Afghanistan vs Chad: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Afghanistan
6.37 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Chad
6.48 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
173rd
Chad rank
171st
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Afghanistan
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 6.48 kilograms per hectare against 6.37 kilograms per hectare in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.11 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Chad ranks 171st of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Chad in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6844 kilograms per hectare | 0.2233 kilograms per hectare | 0.4611 kilograms per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 4.37 kilograms per hectare | 1.8 kilograms per hectare | 2.57 kilograms per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 7.57 kilograms per hectare | 1.58 kilograms per hectare | 5.99 kilograms per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 3.14 kilograms per hectare | 3 kilograms per hectare | 0.1463 kilograms per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2.64 kilograms per hectare | 3.58 kilograms per hectare | 0.934 kilograms per hectare | Chad |
| 2010s | 9.66 kilograms per hectare | 4.46 kilograms per hectare | 5.2 kilograms per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 6.21 kilograms per hectare | 5.67 kilograms per hectare | 0.5325 kilograms per hectare | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Afghanistan or Chad?
- Chad, at 6.48 kilograms per hectare against 6.37 kilograms per hectare in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Afghanistan and Chad?
- 0.11 kilograms per hectare, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Chad?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Chad rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Chad ranks 171st 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
Agricultural use of all fertilizer products (including nitrogenous, potash, and phosphate fertilizers) per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.