Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Malaysia
48.29 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Sri Lanka
46.45 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Malaysia rank
87th
Sri Lanka rank
90th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 48.29 kilograms per hectare against 46.45 kilograms per hectare in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.84 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Malaysia ranks 87th and Sri Lanka ranks 90th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.34 kilograms per hectare | 24.31 kilograms per hectare | 12.96 kilograms per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 22.16 kilograms per hectare | 30.28 kilograms per hectare | 8.12 kilograms per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 35.67 kilograms per hectare | 50.44 kilograms per hectare | 14.77 kilograms per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 46.26 kilograms per hectare | 62.95 kilograms per hectare | 16.69 kilograms per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 79.47 kilograms per hectare | 86.99 kilograms per hectare | 7.52 kilograms per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 70.18 kilograms per hectare | 64.68 kilograms per hectare | 5.5 kilograms per hectare | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 46.67 kilograms per hectare | 61.97 kilograms per hectare | 15.3 kilograms per hectare | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
- Malaysia, at 48.29 kilograms per hectare against 46.45 kilograms per hectare in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 1.84 kilograms per hectare, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 87th and Sri Lanka ranks 90th 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.