What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Nicaragua and USSR?

1.23 kilograms per hectare, with USSR ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

Nicaragua vs USSR: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita

Nicaragua

32.75 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

USSR

33.98 kilograms per hectare

in 1991

Nicaragua rank

106th

USSR rank

104th

Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time

Nicaragua
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 33.98 kilograms per hectare against 32.75 kilograms per hectare in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.23 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 106th and USSR ranks 104th of 201 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9.57 kilograms per hectare	9.61 kilograms per hectare	0.0389 kilograms per hectare	USSR
1970s	19.29 kilograms per hectare	28.21 kilograms per hectare	8.91 kilograms per hectare	USSR
1980s	29.49 kilograms per hectare	44.03 kilograms per hectare	14.54 kilograms per hectare	USSR
1990s	19.38 kilograms per hectare	36.08 kilograms per hectare	16.7 kilograms per hectare	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Nicaragua or USSR?: USSR, at 33.98 kilograms per hectare against 32.75 kilograms per hectare in Nicaragua as of 1991.
What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Nicaragua and USSR?: 1.23 kilograms per hectare, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Nicaragua and USSR rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?: Nicaragua ranks 106th and USSR ranks 104th 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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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: 28 August 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.