Iraq vs Nicaragua: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Iraq
30.9 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Nicaragua
32.75 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Iraq rank
109th
Nicaragua rank
106th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iraq
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 32.75 kilograms per hectare against 30.9 kilograms per hectare in Iraq, a difference of 1.85 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Iraq ranks 109th and Nicaragua ranks 106th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8644 kilograms per hectare | 9.57 kilograms per hectare | 8.71 kilograms per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 5.86 kilograms per hectare | 19.29 kilograms per hectare | 13.43 kilograms per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 19.5 kilograms per hectare | 29.49 kilograms per hectare | 10 kilograms per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 40.34 kilograms per hectare | 13.39 kilograms per hectare | 26.95 kilograms per hectare | Iraq |
| 2000s | 48.19 kilograms per hectare | 15.73 kilograms per hectare | 32.46 kilograms per hectare | Iraq |
| 2010s | 26.95 kilograms per hectare | 30.09 kilograms per hectare | 3.14 kilograms per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 32.08 kilograms per hectare | 33.25 kilograms per hectare | 1.17 kilograms per hectare | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Iraq or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 32.75 kilograms per hectare against 30.9 kilograms per hectare in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Iraq and Nicaragua?
- 1.85 kilograms per hectare, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Nicaragua rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Iraq ranks 109th and Nicaragua ranks 106th 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.