Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Iceland or Suriname?

Suriname, at 15,129 tonnes against 11,773 tonnes in Iceland as of 2023.

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

3,356 tonnes, with Suriname ahead.

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

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.

Iceland vs Suriname: Fertilizer consumption

Iceland

11,773 tonnes

in 2023

Suriname

15,129 tonnes

in 2023

Iceland rank

137th

Suriname rank

134th

Fertilizer consumption over time

Iceland
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 15,129 tonnes against 11,773 tonnes in Iceland, a difference of 3,356 tonnes.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.

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

Iceland ranks 137th and Suriname ranks 134th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1960s	18,905 tonnes	1,310 tonnes	17,595 tonnes	Iceland
1970s	27,698 tonnes	3,654 tonnes	24,044 tonnes	Iceland
1980s	26,395 tonnes	7,421 tonnes	18,974 tonnes	Iceland
1990s	20,755 tonnes	4,409 tonnes	16,346 tonnes	Iceland
2000s	19,532 tonnes	8,506 tonnes	11,026 tonnes	Iceland
2010s	19,252 tonnes	11,130 tonnes	8,122 tonnes	Iceland
2020s	14,922 tonnes	12,433 tonnes	2,489 tonnes	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Iceland or Suriname?: Suriname, at 15,129 tonnes against 11,773 tonnes in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Iceland and Suriname?: 3,356 tonnes, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Suriname?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Suriname rank globally for fertilizer consumption?: Iceland ranks 137th and Suriname ranks 134th 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).