Chile vs Libya: Fertilizer use per capita
Chile
0.32 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Libya
0.31 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Chile rank
130th
Libya rank
133rd
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- Chile
- Libya
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.32 Kilograms per capita against 0.31 Kilograms per capita in Libya, a difference of 0.01 Kilograms per capita.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 130th and Libya ranks 133rd of 205 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.33 Kilograms per capita | 0.29 Kilograms per capita | 1.04 Kilograms per capita | Chile |
| 1970s | 1.27 Kilograms per capita | 0.668 Kilograms per capita | 0.603 Kilograms per capita | Chile |
| 1980s | 1.34 Kilograms per capita | 0.541 Kilograms per capita | 0.795 Kilograms per capita | Chile |
| 1990s | 3.58 Kilograms per capita | 0.798 Kilograms per capita | 2.78 Kilograms per capita | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.01 Kilograms per capita | 0.42 Kilograms per capita | 0.59 Kilograms per capita | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.384 Kilograms per capita | 0.117 Kilograms per capita | 0.267 Kilograms per capita | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.5525 Kilograms per capita | 0.2175 Kilograms per capita | 0.335 Kilograms per capita | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Chile or Libya?
- Chile, at 0.32 Kilograms per capita against 0.31 Kilograms per capita in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Chile and Libya?
- 0.01 Kilograms per capita, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Libya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Libya rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- Chile ranks 130th and Libya ranks 133rd of 205 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.