United States vs Zambia: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
United States
59.08 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Zambia
60.45 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
United States rank
70th
Zambia rank
67th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- United States
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 60.45 kilograms per hectare against 59.08 kilograms per hectare in United States, a difference of 1.37 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 67th of 201 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.08 kilograms per hectare | 2.51 kilograms per hectare | 18.57 kilograms per hectare | United States |
| 1970s | 36.06 kilograms per hectare | 11.62 kilograms per hectare | 24.44 kilograms per hectare | United States |
| 1980s | 41.21 kilograms per hectare | 20.12 kilograms per hectare | 21.1 kilograms per hectare | United States |
| 1990s | 47.47 kilograms per hectare | 12.29 kilograms per hectare | 35.18 kilograms per hectare | United States |
| 2000s | 52.36 kilograms per hectare | 14.71 kilograms per hectare | 37.65 kilograms per hectare | United States |
| 2010s | 59.67 kilograms per hectare | 38.68 kilograms per hectare | 20.99 kilograms per hectare | United States |
| 2020s | 59.77 kilograms per hectare | 50.42 kilograms per hectare | 9.35 kilograms per hectare | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, United States or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 60.45 kilograms per hectare against 59.08 kilograms per hectare in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between United States and Zambia?
- 1.37 kilograms per hectare, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do United States and Zambia rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- United States ranks 70th and Zambia ranks 67th 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.