Kuwait vs Liberia: Nitrogen fertilizer use
Kuwait
2,425 tonnes
in 2023
Liberia
2,919 tonnes
in 2023
Kuwait rank
150th
Liberia rank
147th
Nitrogen fertilizer use over time
- Kuwait
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2,919 tonnes against 2,425 tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 494 tonnes.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Liberia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 150th and Liberia ranks 147th of 202 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 153.33 tonnes | 3,408 tonnes | 3,255 tonnes | Liberia |
| 1980s | 465 tonnes | 1,114 tonnes | 649 tonnes | Liberia |
| 2000s | 1,000 tonnes | 1,854 tonnes | 854.25 tonnes | Liberia |
| 2010s | 2,216 tonnes | 3,759 tonnes | 1,543 tonnes | Liberia |
| 2020s | 2,737 tonnes | 4,008 tonnes | 1,270 tonnes | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Kuwait or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 2,919 tonnes against 2,425 tonnes in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Kuwait and Liberia?
- 494 tonnes, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Liberia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Liberia rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?
- Kuwait ranks 150th and Liberia ranks 147th of 202 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 Nitrogen fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.