Greece vs United States: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Greece
60.24 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
United States
59.08 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Greece rank
68th
United States rank
70th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Greece
- United States
How they compare
Greece currently reports 60.24 kilograms per hectare against 59.08 kilograms per hectare in United States, a difference of 1.16 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 68th and United States ranks 70th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.63 kilograms per hectare | 21.08 kilograms per hectare | 14.55 kilograms per hectare | Greece |
| 1970s | 68.62 kilograms per hectare | 36.06 kilograms per hectare | 32.56 kilograms per hectare | Greece |
| 1980s | 102.46 kilograms per hectare | 41.21 kilograms per hectare | 61.24 kilograms per hectare | Greece |
| 1990s | 88.03 kilograms per hectare | 47.47 kilograms per hectare | 40.56 kilograms per hectare | Greece |
| 2000s | 62.1 kilograms per hectare | 52.36 kilograms per hectare | 9.74 kilograms per hectare | Greece |
| 2010s | 53.46 kilograms per hectare | 59.67 kilograms per hectare | 6.2 kilograms per hectare | United States |
| 2020s | 65.92 kilograms per hectare | 59.77 kilograms per hectare | 6.15 kilograms per hectare | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Greece or United States?
- Greece, at 60.24 kilograms per hectare against 59.08 kilograms per hectare in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Greece and United States?
- 1.16 kilograms per hectare, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greece and United States rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Greece ranks 68th and United States ranks 70th 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.