Japan vs Singapore: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Japan
62.85 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Singapore
61.62 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Japan rank
63rd
Singapore rank
66th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Japan currently reports 62.85 kilograms per hectare against 61.62 kilograms per hectare in Singapore, a difference of 1.23 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 63rd and Singapore ranks 66th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 95.11 kilograms per hectare | 77.12 kilograms per hectare | 17.99 kilograms per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 102.5 kilograms per hectare | 120.13 kilograms per hectare | 17.63 kilograms per hectare | Singapore |
| 1980s | 99.04 kilograms per hectare | 348.32 kilograms per hectare | 249.28 kilograms per hectare | Singapore |
| 1990s | 85.78 kilograms per hectare | 223.9 kilograms per hectare | 138.12 kilograms per hectare | Singapore |
| 2000s | 76.82 kilograms per hectare | 64.55 kilograms per hectare | 12.27 kilograms per hectare | Japan |
| 2010s | 67.69 kilograms per hectare | 65.38 kilograms per hectare | 2.32 kilograms per hectare | Japan |
| 2020s | 63.61 kilograms per hectare | 66.08 kilograms per hectare | 2.47 kilograms per hectare | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Japan or Singapore?
- Japan, at 62.85 kilograms per hectare against 61.62 kilograms per hectare in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Singapore?
- 1.23 kilograms per hectare, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 63rd and Singapore ranks 66th 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.