Italy vs Sweden: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Italy
10.55 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Sweden
10.6 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Italy rank
103rd
Sweden rank
102nd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 10.6 kilograms per hectare against 10.55 kilograms per hectare in Italy, a difference of 0.05 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 103rd and Sweden ranks 102nd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.11 kilograms per hectare | 37.66 kilograms per hectare | 9.55 kilograms per hectare | Sweden |
| 1970s | 46.08 kilograms per hectare | 47.59 kilograms per hectare | 1.52 kilograms per hectare | Sweden |
| 1980s | 57.01 kilograms per hectare | 32.42 kilograms per hectare | 24.59 kilograms per hectare | Italy |
| 1990s | 50.48 kilograms per hectare | 17.65 kilograms per hectare | 32.82 kilograms per hectare | Italy |
| 2000s | 28.87 kilograms per hectare | 12.5 kilograms per hectare | 16.36 kilograms per hectare | Italy |
| 2010s | 18.62 kilograms per hectare | 10.82 kilograms per hectare | 7.8 kilograms per hectare | Italy |
| 2020s | 13.89 kilograms per hectare | 15.58 kilograms per hectare | 1.69 kilograms per hectare | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Italy or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 10.6 kilograms per hectare against 10.55 kilograms per hectare in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Italy ranks 103rd and Sweden ranks 102nd 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.