Cape Verde vs Guinea: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Cape Verde
2.47 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Guinea
2.34 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
173rd
Guinea rank
176th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Cape Verde
- Guinea
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 2.47 kilograms per hectare against 2.34 kilograms per hectare in Guinea, a difference of 0.13 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 173rd and Guinea ranks 176th of 200 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.62 kilograms per hectare | 0.1871 kilograms per hectare | 1.44 kilograms per hectare | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 1.52 kilograms per hectare | 0.045 kilograms per hectare | 1.47 kilograms per hectare | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 2.77 kilograms per hectare | 0.2767 kilograms per hectare | 2.49 kilograms per hectare | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 2.21 kilograms per hectare | 0.52 kilograms per hectare | 1.69 kilograms per hectare | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 2.18 kilograms per hectare | 0.939 kilograms per hectare | 1.24 kilograms per hectare | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 2.73 kilograms per hectare | 1.77 kilograms per hectare | 0.955 kilograms per hectare | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Cape Verde or Guinea?
- Cape Verde, at 2.47 kilograms per hectare against 2.34 kilograms per hectare in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Cape Verde and Guinea?
- 0.13 kilograms per hectare, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guinea?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Guinea rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Cape Verde ranks 173rd and Guinea ranks 176th of 200 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 hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Use of fertilizers per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.