Benin vs Gambia: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Benin
13.17 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Gambia
12.29 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Benin rank
137th
Gambia rank
139th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Benin
- Gambia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 13.17 kilograms per hectare against 12.29 kilograms per hectare in Gambia, a difference of 0.88 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 137th and Gambia ranks 139th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5433 kilograms per hectare | 0.325 kilograms per hectare | 0.2183 kilograms per hectare | Benin |
| 1970s | 1.01 kilograms per hectare | 2.97 kilograms per hectare | 1.96 kilograms per hectare | Gambia |
| 1980s | 1.4 kilograms per hectare | 6.41 kilograms per hectare | 5.01 kilograms per hectare | Gambia |
| 1990s | 5.97 kilograms per hectare | 2.51 kilograms per hectare | 3.46 kilograms per hectare | Benin |
| 2000s | 1.53 kilograms per hectare | 4.15 kilograms per hectare | 2.62 kilograms per hectare | Gambia |
| 2010s | 4.91 kilograms per hectare | 1.75 kilograms per hectare | 3.16 kilograms per hectare | Benin |
| 2020s | 14.35 kilograms per hectare | 3.61 kilograms per hectare | 10.73 kilograms per hectare | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Benin or Gambia?
- Benin, at 13.17 kilograms per hectare against 12.29 kilograms per hectare in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Benin and Gambia?
- 0.88 kilograms per hectare, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gambia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Gambia rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 137th and Gambia ranks 139th 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.