Japan vs South Korea: Fertilizer per capita

Japan
1.69
in 2023
South Korea
1.79
in 2023
Japan rank
79th
South Korea rank
78th

Fertilizer per capita over time

  • Japan
  • South Korea
0246196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 1.79 against 1.69 in Japan, a difference of 0.1.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 79th and South Korea ranks 78th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 5.99 1.64 4.35 Japan
1970s 5.67 3.9 1.77 Japan
1980s 4.85 5.06 0.21 South Korea
1990s 3.68 5.43 1.75 South Korea
2000s 2.72 3.6 0.881 South Korea
2010s 2.24 2.9 0.665 South Korea
2020s 1.67 1.81 0.135 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer per capita, Japan or South Korea?
South Korea, at 1.79 against 1.69 in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer per capita between Japan and South Korea?
0.1, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for fertilizer per capita?
Japan ranks 79th and South Korea ranks 78th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertilizer per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 9,850 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed