Gabon vs Tanzania: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Gabon
11.19 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Tanzania
12.12 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Gabon rank
141st
Tanzania rank
140th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Gabon
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 12.12 kilograms per hectare against 11.19 kilograms per hectare in Gabon, a difference of 0.93 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Tanzania ahead.
Gabon ranks 141st and Tanzania ranks 140th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3362 kilograms per hectare | 1.72 kilograms per hectare | 1.38 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 1.15 kilograms per hectare | 2.53 kilograms per hectare | 1.38 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.234 kilograms per hectare | 2.45 kilograms per hectare | 2.21 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 1.13 kilograms per hectare | 2.81 kilograms per hectare | 1.68 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 6.74 kilograms per hectare | 6.19 kilograms per hectare | 0.551 kilograms per hectare | Gabon |
| 2020s | 9.16 kilograms per hectare | 9.89 kilograms per hectare | 0.725 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Gabon or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 12.12 kilograms per hectare against 11.19 kilograms per hectare in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Gabon and Tanzania?
- 0.93 kilograms per hectare, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Tanzania?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Tanzania rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Gabon ranks 141st and Tanzania ranks 140th 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.