Argentina vs South Africa: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Argentina
30.38 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
South Africa
30.5 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Argentina rank
112th
South Africa rank
111th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Argentina
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 30.5 kilograms per hectare against 30.38 kilograms per hectare in Argentina, a difference of 0.12 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Argentina ranks 112th and South Africa ranks 111th of 201 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 kilograms per hectare | 7.46 kilograms per hectare | 6.44 kilograms per hectare | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1.7 kilograms per hectare | 20.24 kilograms per hectare | 18.54 kilograms per hectare | South Africa |
| 1980s | 3.05 kilograms per hectare | 28.84 kilograms per hectare | 25.79 kilograms per hectare | South Africa |
| 1990s | 10.56 kilograms per hectare | 25.55 kilograms per hectare | 15 kilograms per hectare | South Africa |
| 2000s | 20.15 kilograms per hectare | 27.79 kilograms per hectare | 7.64 kilograms per hectare | South Africa |
| 2010s | 21.79 kilograms per hectare | 30.58 kilograms per hectare | 8.78 kilograms per hectare | South Africa |
| 2020s | 35.31 kilograms per hectare | 39.32 kilograms per hectare | 4.01 kilograms per hectare | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Argentina or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 30.5 kilograms per hectare against 30.38 kilograms per hectare in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Argentina and South Africa?
- 0.12 kilograms per hectare, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and South Africa rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Argentina ranks 112th and South Africa ranks 111th 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.