Lithuania vs New Zealand: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Lithuania
16.11 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
New Zealand
16.3 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Lithuania rank
68th
New Zealand rank
66th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Lithuania
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 16.3 kilograms per hectare against 16.11 kilograms per hectare in Lithuania, a difference of 0.19 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was New Zealand ahead.
Lithuania ranks 68th and New Zealand ranks 66th of 201 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.29 kilograms per hectare | 40.16 kilograms per hectare | 33.87 kilograms per hectare | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 16.1 kilograms per hectare | 39.2 kilograms per hectare | 23.1 kilograms per hectare | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 20.28 kilograms per hectare | 24.66 kilograms per hectare | 4.39 kilograms per hectare | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 20.05 kilograms per hectare | 22.18 kilograms per hectare | 2.13 kilograms per hectare | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Lithuania or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 16.3 kilograms per hectare against 16.11 kilograms per hectare in Lithuania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Lithuania and New Zealand?
- 0.19 kilograms per hectare, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and New Zealand?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Lithuania and New Zealand rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Lithuania ranks 68th and New Zealand ranks 66th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.