Ghana vs Rwanda: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Ghana
10.64 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Rwanda
10.1 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Ghana rank
142nd
Rwanda rank
143rd
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Ghana
- Rwanda
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 10.64 kilograms per hectare against 10.1 kilograms per hectare in Rwanda, a difference of 0.54 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 142nd and Rwanda ranks 143rd of 200 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1333 kilograms per hectare | 0.09 kilograms per hectare | 0.0433 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
| 1970s | 1.88 kilograms per hectare | 0.125 kilograms per hectare | 1.75 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
| 1980s | 1.95 kilograms per hectare | 0.49 kilograms per hectare | 1.46 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
| 1990s | 1.53 kilograms per hectare | 0.335 kilograms per hectare | 1.19 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
| 2000s | 2.41 kilograms per hectare | 0.724 kilograms per hectare | 1.68 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
| 2010s | 6.72 kilograms per hectare | 3.56 kilograms per hectare | 3.16 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
| 2020s | 10.6 kilograms per hectare | 8.54 kilograms per hectare | 2.05 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Ghana or Rwanda?
- Ghana, at 10.64 kilograms per hectare against 10.1 kilograms per hectare in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Ghana and Rwanda?
- 0.54 kilograms per hectare, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Rwanda?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Rwanda rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Ghana ranks 142nd and Rwanda ranks 143rd 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.