North Korea vs Syria: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
North Korea
13.23 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Syria
14 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
North Korea rank
153rd
Syria rank
152nd
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- North Korea
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 14 kilograms per hectare against 13.23 kilograms per hectare in North Korea, a difference of 0.77 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 153rd and Syria ranks 152nd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.73 kilograms per hectare | 3.14 kilograms per hectare | 80.59 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 1970s | 217.33 kilograms per hectare | 12.53 kilograms per hectare | 204.8 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 1980s | 318.59 kilograms per hectare | 37.26 kilograms per hectare | 281.34 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 1990s | 173.09 kilograms per hectare | 60.9 kilograms per hectare | 112.18 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 2000s | 63.5 kilograms per hectare | 64.46 kilograms per hectare | 0.956 kilograms per hectare | Syria |
| 2010s | 62.88 kilograms per hectare | 12.61 kilograms per hectare | 50.27 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 2020s | 13.42 kilograms per hectare | 6.96 kilograms per hectare | 6.46 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, North Korea or Syria?
- Syria, at 14 kilograms per hectare against 13.23 kilograms per hectare in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between North Korea and Syria?
- 0.77 kilograms per hectare, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Syria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Syria rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- North Korea ranks 153rd and Syria ranks 152nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use of all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers) per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.