Guinea vs Guyana: Fertilizer consumption
Guinea
17,505 tonnes
in 2023
Guyana
19,539 tonnes
in 2023
Guinea rank
131st
Guyana rank
129th
Fertilizer consumption over time
- Guinea
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 19,539 tonnes against 17,505 tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 2,034 tonnes.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.
Guinea ranks 131st and Guyana ranks 129th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,607 tonnes | 9,048 tonnes | 6,441 tonnes | Guyana |
| 1970s | 1,834 tonnes | 12,404 tonnes | 10,570 tonnes | Guyana |
| 1980s | 607.7 tonnes | 13,668 tonnes | 13,060 tonnes | Guyana |
| 1990s | 2,677 tonnes | 14,071 tonnes | 11,393 tonnes | Guyana |
| 2000s | 2,732 tonnes | 14,008 tonnes | 11,276 tonnes | Guyana |
| 2010s | 10,821 tonnes | 20,286 tonnes | 9,465 tonnes | Guyana |
| 2020s | 22,145 tonnes | 21,303 tonnes | 841.6 tonnes | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer consumption, Guinea or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 19,539 tonnes against 17,505 tonnes in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer consumption between Guinea and Guyana?
- 2,034 tonnes, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guyana?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Guyana rank globally for fertilizer consumption?
- Guinea ranks 131st and Guyana ranks 129th of 201 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 consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural use from all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers).