Congo vs Micronesia (country): Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Congo
2.26 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Micronesia (country)
2.4 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Congo rank
177th
Micronesia (country) rank
174th

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

  • Congo
  • Micronesia (country)
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How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 2.4 kilograms per hectare against 2.26 kilograms per hectare in Congo, a difference of 0.14 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 177th and Micronesia (country) ranks 174th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Micronesia (country) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6017 kilograms per hectare 4.5 kilograms per hectare 3.9 kilograms per hectare Micronesia (country)
2010s 0.737 kilograms per hectare 1.91 kilograms per hectare 1.18 kilograms per hectare Micronesia (country)
2020s 3.6 kilograms per hectare 1.01 kilograms per hectare 2.59 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 Micronesia (country)?
Micronesia (country), at 2.4 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 Micronesia (country)?
0.14 kilograms per hectare, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Micronesia (country)?
20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Congo and Micronesia (country) rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
Congo ranks 177th and Micronesia (country) ranks 174th 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.