Afghanistan vs Equatorial Guinea: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Afghanistan
6.37 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
6.49 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
173rd
Equatorial Guinea rank
170th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Afghanistan
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 6.49 kilograms per hectare against 6.37 kilograms per hectare in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.12 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7462 kilograms per hectare | 8.64 kilograms per hectare | 7.9 kilograms per hectare | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 4.55 kilograms per hectare | 3.91 kilograms per hectare | 0.634 kilograms per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 6.35 kilograms per hectare | 0.87 kilograms per hectare | 5.48 kilograms per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 2.93 kilograms per hectare | 3.69 kilograms per hectare | 0.76 kilograms per hectare | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 9.66 kilograms per hectare | 4.46 kilograms per hectare | 5.2 kilograms per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 6.21 kilograms per hectare | 5.68 kilograms per hectare | 0.53 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 6.49 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.12 kilograms per hectare, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th 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.