Bulgaria vs South Korea: Fertilizer consumption
Bulgaria
447,316 tonnes
in 2023
South Korea
381,931 tonnes
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
36th
South Korea rank
38th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Bulgaria
- South Korea
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 447,316 tonnes against 381,931 tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 65,385 tonnes.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 36th and South Korea ranks 38th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 414,726 tonnes | 399,660 tonnes | 15,066 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 675,769 tonnes | 738,117 tonnes | 62,348 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1980s | 907,296 tonnes | 818,529 tonnes | 88,768 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 263,079 tonnes | 935,088 tonnes | 672,009 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2000s | 294,511 tonnes | 662,849 tonnes | 368,338 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2010s | 411,598 tonnes | 505,342 tonnes | 93,744 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2020s | 452,211 tonnes | 400,416 tonnes | 51,795 tonnes | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Bulgaria or South Korea?
- Bulgaria, at 447,316 tonnes against 381,931 tonnes in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Bulgaria and South Korea?
- 65,385 tonnes, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and South Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and South Korea rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th and South Korea ranks 38th of 200 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 consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).