China vs Spain: Fertilizer use per capita
China
6.19 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Spain
6.41 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
China rank
25th
Spain rank
23rd
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- China
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 6.41 Kilograms per capita against 6.19 Kilograms per capita in China, a difference of 0.22 Kilograms per capita.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
China ranks 25th and Spain ranks 23rd of 204 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0689 Kilograms per capita | 3.07 Kilograms per capita | 3 Kilograms per capita | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.209 Kilograms per capita | 7.48 Kilograms per capita | 7.27 Kilograms per capita | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.839 Kilograms per capita | 7.83 Kilograms per capita | 6.99 Kilograms per capita | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.13 Kilograms per capita | 10.75 Kilograms per capita | 8.63 Kilograms per capita | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.19 Kilograms per capita | 9.52 Kilograms per capita | 5.33 Kilograms per capita | Spain |
| 2010s | 6.88 Kilograms per capita | 7.76 Kilograms per capita | 0.877 Kilograms per capita | Spain |
| 2020s | 6.29 Kilograms per capita | 7.41 Kilograms per capita | 1.12 Kilograms per capita | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, China or Spain?
- Spain, at 6.41 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 Spain?
- 0.22 Kilograms per capita, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Spain rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- China ranks 25th and Spain ranks 23rd 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.