South Korea vs Thailand: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
South Korea
139.82 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Thailand
124.4 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
South Korea rank
13th
Thailand rank
16th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- South Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 139.82 kilograms per hectare against 124.4 kilograms per hectare in Thailand, a difference of 15.42 kilograms per hectare.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 16th of 201 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 105.74 kilograms per hectare | 2.27 kilograms per hectare | 103.47 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
| 1970s | 181.01 kilograms per hectare | 5.88 kilograms per hectare | 175.13 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
| 1980s | 196.33 kilograms per hectare | 14.51 kilograms per hectare | 181.82 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
| 1990s | 236.75 kilograms per hectare | 36.25 kilograms per hectare | 200.5 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
| 2000s | 189.69 kilograms per hectare | 53.28 kilograms per hectare | 136.4 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
| 2010s | 130.71 kilograms per hectare | 68.8 kilograms per hectare | 61.92 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
| 2020s | 145.51 kilograms per hectare | 85.44 kilograms per hectare | 60.07 kilograms per hectare | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, South Korea or Thailand?
- South Korea, at 139.82 kilograms per hectare against 124.4 kilograms per hectare in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between South Korea and Thailand?
- 15.42 kilograms per hectare, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Thailand rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- South Korea ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 16th 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.