Laos vs Rwanda: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Laos
9.81 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Rwanda
9.63 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Laos rank
108th
Rwanda rank
111th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Laos
- Rwanda
How they compare
Laos currently reports 9.81 kilograms per hectare against 9.63 kilograms per hectare in Rwanda, a difference of 0.18 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 108th and Rwanda ranks 111th of 201 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.815 kilograms per hectare | 0.045 kilograms per hectare | 0.77 kilograms per hectare | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.1057 kilograms per hectare | 0.0657 kilograms per hectare | 0.04 kilograms per hectare | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.2017 kilograms per hectare | 0.19 kilograms per hectare | 0.0117 kilograms per hectare | Laos |
| 1990s | 1.5 kilograms per hectare | 0.3387 kilograms per hectare | 1.16 kilograms per hectare | Laos |
| 2000s | 2.4 kilograms per hectare | 0.98 kilograms per hectare | 1.42 kilograms per hectare | Laos |
| 2010s | 11.69 kilograms per hectare | 4.3 kilograms per hectare | 7.38 kilograms per hectare | Laos |
| 2020s | 13.34 kilograms per hectare | 9.75 kilograms per hectare | 3.59 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, Laos or Rwanda?
- Laos, at 9.81 kilograms per hectare against 9.63 kilograms per hectare in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Laos and Rwanda?
- 0.18 kilograms per hectare, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Rwanda?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Rwanda rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Laos ranks 108th and Rwanda ranks 111th 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.