What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Tonga?

0.26 kilograms per hectare, with Tonga ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Tonga?

25 years are reported by both, from 1982 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Tonga: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo

1.91 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Tonga

2.17 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

182nd

Tonga rank

179th

Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 2.17 kilograms per hectare against 1.91 kilograms per hectare in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.26 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Tonga ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 182nd and Tonga ranks 179th of 201 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.495 kilograms per hectare	2.99 kilograms per hectare	2.5 kilograms per hectare	Tonga
2000s	0.2629 kilograms per hectare	1.11 kilograms per hectare	0.8514 kilograms per hectare	Tonga
2010s	0.881 kilograms per hectare	1.97 kilograms per hectare	1.09 kilograms per hectare	Tonga
2020s	1.56 kilograms per hectare	2.47 kilograms per hectare	0.905 kilograms per hectare	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Tonga?: Tonga, at 2.17 kilograms per hectare against 1.91 kilograms per hectare in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Tonga?: 0.26 kilograms per hectare, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Tonga?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Tonga rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 182nd and Tonga ranks 179th 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.