Cameroon vs Japan: Fertilizer use per capita
Cameroon
1.69 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Japan
1.69 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Cameroon rank
79th
Japan rank
79th
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Japan
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1.69 Kilograms per capita against 1.69 Kilograms per capita in Japan, a difference of 0 Kilograms per capita.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Cameroon ranks 79th and Japan ranks 79th of 204 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.61 Kilograms per capita | 5.99 Kilograms per capita | 5.38 Kilograms per capita | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.953 Kilograms per capita | 5.67 Kilograms per capita | 4.71 Kilograms per capita | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.14 Kilograms per capita | 4.85 Kilograms per capita | 3.72 Kilograms per capita | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.818 Kilograms per capita | 3.68 Kilograms per capita | 2.87 Kilograms per capita | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.07 Kilograms per capita | 2.72 Kilograms per capita | 1.65 Kilograms per capita | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.982 Kilograms per capita | 2.24 Kilograms per capita | 1.25 Kilograms per capita | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.45 Kilograms per capita | 1.67 Kilograms per capita | 0.2275 Kilograms per capita | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Cameroon or Japan?
- Cameroon, at 1.69 Kilograms per capita against 1.69 Kilograms per capita in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Cameroon and Japan?
- 0 Kilograms per capita, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Japan rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 79th and Japan ranks 79th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.