Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Kazakhstan or Zimbabwe?

Kazakhstan, at 115,035 tonnes against 105,379 tonnes in Zimbabwe as of 2023.

What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe?

9,656 tonnes, with Kazakhstan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Kazakhstan vs Zimbabwe: Fertilizer consumption

Kazakhstan

115,035 tonnes

in 2023

Zimbabwe

105,379 tonnes

in 2023

Kazakhstan rank

82nd

Zimbabwe rank

83rd

Fertilizer consumption over time

Kazakhstan
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 115,035 tonnes against 105,379 tonnes in Zimbabwe, a difference of 9,656 tonnes.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 82nd and Zimbabwe ranks 83rd of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	156,227 tonnes	161,465 tonnes	5,239 tonnes	Zimbabwe
2000s	41,607 tonnes	121,750 tonnes	80,143 tonnes	Zimbabwe
2010s	108,223 tonnes	114,737 tonnes	6,514 tonnes	Zimbabwe
2020s	131,786 tonnes	114,760 tonnes	17,026 tonnes	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Kazakhstan or Zimbabwe?: Kazakhstan, at 115,035 tonnes against 105,379 tonnes in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe?: 9,656 tonnes, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertilizer consumption?: Kazakhstan ranks 82nd and Zimbabwe ranks 83rd 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).