Kenya vs Uruguay: Fertilizer consumption
Kenya
334,671 tonnes
in 2023
Uruguay
345,237 tonnes
in 2023
Kenya rank
46th
Uruguay rank
45th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Kenya
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 345,237 tonnes against 334,671 tonnes in Kenya, a difference of 10,566 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Kenya ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 45th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,613 tonnes | 37,084 tonnes | 12,471 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 49,289 tonnes | 64,368 tonnes | 15,079 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 90,258 tonnes | 55,092 tonnes | 35,166 tonnes | Kenya |
| 1990s | 119,998 tonnes | 87,309 tonnes | 32,690 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2000s | 166,398 tonnes | 147,989 tonnes | 18,408 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2010s | 277,741 tonnes | 336,542 tonnes | 58,800 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 322,174 tonnes | 355,836 tonnes | 33,661 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Kenya or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 345,237 tonnes against 334,671 tonnes in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Kenya and Uruguay?
- 10,566 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Uruguay rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Kenya ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 45th 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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About this data
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).