Saudi Arabia vs Sweden: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Saudi Arabia
71.02 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Sweden
72.76 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
48th
Sweden rank
45th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 72.76 kilograms per hectare against 71.02 kilograms per hectare in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.74 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 45th of 201 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.73 kilograms per hectare | 49.15 kilograms per hectare | 47.42 kilograms per hectare | Sweden |
| 1970s | 3.03 kilograms per hectare | 82.2 kilograms per hectare | 79.18 kilograms per hectare | Sweden |
| 1980s | 53.39 kilograms per hectare | 82.98 kilograms per hectare | 29.6 kilograms per hectare | Sweden |
| 1990s | 59.33 kilograms per hectare | 73.42 kilograms per hectare | 14.1 kilograms per hectare | Sweden |
| 2000s | 55.51 kilograms per hectare | 65.91 kilograms per hectare | 10.4 kilograms per hectare | Sweden |
| 2010s | 49.49 kilograms per hectare | 68.67 kilograms per hectare | 19.18 kilograms per hectare | Sweden |
| 2020s | 70.01 kilograms per hectare | 76.81 kilograms per hectare | 6.8 kilograms per hectare | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Saudi Arabia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 72.76 kilograms per hectare against 71.02 kilograms per hectare in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Saudi Arabia and Sweden?
- 1.74 kilograms per hectare, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sweden rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 48th and Sweden ranks 45th 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.