Rwanda vs Switzerland: Fertilizer consumption
Rwanda
36,888 tonnes
in 2023
Switzerland
39,601 tonnes
in 2023
Rwanda rank
113th
Switzerland rank
110th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Rwanda
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 39,601 tonnes against 36,888 tonnes in Rwanda, a difference of 2,713 tonnes.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Switzerland ahead.
Rwanda ranks 113th and Switzerland ranks 110th of 200 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117.32 tonnes | 97,160 tonnes | 97,043 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 301.91 tonnes | 108,649 tonnes | 108,347 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 923.67 tonnes | 123,375 tonnes | 122,451 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 994.98 tonnes | 96,069 tonnes | 95,074 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 3,588 tonnes | 62,095 tonnes | 58,507 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 13,842 tonnes | 55,509 tonnes | 41,667 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 34,850 tonnes | 43,619 tonnes | 8,769 tonnes | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Rwanda or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 39,601 tonnes against 36,888 tonnes in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Rwanda and Switzerland?
- 2,713 tonnes, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Switzerland?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Switzerland rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Rwanda ranks 113th and Switzerland ranks 110th 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).