Niger vs Suriname: Fertilizer consumption
Niger
13,719 tonnes
in 2023
Suriname
15,129 tonnes
in 2023
Niger rank
137th
Suriname rank
135th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Niger
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 15,129 tonnes against 13,719 tonnes in Niger, a difference of 1,410 tonnes.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Suriname ahead.
Niger ranks 137th and Suriname ranks 135th of 201 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 197.3 tonnes | 1,514 tonnes | 1,317 tonnes | Suriname |
| 1970s | 898.87 tonnes | 3,654 tonnes | 2,755 tonnes | Suriname |
| 1980s | 2,816 tonnes | 7,421 tonnes | 4,604 tonnes | Suriname |
| 1990s | 3,653 tonnes | 4,409 tonnes | 756.75 tonnes | Suriname |
| 2000s | 5,166 tonnes | 8,506 tonnes | 3,340 tonnes | Suriname |
| 2010s | 10,489 tonnes | 11,130 tonnes | 641.06 tonnes | Suriname |
| 2020s | 10,155 tonnes | 12,433 tonnes | 2,278 tonnes | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Niger or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 15,129 tonnes against 13,719 tonnes in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Niger and Suriname?
- 1,410 tonnes, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Suriname?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Suriname rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Niger ranks 137th and Suriname ranks 135th 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).