Bolivia vs Chile: Fertilizer use per capita
Bolivia
0.36 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Chile
0.32 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Bolivia rank
127th
Chile rank
129th
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- Bolivia
- Chile
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 0.36 Kilograms per capita against 0.32 Kilograms per capita in Chile, a difference of 0.04 Kilograms per capita.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Bolivia ranks 127th and Chile ranks 129th of 204 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0678 Kilograms per capita | 1.33 Kilograms per capita | 1.26 Kilograms per capita | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.055 Kilograms per capita | 1.27 Kilograms per capita | 1.22 Kilograms per capita | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.081 Kilograms per capita | 1.34 Kilograms per capita | 1.25 Kilograms per capita | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.086 Kilograms per capita | 3.58 Kilograms per capita | 3.49 Kilograms per capita | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.266 Kilograms per capita | 1.01 Kilograms per capita | 0.744 Kilograms per capita | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.356 Kilograms per capita | 0.384 Kilograms per capita | 0.028 Kilograms per capita | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.415 Kilograms per capita | 0.5525 Kilograms per capita | 0.1375 Kilograms per capita | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Bolivia or Chile?
- Bolivia, at 0.36 Kilograms per capita against 0.32 Kilograms per capita in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Bolivia and Chile?
- 0.04 Kilograms per capita, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Chile?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia and Chile rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- Bolivia ranks 127th and Chile ranks 129th 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
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.