Ireland vs USSR: Fertilizer use per capita
Ireland
15.77 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
USSR
17.4 Kilograms per capita
in 1991
Ireland rank
10th
USSR rank
9th
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- Ireland
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 17.4 Kilograms per capita against 15.77 Kilograms per capita in Ireland, a difference of 1.63 Kilograms per capita.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 10th and USSR ranks 9th of 205 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.01 Kilograms per capita | 6.84 Kilograms per capita | 29.17 Kilograms per capita | Ireland |
| 1970s | 53.9 Kilograms per capita | 16.57 Kilograms per capita | 37.33 Kilograms per capita | Ireland |
| 1980s | 52.78 Kilograms per capita | 22.03 Kilograms per capita | 30.75 Kilograms per capita | Ireland |
| 1990s | 51.45 Kilograms per capita | 17.43 Kilograms per capita | 34.02 Kilograms per capita | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Ireland or USSR?
- USSR, at 17.4 Kilograms per capita against 15.77 Kilograms per capita in Ireland as of 1991.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Ireland and USSR?
- 1.63 Kilograms per capita, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Ireland and USSR rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- Ireland ranks 10th and USSR ranks 9th 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.