Congo vs Kazakhstan: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Congo
2.26 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Kazakhstan
2.36 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Congo rank
177th
Kazakhstan rank
175th

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

  • Congo
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 2.36 kilograms per hectare against 2.26 kilograms per hectare in Congo, a difference of 0.1 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Congo ranks 177th and Kazakhstan ranks 175th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Kazakhstan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1990s 2.84 kilograms per hectare 1.78 kilograms per hectare 1.06 kilograms per hectare Congo
2000s 1.53 kilograms per hectare 0.9825 kilograms per hectare 0.5438 kilograms per hectare Congo
2010s 0.737 kilograms per hectare 2.5 kilograms per hectare 1.77 kilograms per hectare Kazakhstan
2020s 3.6 kilograms per hectare 2.5 kilograms per hectare 1.11 kilograms per hectare Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Congo or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 2.36 kilograms per hectare against 2.26 kilograms per hectare in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Congo and Kazakhstan?
0.1 kilograms per hectare, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kazakhstan?
30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Congo and Kazakhstan rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
Congo ranks 177th and Kazakhstan ranks 175th 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

Indicator
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Unit
kilograms per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 10,249 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Use of fertilizers per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.