Which has higher fertilizer use, Democratic Republic of Congo or Papua New Guinea?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 32,285 against 25,216 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.

What is the difference in fertilizer use between Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?

7,069, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo

32,285

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

25,216

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

104th

Papua New Guinea rank

107th

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 32,285 against 25,216 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 7,069.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,122	311.11	810.89	Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s	4,001	3,400	600.9	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	3,148	5,230	2,081	Papua New Guinea
1990s	2,500	6,422	3,923	Papua New Guinea
2000s	1,740	11,242	9,502	Papua New Guinea
2010s	12,659	20,257	7,598	Papua New Guinea
2020s	25,418	26,753	1,335	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher fertilizer use, Democratic Republic of Congo or Papua New Guinea?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 32,285 against 25,216 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use between Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?: 7,069, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fertilizer use?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.