Nicaragua vs Zimbabwe: Fertilizer consumption
Nicaragua
96,516 tonnes
in 2023
Zimbabwe
105,379 tonnes
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
86th
Zimbabwe rank
83rd
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Nicaragua
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 105,379 tonnes against 96,516 tonnes in Nicaragua, a difference of 8,863 tonnes.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 86th and Zimbabwe ranks 83rd of 200 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,655 tonnes | 67,688 tonnes | 50,034 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 35,800 tonnes | 126,605 tonnes | 90,805 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 57,136 tonnes | 156,847 tonnes | 99,712 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 33,641 tonnes | 162,369 tonnes | 128,728 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 51,159 tonnes | 121,750 tonnes | 70,591 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 81,517 tonnes | 114,737 tonnes | 33,220 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 101,185 tonnes | 114,760 tonnes | 13,575 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Nicaragua or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 105,379 tonnes against 96,516 tonnes in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Nicaragua and Zimbabwe?
- 8,863 tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Zimbabwe rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Nicaragua ranks 86th 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
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).