Cameroon vs Liberia: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Cameroon
5.09 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Liberia
4.17 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cameroon rank
158th
Liberia rank
161st
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Cameroon
- Liberia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 5.09 kilograms per hectare against 4.17 kilograms per hectare in Liberia, a difference of 0.92 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 158th and Liberia ranks 161st of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8544 kilograms per hectare | 1.24 kilograms per hectare | 0.3833 kilograms per hectare | Liberia |
| 1970s | 1.58 kilograms per hectare | 4.65 kilograms per hectare | 3.07 kilograms per hectare | Liberia |
| 1980s | 2.99 kilograms per hectare | 1.9 kilograms per hectare | 1.09 kilograms per hectare | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1.26 kilograms per hectare | 0.2 kilograms per hectare | 1.06 kilograms per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 3.32 kilograms per hectare | 2.99 kilograms per hectare | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 4.72 kilograms per hectare | 5.38 kilograms per hectare | 0.652 kilograms per hectare | Liberia |
| 2020s | 5.31 kilograms per hectare | 5.72 kilograms per hectare | 0.415 kilograms per hectare | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Cameroon or Liberia?
- Cameroon, at 5.09 kilograms per hectare against 4.17 kilograms per hectare in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Cameroon and Liberia?
- 0.92 kilograms per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Liberia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Liberia rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Cameroon ranks 158th and Liberia ranks 161st 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.