Ghana vs Tanzania: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Ghana
10.64 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Tanzania
12.12 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Ghana rank
143rd
Tanzania rank
140th
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ghana
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 12.12 kilograms per hectare against 10.64 kilograms per hectare in Ghana, a difference of 1.48 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Ghana ranks 143rd and Tanzania ranks 140th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1233 kilograms per hectare | 0.4422 kilograms per hectare | 0.3189 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 1.88 kilograms per hectare | 1.61 kilograms per hectare | 0.268 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
| 1980s | 1.95 kilograms per hectare | 2.53 kilograms per hectare | 0.581 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 1.35 kilograms per hectare | 2.45 kilograms per hectare | 1.1 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 2.41 kilograms per hectare | 2.81 kilograms per hectare | 0.4 kilograms per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 6.72 kilograms per hectare | 6.19 kilograms per hectare | 0.537 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
| 2020s | 10.6 kilograms per hectare | 9.89 kilograms per hectare | 0.705 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Ghana or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 12.12 kilograms per hectare against 10.64 kilograms per hectare in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Ghana and Tanzania?
- 1.48 kilograms per hectare, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Tanzania rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 143rd 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.