Cape Verde vs Namibia: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
Cape Verde
0.0403 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Namibia
0.1844 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
185th
Namibia rank
184th
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- Cape Verde
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.1844 tonnes per hectare against 0.0403 tonnes per hectare in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.1441 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Namibia's figure about 4.6 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 185th and Namibia ranks 184th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5488 tonnes per hectare | 0.3854 tonnes per hectare | 0.1634 tonnes per hectare | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 0.3391 tonnes per hectare | 0.3551 tonnes per hectare | 0.016 tonnes per hectare | Namibia |
| 1980s | 0.4577 tonnes per hectare | 0.3874 tonnes per hectare | 0.0703 tonnes per hectare | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.3529 tonnes per hectare | 0.3388 tonnes per hectare | 0.0142 tonnes per hectare | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.343 tonnes per hectare | 0.425 tonnes per hectare | 0.0821 tonnes per hectare | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.1311 tonnes per hectare | 0.4452 tonnes per hectare | 0.3141 tonnes per hectare | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.0214 tonnes per hectare | 0.4092 tonnes per hectare | 0.3879 tonnes per hectare | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. fertilizer use, Cape Verde or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.1844 tonnes per hectare against 0.0403 tonnes per hectare in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between Cape Verde and Namibia?
- 0.1441 tonnes per hectare, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Namibia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Namibia rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Cape Verde ranks 185th and Namibia ranks 184th of 185 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 Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.