Bahamas vs North Korea: Fertilizer use per capita
Bahamas
0.47 Kilograms per capita
in 2021
North Korea
0.45 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Bahamas rank
123rd
North Korea rank
125th
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- Bahamas
- North Korea
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 0.47 Kilograms per capita against 0.45 Kilograms per capita in North Korea, a difference of 0.02 Kilograms per capita.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 123rd and North Korea ranks 125th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.35 Kilograms per capita | 1.72 Kilograms per capita | 0.375 Kilograms per capita | North Korea |
| 1970s | 1.87 Kilograms per capita | 2.74 Kilograms per capita | 0.868 Kilograms per capita | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.736 Kilograms per capita | 2.12 Kilograms per capita | 1.38 Kilograms per capita | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.3337 Kilograms per capita | 0.3812 Kilograms per capita | 0.0475 Kilograms per capita | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.46 Kilograms per capita | 1.69 Kilograms per capita | 1.23 Kilograms per capita | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.03 Kilograms per capita | 1.14 Kilograms per capita | 0.1075 Kilograms per capita | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.47 Kilograms per capita | 0.46 Kilograms per capita | 0.01 Kilograms per capita | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Bahamas or North Korea?
- Bahamas, at 0.47 Kilograms per capita against 0.45 Kilograms per capita in North Korea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Bahamas and North Korea?
- 0.02 Kilograms per capita, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and North Korea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2021.
- How do Bahamas and North Korea rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 123rd and North Korea ranks 125th of 205 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 per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.