Congo vs Tonga: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Congo
2.26 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Tonga
2.17 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Congo rank
178th
Tonga rank
179th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Congo
- Tonga
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.26 kilograms per hectare against 2.17 kilograms per hectare in Tonga, a difference of 0.09 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Tonga ahead.
Congo ranks 178th and Tonga ranks 179th of 201 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.75 kilograms per hectare | 2.99 kilograms per hectare | 1.25 kilograms per hectare | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.6017 kilograms per hectare | 1.3 kilograms per hectare | 0.6983 kilograms per hectare | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.737 kilograms per hectare | 1.97 kilograms per hectare | 1.23 kilograms per hectare | Tonga |
| 2020s | 3.6 kilograms per hectare | 2.47 kilograms per hectare | 1.14 kilograms per hectare | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Congo or Tonga?
- Congo, at 2.26 kilograms per hectare against 2.17 kilograms per hectare in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Congo and Tonga?
- 0.09 kilograms per hectare, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Tonga?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Tonga rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Congo ranks 178th and Tonga ranks 179th 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.