Laos vs Switzerland: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Laos
9.81 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Switzerland
9.77 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Laos rank
108th
Switzerland rank
109th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Laos
- Switzerland
How they compare
Laos currently reports 9.81 kilograms per hectare against 9.77 kilograms per hectare in Switzerland, a difference of 0.04 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Switzerland ahead.
Laos ranks 108th and Switzerland ranks 109th of 201 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.578 kilograms per hectare | 84.97 kilograms per hectare | 84.39 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.1057 kilograms per hectare | 87.82 kilograms per hectare | 87.71 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.2017 kilograms per hectare | 68.6 kilograms per hectare | 68.4 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.75 kilograms per hectare | 46.23 kilograms per hectare | 44.47 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2.4 kilograms per hectare | 24.73 kilograms per hectare | 22.34 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 10.84 kilograms per hectare | 23.54 kilograms per hectare | 12.7 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 13.34 kilograms per hectare | 14.43 kilograms per hectare | 1.09 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Laos or Switzerland?
- Laos, at 9.81 kilograms per hectare against 9.77 kilograms per hectare in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Laos and Switzerland?
- 0.04 kilograms per hectare, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Switzerland?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Switzerland rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Laos ranks 108th and Switzerland ranks 109th 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.