China vs Suriname: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
China
192.39 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Suriname
252.58 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
China rank
5th
Suriname rank
3rd
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- China
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 252.58 kilograms per hectare against 192.39 kilograms per hectare in China, a difference of 60.19 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.
China ranks 5th and Suriname ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.98 kilograms per hectare | 31.1 kilograms per hectare | 15.13 kilograms per hectare | Suriname |
| 1970s | 55.69 kilograms per hectare | 73.83 kilograms per hectare | 18.14 kilograms per hectare | Suriname |
| 1980s | 124.68 kilograms per hectare | 95.72 kilograms per hectare | 28.95 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 165.67 kilograms per hectare | 57.87 kilograms per hectare | 107.8 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 195.92 kilograms per hectare | 114.15 kilograms per hectare | 81.77 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 226.77 kilograms per hectare | 130.12 kilograms per hectare | 96.65 kilograms per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 195.54 kilograms per hectare | 185.14 kilograms per hectare | 10.39 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 Suriname?
- Suriname, at 252.58 kilograms per hectare against 192.39 kilograms per hectare in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between China and Suriname?
- 60.19 kilograms per hectare, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Suriname rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 5th and Suriname ranks 3rd 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.