Thailand vs Uruguay: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Thailand
36.22 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Uruguay
40.66 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Thailand rank
22nd
Uruguay rank
19th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Thailand
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 40.66 kilograms per hectare against 36.22 kilograms per hectare in Thailand, a difference of 4.44 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Thailand ranks 22nd and Uruguay ranks 19th of 201 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6 kilograms per hectare | 11.64 kilograms per hectare | 10.04 kilograms per hectare | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 4.16 kilograms per hectare | 27.47 kilograms per hectare | 23.31 kilograms per hectare | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 6.99 kilograms per hectare | 24.98 kilograms per hectare | 17.99 kilograms per hectare | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 18.85 kilograms per hectare | 37.45 kilograms per hectare | 18.6 kilograms per hectare | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 18.57 kilograms per hectare | 51.76 kilograms per hectare | 33.19 kilograms per hectare | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 19.32 kilograms per hectare | 60.78 kilograms per hectare | 41.46 kilograms per hectare | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 23.29 kilograms per hectare | 47.8 kilograms per hectare | 24.5 kilograms per hectare | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Thailand or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 40.66 kilograms per hectare against 36.22 kilograms per hectare in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Thailand and Uruguay?
- 4.44 kilograms per hectare, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Thailand and Uruguay rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Thailand ranks 22nd and Uruguay ranks 19th 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.