Bangladesh vs China: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
170.35 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
China
192.39 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
8th
China rank
5th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 192.39 kilograms per hectare against 170.35 kilograms per hectare in Bangladesh, a difference of 22.04 kilograms per hectare.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and China ranks 5th of 201 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.55 kilograms per hectare | 15.98 kilograms per hectare | 10.43 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 1970s | 16.49 kilograms per hectare | 55.69 kilograms per hectare | 39.21 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 1980s | 41.68 kilograms per hectare | 124.68 kilograms per hectare | 83 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 92.5 kilograms per hectare | 165.67 kilograms per hectare | 73.17 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 121.87 kilograms per hectare | 195.92 kilograms per hectare | 74.06 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 143.33 kilograms per hectare | 226.77 kilograms per hectare | 83.44 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 167.22 kilograms per hectare | 195.54 kilograms per hectare | 28.31 kilograms per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Bangladesh or China?
- China, at 192.39 kilograms per hectare against 170.35 kilograms per hectare in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Bangladesh and China?
- 22.04 kilograms per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and China rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and China ranks 5th 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.