Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Gabon or Gambia, The?

Gabon, at 5,539 tonnes against 5,494 tonnes in Gambia, The as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Gambia, The?

51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.

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 by nutrient. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Gambia, The: Fertilizer use by nutrient

Gabon

5,539 tonnes

in 2023

Gambia, The

5,494 tonnes

in 2023

Gabon rank

139th

Gambia, The rank

140th

Fertilizer use by nutrient over time

Gabon
Gambia, The

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 5,539 tonnes against 5,494 tonnes in Gambia, The, a difference of 45 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Gambia, The ahead.

Gabon ranks 139th and Gambia, The ranks 140th of 201 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Gambia, The in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Gambia, The	Difference	Ahead
1970s	133.38 tonnes	555.5 tonnes	422.12 tonnes	Gambia, The
1980s	533.3 tonnes	1,159 tonnes	625.3 tonnes	Gambia, The
1990s	113.6 tonnes	524.9 tonnes	411.3 tonnes	Gambia, The
2000s	560.22 tonnes	1,245 tonnes	684.44 tonnes	Gambia, The
2010s	3,334 tonnes	793.1 tonnes	2,541 tonnes	Gabon
2020s	4,537 tonnes	1,617 tonnes	2,920 tonnes	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Gabon or Gambia, The?: Gabon, at 5,539 tonnes against 5,494 tonnes in Gambia, The as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use by nutrient between Gabon and Gambia, The?: 45 tonnes, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Gambia, The?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Gambia, The rank globally for fertilizer use by nutrient?: Gabon ranks 139th and Gambia, The ranks 140th 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 use by nutrient. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertilizer use by nutrient
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 10,271 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Fertilizer use in the agricultural sector, which includes use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.