Papua New Guinea vs Romania: Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Papua New Guinea
10.84 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Romania
10.92 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
90th
Romania rank
89th
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 10.92 kilograms per hectare against 10.84 kilograms per hectare in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.08 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Romania ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 90th and Romania ranks 89th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.44 kilograms per hectare | 1.64 kilograms per hectare | 1.2 kilograms per hectare | Romania |
| 1970s | 2.62 kilograms per hectare | 6.79 kilograms per hectare | 4.17 kilograms per hectare | Romania |
| 1980s | 3.93 kilograms per hectare | 20.82 kilograms per hectare | 16.89 kilograms per hectare | Romania |
| 1990s | 2.82 kilograms per hectare | 3.13 kilograms per hectare | 0.302 kilograms per hectare | Romania |
| 2000s | 3.13 kilograms per hectare | 1.83 kilograms per hectare | 1.31 kilograms per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 10.09 kilograms per hectare | 5.38 kilograms per hectare | 4.71 kilograms per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 8.48 kilograms per hectare | 10.13 kilograms per hectare | 1.65 kilograms per hectare | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Papua New Guinea or Romania?
- Romania, at 10.92 kilograms per hectare against 10.84 kilograms per hectare in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Papua New Guinea and Romania?
- 0.08 kilograms per hectare, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Romania?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Romania rank globally for potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 90th and Romania ranks 89th 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.