Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Kyrgyzstan or Namibia?

Kyrgyzstan, at 23,077 tonnes against 20,750 tonnes in Namibia as of 2023.

What is the difference in fertilizer use by nutrient between Kyrgyzstan and Namibia?

2,327 tonnes, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Namibia?

26 years are reported by both, from 1998 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 use by nutrient. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kyrgyzstan vs Namibia: Fertilizer use by nutrient

Kyrgyzstan

23,077 tonnes

in 2023

Namibia

20,750 tonnes

in 2023

Kyrgyzstan rank

111th

Namibia rank

113th

Fertilizer use by nutrient over time

Kyrgyzstan
Namibia

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 23,077 tonnes against 20,750 tonnes in Namibia, a difference of 2,327 tonnes.

That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 111th and Namibia ranks 113th of 201 countries.

Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kyrgyzstan	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	27,282 tonnes	100 tonnes	27,182 tonnes	Kyrgyzstan
2000s	25,388 tonnes	1,161 tonnes	24,228 tonnes	Kyrgyzstan
2010s	22,585 tonnes	12,740 tonnes	9,845 tonnes	Kyrgyzstan
2020s	23,717 tonnes	9,476 tonnes	14,241 tonnes	Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Kyrgyzstan or Namibia?: Kyrgyzstan, at 23,077 tonnes against 20,750 tonnes in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use by nutrient between Kyrgyzstan and Namibia?: 2,327 tonnes, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Namibia?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Namibia rank globally for fertilizer use by nutrient?: Kyrgyzstan ranks 111th and Namibia ranks 113th 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 use by nutrient. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertilizer use by nutrient
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: 202 places, 10,271 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Fertilizer use in the agricultural sector, which includes use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.