Gabon vs Yemen: Fertilizer use by nutrient

Gabon
5,539 tonnes
in 2023
Yemen
6,610 tonnes
in 2023
Gabon rank
139th
Yemen rank
138th

Fertilizer use by nutrient over time

  • Gabon
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 6,610 tonnes against 5,539 tonnes in Gabon, a difference of 1,071 tonnes.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Yemen ahead.

Gabon ranks 139th and Yemen ranks 138th of 201 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 133.38 tonnes 4,306 tonnes 4,172 tonnes Yemen
1980s 533.3 tonnes 13,980 tonnes 13,446 tonnes Yemen
1990s 113.6 tonnes 13,256 tonnes 13,142 tonnes Yemen
2000s 559.5 tonnes 13,399 tonnes 12,839 tonnes Yemen
2010s 3,334 tonnes 14,493 tonnes 11,159 tonnes Yemen
2020s 4,537 tonnes 5,371 tonnes 834 tonnes Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Gabon or Yemen?
Yemen, at 6,610 tonnes against 5,539 tonnes in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use by nutrient between Gabon and Yemen?
1,071 tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Yemen?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Yemen rank globally for fertilizer use by nutrient?
Gabon ranks 139th and Yemen ranks 138th 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

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