Moldova vs South Africa: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Moldova
32.27 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
South Africa
30.5 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Moldova rank
108th
South Africa rank
111th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Moldova
- South Africa
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 32.27 kilograms per hectare against 30.5 kilograms per hectare in South Africa, a difference of 1.77 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Moldova's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Moldova ahead.
Moldova ranks 108th and South Africa ranks 111th of 201 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.49 kilograms per hectare | 25.65 kilograms per hectare | 7.16 kilograms per hectare | South Africa |
| 2000s | 7.38 kilograms per hectare | 27.79 kilograms per hectare | 20.42 kilograms per hectare | South Africa |
| 2010s | 18.9 kilograms per hectare | 30.58 kilograms per hectare | 11.68 kilograms per hectare | South Africa |
| 2020s | 26.32 kilograms per hectare | 39.32 kilograms per hectare | 13 kilograms per hectare | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Moldova or South Africa?
- Moldova, at 32.27 kilograms per hectare against 30.5 kilograms per hectare in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Moldova and South Africa?
- 1.77 kilograms per hectare, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and South Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Moldova and South Africa rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Moldova ranks 108th and South Africa ranks 111th 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.