Guatemala vs Switzerland: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Guatemala
65.95 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Switzerland
66.21 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Guatemala rank
55th
Switzerland rank
54th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Guatemala
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 66.21 kilograms per hectare against 65.95 kilograms per hectare in Guatemala, a difference of 0.26 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Guatemala ranks 55th and Switzerland ranks 54th of 201 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.75 kilograms per hectare | 47.92 kilograms per hectare | 39.18 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 22.98 kilograms per hectare | 85.28 kilograms per hectare | 62.3 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 35.04 kilograms per hectare | 114.15 kilograms per hectare | 79.11 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 55.31 kilograms per hectare | 98.85 kilograms per hectare | 43.54 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 49.92 kilograms per hectare | 80.13 kilograms per hectare | 30.21 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 67.6 kilograms per hectare | 77.09 kilograms per hectare | 9.49 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 66.74 kilograms per hectare | 67.11 kilograms per hectare | 0.3725 kilograms per hectare | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Guatemala or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 66.21 kilograms per hectare against 65.95 kilograms per hectare in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Guatemala and Switzerland?
- 0.26 kilograms per hectare, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Switzerland rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 55th and Switzerland ranks 54th 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.