Guyana vs India: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Guyana
108.43 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
India
121.53 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Guyana rank
23rd
India rank
20th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Guyana
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 121.53 kilograms per hectare against 108.43 kilograms per hectare in Guyana, a difference of 13.1 kilograms per hectare.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 23rd and India ranks 20th of 200 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.43 kilograms per hectare | 4.37 kilograms per hectare | 47.06 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
| 1970s | 73.5 kilograms per hectare | 14.24 kilograms per hectare | 59.26 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
| 1980s | 81.47 kilograms per hectare | 31.94 kilograms per hectare | 49.53 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
| 1990s | 97.42 kilograms per hectare | 56.63 kilograms per hectare | 40.79 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
| 2000s | 88.68 kilograms per hectare | 74.74 kilograms per hectare | 13.95 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
| 2010s | 113.79 kilograms per hectare | 101.6 kilograms per hectare | 12.19 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
| 2020s | 128.62 kilograms per hectare | 119.74 kilograms per hectare | 8.88 kilograms per hectare | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Guyana or India?
- India, at 121.53 kilograms per hectare against 108.43 kilograms per hectare in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Guyana and India?
- 13.1 kilograms per hectare, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and India rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Guyana ranks 23rd and India ranks 20th 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.