Papua New Guinea vs Puerto Rico: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Papua New Guinea
20.75 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Puerto Rico
19.58 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
124th
Puerto Rico rank
127th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 20.75 kilograms per hectare against 19.58 kilograms per hectare in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1.17 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 124th and Puerto Rico ranks 127th of 201 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2 kilograms per hectare | 14.05 kilograms per hectare | 1.85 kilograms per hectare | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 17.6 kilograms per hectare | 21.23 kilograms per hectare | 3.63 kilograms per hectare | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 22.02 kilograms per hectare | 22.48 kilograms per hectare | 0.4675 kilograms per hectare | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Papua New Guinea or Puerto Rico?
- Papua New Guinea, at 20.75 kilograms per hectare against 19.58 kilograms per hectare in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico?
- 1.17 kilograms per hectare, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 124th and Puerto Rico ranks 127th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.