 kilograms per hectare | 17.22 kilograms per hectare | 4.15 kilograms per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 4.09 kilograms per hectare | 21.36 kilograms per hectare | 17.27 kilograms per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 8.14 kilograms per hectare | 19.61 kilograms per hectare | 11.46 kilograms per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 14.29 kilograms per hectare | 9.64 kilograms per hectare | 4.64 kilograms per hectare | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Fiji or Sri Lanka?
- Fiji, at 5.96 kilograms per hectare against 5.37 kilograms per hectare in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Fiji and Sri Lanka?
- 0.59 kilograms per hectare, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Sri Lanka rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Fiji ranks 131st and Sri Lanka ranks 132nd 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.