Congo vs Senegal: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland

Congo

2.26 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Senegal

2.11 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Congo rank

177th

Senegal rank

179th

Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time

Congo currently reports 2.26 kilograms per hectare against 2.11 kilograms per hectare in Senegal, a difference of 0.15 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.

Congo ranks 177th and Senegal ranks 179th of 200 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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