Benin vs India: Fertilizer use per capita

Benin
1.41 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
India
1.31 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Benin rank
85th
India rank
87th

Fertilizer use per capita over time

  • Benin
  • India
0123196119922023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 1.41 Kilograms per capita against 1.31 Kilograms per capita in India, a difference of 0.1 Kilograms per capita.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 85th and India ranks 87th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and India in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin India Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3256 Kilograms per capita 0.2033 Kilograms per capita 0.1222 Kilograms per capita Benin
1970s 0.403 Kilograms per capita 0.632 Kilograms per capita 0.229 Kilograms per capita India
1980s 0.323 Kilograms per capita 1.06 Kilograms per capita 0.739 Kilograms per capita India
1990s 0.865 Kilograms per capita 1.28 Kilograms per capita 0.418 Kilograms per capita India
2000s 0.414 Kilograms per capita 1.97 Kilograms per capita 1.56 Kilograms per capita India
2010s 0.756 Kilograms per capita 1.96 Kilograms per capita 1.21 Kilograms per capita India
2020s 1.99 Kilograms per capita 1.64 Kilograms per capita 0.355 Kilograms per capita Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Benin or India?
Benin, at 1.41 Kilograms per capita against 1.31 Kilograms per capita in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Benin and India?
0.1 Kilograms per capita, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and India rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
Benin ranks 85th and India ranks 87th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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

Indicator
Fertilizer use per capita
Unit
Kilograms per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 9,850 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.