Germany vs Greece: Fertilizer use per capita
Germany
3.79 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Greece
4.01 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Germany rank
41st
Greece rank
38th
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- Germany
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 4.01 Kilograms per capita against 3.79 Kilograms per capita in Germany, a difference of 0.22 Kilograms per capita.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 41st and Greece ranks 38th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Greece in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.17 Kilograms per capita | 1.74 Kilograms per capita | 20.43 Kilograms per capita | Germany |
| 1970s | 22.58 Kilograms per capita | 3.15 Kilograms per capita | 19.44 Kilograms per capita | Germany |
| 1980s | 19.29 Kilograms per capita | 5.22 Kilograms per capita | 14.07 Kilograms per capita | Germany |
| 1990s | 8.43 Kilograms per capita | 5.95 Kilograms per capita | 2.47 Kilograms per capita | Germany |
| 2000s | 5.4 Kilograms per capita | 4.79 Kilograms per capita | 0.613 Kilograms per capita | Germany |
| 2010s | 5.13 Kilograms per capita | 4.15 Kilograms per capita | 0.982 Kilograms per capita | Germany |
| 2020s | 3.9 Kilograms per capita | 4.7 Kilograms per capita | 0.795 Kilograms per capita | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Germany or Greece?
- Greece, at 4.01 Kilograms per capita against 3.79 Kilograms per capita in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Germany and Greece?
- 0.22 Kilograms per capita, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Greece rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- Germany ranks 41st and Greece ranks 38th 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.