Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Libya or Rwanda?

Libya, at 37,904 tonnes against 36,888 tonnes in Rwanda as of 2023.

What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Libya and Rwanda?

1,016 tonnes, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Rwanda?

55 years are reported by both, from 1967 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.

Libya vs Rwanda: Fertilizer consumption

Libya

37,904 tonnes

in 2023

Rwanda

36,888 tonnes

in 2023

Libya rank

113th

Rwanda rank

114th

Fertilizer consumption over time

Libya
Rwanda

How they compare

Libya currently reports 37,904 tonnes against 36,888 tonnes in Rwanda, a difference of 1,016 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 113th and Rwanda ranks 114th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9,342 tonnes	117.32 tonnes	9,224 tonnes	Libya
1970s	31,020 tonnes	301.91 tonnes	30,718 tonnes	Libya
1980s	80,060 tonnes	923.67 tonnes	79,137 tonnes	Libya
1990s	77,559 tonnes	994.98 tonnes	76,564 tonnes	Libya
2000s	55,038 tonnes	3,588 tonnes	51,450 tonnes	Libya
2010s	48,939 tonnes	13,842 tonnes	35,097 tonnes	Libya
2020s	30,765 tonnes	34,850 tonnes	4,085 tonnes	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Libya or Rwanda?: Libya, at 37,904 tonnes against 36,888 tonnes in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Libya and Rwanda?: 1,016 tonnes, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Rwanda?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Libya and Rwanda rank globally for fertilizer consumption?: Libya ranks 113th and Rwanda ranks 114th 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).