Iraq vs South Africa: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Iraq
30.9 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
South Africa
30.5 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Iraq rank
109th
South Africa rank
111th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Iraq
- South Africa
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 30.9 kilograms per hectare against 30.5 kilograms per hectare in South Africa, a difference of 0.4 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Iraq ranks 109th and South Africa ranks 111th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8644 kilograms per hectare | 7.46 kilograms per hectare | 6.59 kilograms per hectare | South Africa |
| 1970s | 5.86 kilograms per hectare | 20.24 kilograms per hectare | 14.38 kilograms per hectare | South Africa |
| 1980s | 19.5 kilograms per hectare | 28.84 kilograms per hectare | 9.35 kilograms per hectare | South Africa |
| 1990s | 40.34 kilograms per hectare | 25.55 kilograms per hectare | 14.79 kilograms per hectare | Iraq |
| 2000s | 48.19 kilograms per hectare | 27.79 kilograms per hectare | 20.4 kilograms per hectare | Iraq |
| 2010s | 26.95 kilograms per hectare | 30.58 kilograms per hectare | 3.63 kilograms per hectare | South Africa |
| 2020s | 32.08 kilograms per hectare | 39.32 kilograms per hectare | 7.24 kilograms per hectare | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Iraq or South Africa?
- Iraq, at 30.9 kilograms per hectare against 30.5 kilograms per hectare in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Iraq and South Africa?
- 0.4 kilograms per hectare, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Iraq ranks 109th and South Africa ranks 111th 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.