Latvia vs Seychelles: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Latvia
16.74 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Seychelles
16.5 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Latvia rank
62nd
Seychelles rank
63rd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Latvia
- Seychelles
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 16.74 kilograms per hectare against 16.5 kilograms per hectare in Seychelles, a difference of 0.24 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 62nd and Seychelles ranks 63rd of 201 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.59 kilograms per hectare | 1.5 kilograms per hectare | 9.09 kilograms per hectare | Latvia |
| 2000s | 12.06 kilograms per hectare | 2.08 kilograms per hectare | 9.98 kilograms per hectare | Latvia |
| 2010s | 18.39 kilograms per hectare | 10.21 kilograms per hectare | 8.19 kilograms per hectare | Latvia |
| 2020s | 20.74 kilograms per hectare | 12.57 kilograms per hectare | 8.17 kilograms per hectare | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Latvia or Seychelles?
- Latvia, at 16.74 kilograms per hectare against 16.5 kilograms per hectare in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Latvia and Seychelles?
- 0.24 kilograms per hectare, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Seychelles?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Seychelles rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Latvia ranks 62nd and Seychelles ranks 63rd 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.