Malaysia vs Portugal: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Malaysia
48.29 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Portugal
49.34 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Malaysia rank
87th
Portugal rank
84th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malaysia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 49.34 kilograms per hectare against 48.29 kilograms per hectare in Malaysia, a difference of 1.05 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Malaysia ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 84th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.34 kilograms per hectare | 28.76 kilograms per hectare | 17.42 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
| 1970s | 22.16 kilograms per hectare | 40.98 kilograms per hectare | 18.83 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
| 1980s | 35.67 kilograms per hectare | 44.61 kilograms per hectare | 8.94 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
| 1990s | 46.26 kilograms per hectare | 46.19 kilograms per hectare | 0.072 kilograms per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 79.47 kilograms per hectare | 45.96 kilograms per hectare | 33.52 kilograms per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 70.18 kilograms per hectare | 59.37 kilograms per hectare | 10.81 kilograms per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 46.67 kilograms per hectare | 48.75 kilograms per hectare | 2.08 kilograms per hectare | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Malaysia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 49.34 kilograms per hectare against 48.29 kilograms per hectare in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Malaysia and Portugal?
- 1.05 kilograms per hectare, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 84th 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.