Congo vs Rwanda: Fertilizer use per capita
Congo
0.52 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Rwanda
0.53 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Congo rank
120th
Rwanda rank
118th
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- Congo
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.53 Kilograms per capita against 0.52 Kilograms per capita in Congo, a difference of 0.01 Kilograms per capita.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 120th and Rwanda ranks 118th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.74 Kilograms per capita | 0.03 Kilograms per capita | 2.71 Kilograms per capita | Congo |
| 1970s | 2.16 Kilograms per capita | 0.0343 Kilograms per capita | 2.12 Kilograms per capita | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.63 Kilograms per capita | 0.0289 Kilograms per capita | 0.6011 Kilograms per capita | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.38 Kilograms per capita | 0.0314 Kilograms per capita | 0.3486 Kilograms per capita | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.2283 Kilograms per capita | 0.1217 Kilograms per capita | 0.1067 Kilograms per capita | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.1511 Kilograms per capita | 0.2089 Kilograms per capita | 0.0578 Kilograms per capita | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.415 Kilograms per capita | 0.4625 Kilograms per capita | 0.0475 Kilograms per capita | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Congo or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.53 Kilograms per capita against 0.52 Kilograms per capita in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Congo and Rwanda?
- 0.01 Kilograms per capita, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Rwanda?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Rwanda rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- Congo ranks 120th and Rwanda ranks 118th 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.