Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Kenya
22.31 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
20.75 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Kenya rank
123rd
Papua New Guinea rank
124th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kenya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 22.31 kilograms per hectare against 20.75 kilograms per hectare in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.56 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 123rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 124th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.62 kilograms per hectare | 0.6267 kilograms per hectare | 1.99 kilograms per hectare | Kenya |
| 1970s | 5.31 kilograms per hectare | 5.44 kilograms per hectare | 0.131 kilograms per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 8.52 kilograms per hectare | 7.19 kilograms per hectare | 1.33 kilograms per hectare | Kenya |
| 1990s | 9 kilograms per hectare | 7.97 kilograms per hectare | 1.03 kilograms per hectare | Kenya |
| 2000s | 12.78 kilograms per hectare | 10.81 kilograms per hectare | 1.98 kilograms per hectare | Kenya |
| 2010s | 17.46 kilograms per hectare | 17.6 kilograms per hectare | 0.141 kilograms per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 21.2 kilograms per hectare | 22.02 kilograms per hectare | 0.8175 kilograms per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
- Kenya, at 22.31 kilograms per hectare against 20.75 kilograms per hectare in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.56 kilograms per hectare, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 123rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 124th 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.