New Zealand vs Seychelles: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
New Zealand
16.3 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Seychelles
16.5 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
New Zealand rank
66th
Seychelles rank
63rd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- New Zealand
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 16.5 kilograms per hectare against 16.3 kilograms per hectare in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1982 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 66th and Seychelles ranks 63rd of 201 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.6 kilograms per hectare | 3.58 kilograms per hectare | 32.01 kilograms per hectare | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 42.87 kilograms per hectare | 1.5 kilograms per hectare | 41.37 kilograms per hectare | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 39.51 kilograms per hectare | 2.08 kilograms per hectare | 37.44 kilograms per hectare | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 24.66 kilograms per hectare | 10.21 kilograms per hectare | 14.46 kilograms per hectare | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 22.18 kilograms per hectare | 12.57 kilograms per hectare | 9.61 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, New Zealand or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 16.5 kilograms per hectare against 16.3 kilograms per hectare in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between New Zealand and Seychelles?
- 0.2 kilograms per hectare, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Seychelles?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Seychelles rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- New Zealand ranks 66th and Seychelles ranks 63rd 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.