North Korea vs Mozambique: Fertilizer use per capita
North Korea
0.45 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Mozambique
0.37 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
North Korea rank
125th
Mozambique rank
127th
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- North Korea
- Mozambique
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.45 Kilograms per capita against 0.37 Kilograms per capita in Mozambique, a difference of 0.08 Kilograms per capita.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1966 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 125th and Mozambique ranks 127th of 205 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.72 Kilograms per capita | 0.155 Kilograms per capita | 1.57 Kilograms per capita | North Korea |
| 1970s | 2.74 Kilograms per capita | 0.179 Kilograms per capita | 2.56 Kilograms per capita | North Korea |
| 1980s | 2.12 Kilograms per capita | 0.148 Kilograms per capita | 1.97 Kilograms per capita | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.1929 Kilograms per capita | 0.0986 Kilograms per capita | 0.0943 Kilograms per capita | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.42 Kilograms per capita | 0.173 Kilograms per capita | 1.24 Kilograms per capita | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.23 Kilograms per capita | 0.148 Kilograms per capita | 1.08 Kilograms per capita | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.4575 Kilograms per capita | 0.2025 Kilograms per capita | 0.255 Kilograms per capita | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, North Korea or Mozambique?
- North Korea, at 0.45 Kilograms per capita against 0.37 Kilograms per capita in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between North Korea and Mozambique?
- 0.08 Kilograms per capita, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Mozambique?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Mozambique rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- North Korea ranks 125th and Mozambique ranks 127th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.