What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Latvia and United States?

0.46 kilograms per hectare, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United States?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.

Latvia vs United States: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita

Latvia

58.62 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

United States

59.08 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Latvia rank

71st

United States rank

70th

Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time

Latvia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 59.08 kilograms per hectare against 58.62 kilograms per hectare in Latvia, a difference of 0.46 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was United States ahead.

Latvia ranks 71st and United States ranks 70th of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	23.53 kilograms per hectare	48.41 kilograms per hectare	24.88 kilograms per hectare	United States
2000s	36.29 kilograms per hectare	52.36 kilograms per hectare	16.07 kilograms per hectare	United States
2010s	57.47 kilograms per hectare	59.67 kilograms per hectare	2.2 kilograms per hectare	United States
2020s	60.84 kilograms per hectare	59.77 kilograms per hectare	1.07 kilograms per hectare	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Latvia or United States?: United States, at 59.08 kilograms per hectare against 58.62 kilograms per hectare in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Latvia and United States?: 0.46 kilograms per hectare, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and United States?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Latvia and United States rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?: Latvia ranks 71st and United States ranks 70th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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

Indicator: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 201 places, 10,249 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Average fertilizer use, measured in kilograms per hectare of cropland versus GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.