Eritrea vs Nigeria: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Eritrea
1.87 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Nigeria
1.99 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Eritrea rank
182nd
Nigeria rank
180th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Eritrea
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.99 kilograms per hectare against 1.87 kilograms per hectare in Eritrea, a difference of 0.12 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Nigeria ahead.
Eritrea ranks 182nd and Nigeria ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.26 kilograms per hectare | 3.43 kilograms per hectare | 3.83 kilograms per hectare | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 2.93 kilograms per hectare | 3.35 kilograms per hectare | 0.4156 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.42 kilograms per hectare | 6.86 kilograms per hectare | 4.44 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.46 kilograms per hectare | 7.02 kilograms per hectare | 3.56 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Eritrea or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.99 kilograms per hectare against 1.87 kilograms per hectare in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Eritrea and Nigeria?
- 0.12 kilograms per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Nigeria?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Nigeria rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Eritrea ranks 182nd 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.