Afghanistan vs Yemen: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Afghanistan
4.4 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Yemen
4.55 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
161st
Yemen rank
160th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 4.55 kilograms per hectare against 4.4 kilograms per hectare in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.15 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 160th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 kilograms per hectare | 0.105 kilograms per hectare | 1.12 kilograms per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 3.14 kilograms per hectare | 2.39 kilograms per hectare | 0.757 kilograms per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 5.61 kilograms per hectare | 9.51 kilograms per hectare | 3.9 kilograms per hectare | Yemen |
| 1990s | 2.92 kilograms per hectare | 8.56 kilograms per hectare | 5.64 kilograms per hectare | Yemen |
| 2000s | 2.24 kilograms per hectare | 8.49 kilograms per hectare | 6.25 kilograms per hectare | Yemen |
| 2010s | 8.47 kilograms per hectare | 9.82 kilograms per hectare | 1.36 kilograms per hectare | Yemen |
| 2020s | 4.28 kilograms per hectare | 3.7 kilograms per hectare | 0.5825 kilograms per hectare | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 4.55 kilograms per hectare against 4.4 kilograms per hectare in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 0.15 kilograms per hectare, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 160th 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average fertilizer use, measured in kilograms per hectare of cropland versus GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.