Niger vs Samoa: Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita
Niger
0.46 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Samoa
0.25 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Niger rank
189th
Samoa rank
191st
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita over time
- Niger
- Samoa
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.46 kilograms per hectare against 0.25 kilograms per hectare in Samoa, a difference of 0.21 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.8 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Samoa ahead.
Niger ranks 189th and Samoa ranks 191st of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.07 kilograms per hectare | 0.18 kilograms per hectare | 0.11 kilograms per hectare | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.185 kilograms per hectare | 1.29 kilograms per hectare | 1.11 kilograms per hectare | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.2225 kilograms per hectare | 0.3213 kilograms per hectare | 0.0988 kilograms per hectare | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.5089 kilograms per hectare | 0.2622 kilograms per hectare | 0.2467 kilograms per hectare | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.3725 kilograms per hectare | 0.2625 kilograms per hectare | 0.11 kilograms per hectare | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita, Niger or Samoa?
- Niger, at 0.46 kilograms per hectare against 0.25 kilograms per hectare in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita between Niger and Samoa?
- 0.21 kilograms per hectare, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Samoa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Samoa rank globally for fertilizer use vs. gdp per capita?
- Niger ranks 189th and Samoa ranks 191st 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.