France vs Israel: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
France
12.09 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Israel
12.58 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
France rank
89th
Israel rank
87th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- France
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 12.58 kilograms per hectare against 12.09 kilograms per hectare in France, a difference of 0.49 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
France ranks 89th and Israel ranks 87th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Israel in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.29 kilograms per hectare | 29.27 kilograms per hectare | 29.02 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 1970s | 90.41 kilograms per hectare | 43.73 kilograms per hectare | 46.68 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 1980s | 73.53 kilograms per hectare | 44.11 kilograms per hectare | 29.41 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 1990s | 50.34 kilograms per hectare | 48.87 kilograms per hectare | 1.47 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 27.49 kilograms per hectare | 28.54 kilograms per hectare | 1.05 kilograms per hectare | Israel |
| 2010s | 18.8 kilograms per hectare | 15.56 kilograms per hectare | 3.24 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 16.93 kilograms per hectare | 14.38 kilograms per hectare | 2.56 kilograms per hectare | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, France or Israel?
- Israel, at 12.58 kilograms per hectare against 12.09 kilograms per hectare in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between France and Israel?
- 0.49 kilograms per hectare, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Israel?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do France and Israel rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- France ranks 89th and Israel ranks 87th 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.