Cameroon vs South Korea: Fertilizer use per capita
Cameroon
1.69 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
South Korea
1.79 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Cameroon rank
79th
South Korea rank
78th
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- Cameroon
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1.79 Kilograms per capita against 1.69 Kilograms per capita in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1 Kilograms per capita.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 79th and South Korea ranks 78th of 204 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.61 Kilograms per capita | 1.64 Kilograms per capita | 1.03 Kilograms per capita | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.953 Kilograms per capita | 3.9 Kilograms per capita | 2.94 Kilograms per capita | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.14 Kilograms per capita | 5.06 Kilograms per capita | 3.93 Kilograms per capita | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.818 Kilograms per capita | 5.43 Kilograms per capita | 4.61 Kilograms per capita | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.07 Kilograms per capita | 3.6 Kilograms per capita | 2.54 Kilograms per capita | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.982 Kilograms per capita | 2.9 Kilograms per capita | 1.92 Kilograms per capita | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1.45 Kilograms per capita | 1.81 Kilograms per capita | 0.3625 Kilograms per capita | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Cameroon or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 1.79 Kilograms per capita against 1.69 Kilograms per capita in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Cameroon and South Korea?
- 0.1 Kilograms per capita, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and South Korea rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 79th and South Korea ranks 78th 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.