Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Congo or Liberia?

Liberia, at 5,838 tonnes against 5,687 tonnes in Congo as of 2023.

What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Congo and Liberia?

151 tonnes, with Liberia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Liberia?

49 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Congo vs Liberia: Fertilizer consumption

Congo

5,687 tonnes

in 2023

Liberia

5,838 tonnes

in 2023

Congo rank

148th

Liberia rank

147th

Fertilizer consumption over time

Congo
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 5,838 tonnes against 5,687 tonnes in Congo, a difference of 151 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 148th and Liberia ranks 147th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2,283 tonnes	744.33 tonnes	1,539 tonnes	Congo
1970s	4,106 tonnes	4,110 tonnes	4.34 tonnes	Liberia
1980s	1,741 tonnes	2,613 tonnes	871.4 tonnes	Liberia
1990s	1,573 tonnes	300 tonnes	1,273 tonnes	Congo
2000s	699.2 tonnes	3,458 tonnes	2,759 tonnes	Liberia
2010s	1,420 tonnes	6,545 tonnes	5,125 tonnes	Liberia
2020s	5,735 tonnes	7,404 tonnes	1,670 tonnes	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Congo or Liberia?: Liberia, at 5,838 tonnes against 5,687 tonnes in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Congo and Liberia?: 151 tonnes, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Liberia?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Congo and Liberia rank globally for fertilizer consumption?: Congo ranks 148th and Liberia ranks 147th of 201 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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Indicator: Fertilizer consumption
Unit: tonnes
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: 201 places, 10,286 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).