Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Eswatini or Iceland?

Eswatini, at 14,329 tonnes against 11,773 tonnes in Iceland as of 2023.

What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Eswatini and Iceland?

2,556 tonnes, with Eswatini ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Iceland?

63 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.

Eswatini vs Iceland: Fertilizer consumption

Eswatini

14,329 tonnes

in 2023

Iceland

11,773 tonnes

in 2023

Eswatini rank

135th

Iceland rank

137th

Fertilizer consumption over time

Eswatini
Iceland

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 14,329 tonnes against 11,773 tonnes in Iceland, a difference of 2,556 tonnes.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

Eswatini ranks 135th and Iceland ranks 137th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4,812 tonnes	18,905 tonnes	14,093 tonnes	Iceland
1970s	10,190 tonnes	27,698 tonnes	17,508 tonnes	Iceland
1980s	13,929 tonnes	26,395 tonnes	12,466 tonnes	Iceland
1990s	7,962 tonnes	20,755 tonnes	12,794 tonnes	Iceland
2000s	8,437 tonnes	19,532 tonnes	11,095 tonnes	Iceland
2010s	10,800 tonnes	19,252 tonnes	8,453 tonnes	Iceland
2020s	14,848 tonnes	14,922 tonnes	74.53 tonnes	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Eswatini or Iceland?: Eswatini, at 14,329 tonnes against 11,773 tonnes in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Eswatini and Iceland?: 2,556 tonnes, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Iceland?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Iceland rank globally for fertilizer consumption?: Eswatini ranks 135th and Iceland ranks 137th 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

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: 07 August 2026

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