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
051015196119922023

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

Indicator
Fertilizer use per capita
Unit
Kilograms per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 9,850 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.