China vs Ecuador: Fertilizer use per capita
China
6.19 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Ecuador
6.3 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
China rank
25th
Ecuador rank
24th
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- China
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 6.3 Kilograms per capita against 6.19 Kilograms per capita in China, a difference of 0.11 Kilograms per capita.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ecuador ahead.
China ranks 25th and Ecuador ranks 24th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0689 Kilograms per capita | 0.8144 Kilograms per capita | 0.7456 Kilograms per capita | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.209 Kilograms per capita | 1.48 Kilograms per capita | 1.27 Kilograms per capita | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.839 Kilograms per capita | 1.87 Kilograms per capita | 1.03 Kilograms per capita | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2.13 Kilograms per capita | 2.71 Kilograms per capita | 0.585 Kilograms per capita | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 4.19 Kilograms per capita | 4.74 Kilograms per capita | 0.549 Kilograms per capita | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 6.88 Kilograms per capita | 6.48 Kilograms per capita | 0.404 Kilograms per capita | China |
| 2020s | 6.29 Kilograms per capita | 6.48 Kilograms per capita | 0.1875 Kilograms per capita | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, China or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 6.3 Kilograms per capita against 6.19 Kilograms per capita in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between China and Ecuador?
- 0.11 Kilograms per capita, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ecuador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Ecuador rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- China ranks 25th and Ecuador ranks 24th 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.