Norway vs Serbia: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Norway
24.67 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Serbia
26.69 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Norway rank
34th
Serbia rank
33rd
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Norway
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 26.69 kilograms per hectare against 24.67 kilograms per hectare in Norway, a difference of 2.02 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 34th and Serbia ranks 33rd of 201 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.87 kilograms per hectare | 28.5 kilograms per hectare | 0.3675 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 2010s | 24.48 kilograms per hectare | 23.92 kilograms per hectare | 0.556 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 2020s | 25.29 kilograms per hectare | 25.39 kilograms per hectare | 0.0975 kilograms per hectare | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Norway or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 26.69 kilograms per hectare against 24.67 kilograms per hectare in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Norway and Serbia?
- 2.02 kilograms per hectare, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Serbia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Serbia rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Norway ranks 34th and Serbia ranks 33rd 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.