Finland vs Italy: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Finland
10.5 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Italy
10.55 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Finland rank
105th
Italy rank
103rd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 10.55 kilograms per hectare against 10.5 kilograms per hectare in Finland, a difference of 0.05 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 105th and Italy ranks 103rd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.25 kilograms per hectare | 28.11 kilograms per hectare | 22.14 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
| 1970s | 69.07 kilograms per hectare | 46.08 kilograms per hectare | 22.99 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
| 1980s | 65.8 kilograms per hectare | 57.01 kilograms per hectare | 8.79 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
| 1990s | 33.08 kilograms per hectare | 50.48 kilograms per hectare | 17.39 kilograms per hectare | Italy |
| 2000s | 19.12 kilograms per hectare | 28.87 kilograms per hectare | 9.75 kilograms per hectare | Italy |
| 2010s | 11.35 kilograms per hectare | 18.62 kilograms per hectare | 7.27 kilograms per hectare | Italy |
| 2020s | 10.95 kilograms per hectare | 13.89 kilograms per hectare | 2.94 kilograms per hectare | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Finland or Italy?
- Italy, at 10.55 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 Finland and Italy?
- 0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Italy rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Finland ranks 105th and Italy ranks 103rd 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.