Lithuania vs Uruguay: Fertilizer use per capita

Lithuania
17.87 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Uruguay
23.79 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Lithuania rank
8th
Uruguay rank
5th

Fertilizer use per capita over time

  • Lithuania
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 23.79 Kilograms per capita against 17.87 Kilograms per capita in Lithuania, a difference of 5.92 Kilograms per capita.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 204 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 10.14 Kilograms per capita 1.68 Kilograms per capita 8.46 Kilograms per capita Lithuania
2000s 12.92 Kilograms per capita 1.16 Kilograms per capita 11.76 Kilograms per capita Lithuania
2010s 20.49 Kilograms per capita 16.17 Kilograms per capita 4.33 Kilograms per capita Lithuania
2020s 22.48 Kilograms per capita 20.92 Kilograms per capita 1.56 Kilograms per capita Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Lithuania or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 23.79 Kilograms per capita against 17.87 Kilograms per capita in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Lithuania and Uruguay?
5.92 Kilograms per capita, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Uruguay?
31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Lithuania and Uruguay rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
Lithuania ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 5th 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

Indicator
Fertilizer use per capita
Unit
Kilograms per capita
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
205 places, 9,850 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.