Latvia vs Poland: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Latvia
16.74 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Poland
16.46 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Latvia rank
62nd
Poland rank
64th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Latvia
- Poland
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 16.74 kilograms per hectare against 16.46 kilograms per hectare in Poland, a difference of 0.28 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 62nd and Poland ranks 64th of 201 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3 kilograms per hectare | 17.52 kilograms per hectare | 9.22 kilograms per hectare | Poland |
| 2000s | 11.8 kilograms per hectare | 25.37 kilograms per hectare | 13.57 kilograms per hectare | Poland |
| 2010s | 18.39 kilograms per hectare | 27.93 kilograms per hectare | 9.53 kilograms per hectare | Poland |
| 2020s | 20.74 kilograms per hectare | 22.25 kilograms per hectare | 1.51 kilograms per hectare | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Latvia or Poland?
- Latvia, at 16.74 kilograms per hectare against 16.46 kilograms per hectare in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Latvia and Poland?
- 0.28 kilograms per hectare, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Poland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Poland rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Latvia ranks 62nd and Poland ranks 64th 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.