Norway vs Viet Nam: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Norway
131.68 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Viet Nam
151.49 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Norway rank
14th
Viet Nam rank
11th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Norway
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 151.49 kilograms per hectare against 131.68 kilograms per hectare in Norway, a difference of 19.81 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 14th and Viet Nam ranks 11th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Viet Nam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.14 kilograms per hectare | 7.28 kilograms per hectare | 66.86 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 1970s | 116.61 kilograms per hectare | 26.15 kilograms per hectare | 90.46 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 1980s | 128.22 kilograms per hectare | 46.06 kilograms per hectare | 82.16 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 1990s | 120.44 kilograms per hectare | 116.41 kilograms per hectare | 4.03 kilograms per hectare | Norway |
| 2000s | 117.9 kilograms per hectare | 127.51 kilograms per hectare | 9.61 kilograms per hectare | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 121.23 kilograms per hectare | 131.36 kilograms per hectare | 10.13 kilograms per hectare | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 133.11 kilograms per hectare | 142.78 kilograms per hectare | 9.66 kilograms per hectare | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Norway or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 151.49 kilograms per hectare against 131.68 kilograms per hectare in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Norway and Viet Nam?
- 19.81 kilograms per hectare, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Viet Nam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Viet Nam rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Norway ranks 14th and Viet Nam ranks 11th 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.