Norway vs Romania: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Norway
24.67 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Romania
23.82 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Norway rank
34th
Romania rank
36th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Norway
- Romania
How they compare
Norway currently reports 24.67 kilograms per hectare against 23.82 kilograms per hectare in Romania, a difference of 0.85 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 34th and Romania ranks 36th of 201 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.86 kilograms per hectare | 9.81 kilograms per hectare | 48.05 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 1970s | 71.45 kilograms per hectare | 34.11 kilograms per hectare | 37.34 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 1980s | 62.44 kilograms per hectare | 45.28 kilograms per hectare | 17.15 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 1990s | 34.99 kilograms per hectare | 13.87 kilograms per hectare | 21.13 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 2000s | 31.31 kilograms per hectare | 9.94 kilograms per hectare | 21.37 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 2010s | 24.48 kilograms per hectare | 15.04 kilograms per hectare | 9.43 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 2020s | 25.29 kilograms per hectare | 23.61 kilograms per hectare | 1.68 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Norway or Romania?
- Norway, at 24.67 kilograms per hectare against 23.82 kilograms per hectare in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Norway and Romania?
- 0.85 kilograms per hectare, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Romania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Romania rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Norway ranks 34th and Romania ranks 36th 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.