Cuba vs Nigeria: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Cuba
1.48 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Nigeria
1.99 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cuba rank
183rd
Nigeria rank
180th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Cuba
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.99 kilograms per hectare against 1.48 kilograms per hectare in Cuba, a difference of 0.51 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 183rd and Nigeria ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.8 kilograms per hectare | 0.0811 kilograms per hectare | 55.72 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 1970s | 55.24 kilograms per hectare | 0.791 kilograms per hectare | 54.45 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 1980s | 84.32 kilograms per hectare | 3.89 kilograms per hectare | 80.44 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 1990s | 35.26 kilograms per hectare | 4.33 kilograms per hectare | 30.93 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 2000s | 11.56 kilograms per hectare | 3.31 kilograms per hectare | 8.25 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 2010s | 15.8 kilograms per hectare | 6.86 kilograms per hectare | 8.94 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
| 2020s | 7.05 kilograms per hectare | 7.02 kilograms per hectare | 0.0325 kilograms per hectare | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Cuba or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.99 kilograms per hectare against 1.48 kilograms per hectare in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Cuba and Nigeria?
- 0.51 kilograms per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Nigeria rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Cuba ranks 183rd and Nigeria ranks 180th 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.