What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Thailand and USSR?

2.28 Kilograms per capita, with USSR ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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.

Thailand vs USSR: Fertilizer use per capita

Thailand

15.12 Kilograms per capita

in 2023

USSR

17.4 Kilograms per capita

in 1991

Thailand rank

11th

USSR rank

9th

Fertilizer use per capita over time

Thailand
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 17.4 Kilograms per capita against 15.12 Kilograms per capita in Thailand, a difference of 2.28 Kilograms per capita.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Thailand ranks 11th and USSR ranks 9th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Thailand	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2089 Kilograms per capita	6.84 Kilograms per capita	6.63 Kilograms per capita	USSR
1970s	0.8 Kilograms per capita	16.57 Kilograms per capita	15.77 Kilograms per capita	USSR
1980s	1.58 Kilograms per capita	22.03 Kilograms per capita	20.44 Kilograms per capita	USSR
1990s	2.83 Kilograms per capita	17.43 Kilograms per capita	14.59 Kilograms per capita	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Thailand or USSR?: USSR, at 17.4 Kilograms per capita against 15.12 Kilograms per capita in Thailand as of 1991.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Thailand and USSR?: 2.28 Kilograms per capita, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Thailand and USSR rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?: Thailand ranks 11th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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.