What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between China and Hong Kong?

10.43 kilograms per hectare, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Hong Kong?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.

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 Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Hong Kong: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita

China

192.39 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Hong Kong

181.96 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

China rank

5th

Hong Kong rank

6th

Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time

China
Hong Kong

How they compare

China currently reports 192.39 kilograms per hectare against 181.96 kilograms per hectare in Hong Kong, a difference of 10.43 kilograms per hectare.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 5th and Hong Kong ranks 6th of 201 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Hong Kong	Difference	Ahead
2000s	202.16 kilograms per hectare	193.52 kilograms per hectare	8.64 kilograms per hectare	China
2010s	226.77 kilograms per hectare	215.29 kilograms per hectare	11.48 kilograms per hectare	China
2020s	195.54 kilograms per hectare	185.43 kilograms per hectare	10.11 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, China or Hong Kong?: China, at 192.39 kilograms per hectare against 181.96 kilograms per hectare in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between China and Hong Kong?: 10.43 kilograms per hectare, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Hong Kong?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do China and Hong Kong rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?: China ranks 5th and Hong Kong ranks 6th 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 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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Indicator: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 10,249 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Average fertilizer use, measured in kilograms per hectare of cropland versus GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.