Nigeria vs Tonga: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Nigeria
1.99 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Tonga
2.17 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Nigeria rank
180th
Tonga rank
178th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Nigeria
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 2.17 kilograms per hectare against 1.99 kilograms per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.18 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 180th and Tonga ranks 178th of 200 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7 kilograms per hectare | 2.99 kilograms per hectare | 0.705 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.37 kilograms per hectare | 0.975 kilograms per hectare | 2.4 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 6.86 kilograms per hectare | 1.97 kilograms per hectare | 4.89 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 7.02 kilograms per hectare | 2.47 kilograms per hectare | 4.55 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, Nigeria or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 2.17 kilograms per hectare against 1.99 kilograms per hectare in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Nigeria and Tonga?
- 0.18 kilograms per hectare, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tonga?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Tonga rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Nigeria ranks 180th and Tonga ranks 178th 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.