Chad vs Congo: Fertilizer use per capita
Chad
0.57 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Congo
0.52 Kilograms per capita
in 2023
Chad rank
117th
Congo rank
120th
Fertilizer use per capita over time
- Chad
- Congo
How they compare
Chad currently reports 0.57 Kilograms per capita against 0.52 Kilograms per capita in Congo, a difference of 0.05 Kilograms per capita.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Congo ahead.
Chad ranks 117th and Congo ranks 120th of 205 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 4 and Congo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3017 Kilograms per capita | 2.04 Kilograms per capita | 1.74 Kilograms per capita | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.322 Kilograms per capita | 0.576 Kilograms per capita | 0.254 Kilograms per capita | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.397 Kilograms per capita | 0.378 Kilograms per capita | 0.019 Kilograms per capita | Chad |
| 2000s | 0.465 Kilograms per capita | 0.2283 Kilograms per capita | 0.2367 Kilograms per capita | Chad |
| 2010s | 0.476 Kilograms per capita | 0.138 Kilograms per capita | 0.338 Kilograms per capita | Chad |
| 2020s | 0.4775 Kilograms per capita | 0.415 Kilograms per capita | 0.0625 Kilograms per capita | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per capita, Chad or Congo?
- Chad, at 0.57 Kilograms per capita against 0.52 Kilograms per capita in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per capita between Chad and Congo?
- 0.05 Kilograms per capita, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Congo?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Congo rank globally for fertilizer use per capita?
- Chad ranks 117th and Congo ranks 120th of 205 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.