Norway vs Thailand: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Norway
131.68 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Thailand
124.4 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Norway rank
14th
Thailand rank
16th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Norway
- Thailand
How they compare
Norway currently reports 131.68 kilograms per hectare against 124.4 kilograms per hectare in Thailand, a difference of 7.28 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 16th of 201 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.14 kilograms per hectare | 2.27 kilograms per hectare | 71.87 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 1970s | 116.61 kilograms per hectare | 5.88 kilograms per hectare | 110.73 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 1980s | 128.22 kilograms per hectare | 14.51 kilograms per hectare | 113.71 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 1990s | 120.44 kilograms per hectare | 36.25 kilograms per hectare | 84.2 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 2000s | 117.9 kilograms per hectare | 53.28 kilograms per hectare | 64.61 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 2010s | 121.23 kilograms per hectare | 68.8 kilograms per hectare | 52.43 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 2020s | 133.11 kilograms per hectare | 85.44 kilograms per hectare | 47.67 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Norway or Thailand?
- Norway, at 131.68 kilograms per hectare against 124.4 kilograms per hectare in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Norway and Thailand?
- 7.28 kilograms per hectare, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Thailand rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Norway ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 16th 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.