Israel vs Jordan: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Israel
12.58 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Jordan
12.04 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Israel rank
87th
Jordan rank
90th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Israel
- Jordan
How they compare
Israel currently reports 12.58 kilograms per hectare against 12.04 kilograms per hectare in Jordan, a difference of 0.54 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 87th and Jordan ranks 90th of 201 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.27 kilograms per hectare | 2.22 kilograms per hectare | 27.04 kilograms per hectare | Israel |
| 1970s | 43.73 kilograms per hectare | 7.81 kilograms per hectare | 35.91 kilograms per hectare | Israel |
| 1980s | 44.11 kilograms per hectare | 15.38 kilograms per hectare | 28.74 kilograms per hectare | Israel |
| 1990s | 48.87 kilograms per hectare | 25.19 kilograms per hectare | 23.69 kilograms per hectare | Israel |
| 2000s | 28.54 kilograms per hectare | 21.05 kilograms per hectare | 7.48 kilograms per hectare | Israel |
| 2010s | 15.56 kilograms per hectare | 9.39 kilograms per hectare | 6.17 kilograms per hectare | Israel |
| 2020s | 14.38 kilograms per hectare | 7.17 kilograms per hectare | 7.21 kilograms per hectare | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Israel or Jordan?
- Israel, at 12.58 kilograms per hectare against 12.04 kilograms per hectare in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Israel and Jordan?
- 0.54 kilograms per hectare, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Jordan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Jordan rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Israel ranks 87th and Jordan ranks 90th 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.