Finland vs Laos: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Finland
10.5 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Laos
9.81 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Finland rank
105th
Laos rank
108th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Finland
- Laos
How they compare
Finland currently reports 10.5 kilograms per hectare against 9.81 kilograms per hectare in Laos, a difference of 0.69 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 105th and Laos ranks 108th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.82 kilograms per hectare | 0.578 kilograms per hectare | 56.25 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
| 1970s | 72.17 kilograms per hectare | 0.1057 kilograms per hectare | 72.07 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
| 1980s | 66.73 kilograms per hectare | 0.2017 kilograms per hectare | 66.53 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
| 1990s | 33.08 kilograms per hectare | 1.75 kilograms per hectare | 31.33 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
| 2000s | 19.12 kilograms per hectare | 2.4 kilograms per hectare | 16.72 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
| 2010s | 11.35 kilograms per hectare | 10.84 kilograms per hectare | 0.506 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
| 2020s | 10.95 kilograms per hectare | 13.34 kilograms per hectare | 2.39 kilograms per hectare | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Finland or Laos?
- Finland, at 10.5 kilograms per hectare against 9.81 kilograms per hectare in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Finland and Laos?
- 0.69 kilograms per hectare, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Laos?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Laos rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Finland ranks 105th and Laos ranks 108th 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.