Nicaragua vs South Africa: Fertilizer use per capita

Nicaragua
3.23 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
South Africa
3.27 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
50th
South Africa rank
48th

Fertilizer use per capita over time

  • Nicaragua
  • South Africa
0246196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 3.27 Kilograms per capita against 3.23 Kilograms per capita in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.04 Kilograms per capita.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 48th of 205 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7322 Kilograms per capita 3.53 Kilograms per capita 2.8 Kilograms per capita South Africa
1970s 1.5 Kilograms per capita 4.8 Kilograms per capita 3.31 Kilograms per capita South Africa
1980s 1.94 Kilograms per capita 3.98 Kilograms per capita 2.03 Kilograms per capita South Africa
1990s 0.9644 Kilograms per capita 3.09 Kilograms per capita 2.13 Kilograms per capita South Africa
2000s 1.28 Kilograms per capita 2.67 Kilograms per capita 1.39 Kilograms per capita South Africa
2010s 2.21 Kilograms per capita 2.69 Kilograms per capita 0.482 Kilograms per capita South Africa
2020s 3.84 Kilograms per capita 3.98 Kilograms per capita 0.1425 Kilograms per capita South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Nicaragua or South Africa?
South Africa, at 3.27 Kilograms per capita against 3.23 Kilograms per capita in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Nicaragua and South Africa?
0.04 Kilograms per capita, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and South Africa?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and South Africa rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 48th 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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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.