How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

Turkey vs USSR: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Turkey

30.7 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

USSR

28.81 kilograms per hectare

in 1991

Turkey rank

28th

USSR rank

30th

Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Turkey
USSR

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 30.7 kilograms per hectare against 28.81 kilograms per hectare in USSR, a difference of 1.89 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

Turkey ranks 28th and USSR ranks 30th of 201 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Turkey	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.46 kilograms per hectare	8.47 kilograms per hectare	5.01 kilograms per hectare	USSR
1970s	13.81 kilograms per hectare	18.67 kilograms per hectare	4.86 kilograms per hectare	USSR
1980s	19.96 kilograms per hectare	31.07 kilograms per hectare	11.11 kilograms per hectare	USSR
1990s	22.48 kilograms per hectare	31.48 kilograms per hectare	9 kilograms per hectare	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Turkey or USSR?: Turkey, at 30.7 kilograms per hectare against 28.81 kilograms per hectare in USSR as of 2023.
What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Turkey and USSR?: 1.89 kilograms per hectare, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Turkey and USSR rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?: Turkey ranks 28th and USSR ranks 30th 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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Indicator: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 9,965 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Application of phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.