Afghanistan vs Cook Islands: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Afghanistan
6.37 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cook Islands
5.26 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
173rd
Cook Islands rank
176th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Afghanistan
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 6.37 kilograms per hectare against 5.26 kilograms per hectare in Cook Islands, a difference of 1.11 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Cook Islands ranks 176th of 201 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Cook Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.93 kilograms per hectare | 17.42 kilograms per hectare | 14.49 kilograms per hectare | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 9.66 kilograms per hectare | 14.52 kilograms per hectare | 4.86 kilograms per hectare | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 6.21 kilograms per hectare | 4.61 kilograms per hectare | 1.6 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 Cook Islands?
- Afghanistan, at 6.37 kilograms per hectare against 5.26 kilograms per hectare in Cook Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Afghanistan and Cook Islands?
- 1.11 kilograms per hectare, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cook Islands?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Cook Islands rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Cook Islands ranks 176th 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.