Algeria vs North Korea: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Algeria
8.22 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
North Korea
8.52 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Algeria rank
148th
North Korea rank
147th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Algeria
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 8.52 kilograms per hectare against 8.22 kilograms per hectare in Algeria, a difference of 0.3 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
Algeria ranks 148th and North Korea ranks 147th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.48 kilograms per hectare | 53.88 kilograms per hectare | 51.41 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 1970s | 8.18 kilograms per hectare | 146.51 kilograms per hectare | 138.33 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 1980s | 9.67 kilograms per hectare | 245.56 kilograms per hectare | 235.9 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 1990s | 5.53 kilograms per hectare | 140.59 kilograms per hectare | 135.06 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 2000s | 4.63 kilograms per hectare | 41.82 kilograms per hectare | 37.19 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 2010s | 8.1 kilograms per hectare | 49.36 kilograms per hectare | 41.26 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 2020s | 8.26 kilograms per hectare | 7.38 kilograms per hectare | 0.88 kilograms per hectare | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Algeria or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 8.52 kilograms per hectare against 8.22 kilograms per hectare in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Algeria and North Korea?
- 0.3 kilograms per hectare, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and North Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and North Korea rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Algeria ranks 148th and North Korea ranks 147th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average fertilizer use, measured in kilograms per hectare of cropland versus GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.