Finland vs India: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Finland
11.84 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
India
11.16 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Finland rank
85th
India rank
88th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Finland
- India
How they compare
Finland currently reports 11.84 kilograms per hectare against 11.16 kilograms per hectare in India, a difference of 0.68 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 85th and India ranks 88th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.71 kilograms per hectare | 0.6289 kilograms per hectare | 32.08 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
| 1970s | 49.03 kilograms per hectare | 2.33 kilograms per hectare | 46.7 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
| 1980s | 53.46 kilograms per hectare | 4.84 kilograms per hectare | 48.62 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
| 1990s | 33.89 kilograms per hectare | 7.18 kilograms per hectare | 26.71 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
| 2000s | 23.83 kilograms per hectare | 13.45 kilograms per hectare | 10.38 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
| 2010s | 13.2 kilograms per hectare | 15.29 kilograms per hectare | 2.09 kilograms per hectare | India |
| 2020s | 13.93 kilograms per hectare | 13.79 kilograms per hectare | 0.1375 kilograms per hectare | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Finland or India?
- Finland, at 11.84 kilograms per hectare against 11.16 kilograms per hectare in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Finland and India?
- 0.68 kilograms per hectare, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Finland and India rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Finland ranks 85th and India ranks 88th 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 Potash 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
Average potash fertilizer application rate, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.