Colombia vs France: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
85.31 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
France
87.04 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Colombia rank
36th
France rank
34th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 87.04 kilograms per hectare against 85.31 kilograms per hectare in Colombia, a difference of 1.73 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
Colombia ranks 36th and France ranks 34th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and France in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.8 kilograms per hectare | 41.71 kilograms per hectare | 32.91 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 1970s | 23.1 kilograms per hectare | 83.21 kilograms per hectare | 60.1 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 1980s | 37.61 kilograms per hectare | 113.04 kilograms per hectare | 75.43 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 1990s | 59.28 kilograms per hectare | 113.18 kilograms per hectare | 53.9 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 94.94 kilograms per hectare | 103.86 kilograms per hectare | 8.92 kilograms per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 120.57 kilograms per hectare | 99.43 kilograms per hectare | 21.14 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
| 2020s | 95.31 kilograms per hectare | 94.23 kilograms per hectare | 1.08 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Colombia or France?
- France, at 87.04 kilograms per hectare against 85.31 kilograms per hectare in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and France?
- 1.73 kilograms per hectare, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and France?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and France rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 36th and France ranks 34th 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.