Bhutan vs Guinea-Bissau: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Bhutan
8.61 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
8.34 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Bhutan rank
158th
Guinea-Bissau rank
160th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Bhutan
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 8.61 kilograms per hectare against 8.34 kilograms per hectare in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.27 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Bhutan ranks 158th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 160th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.71 kilograms per hectare | 1.21 kilograms per hectare | 0.5 kilograms per hectare | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 0.7757 kilograms per hectare | 2.15 kilograms per hectare | 1.37 kilograms per hectare | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 0.6262 kilograms per hectare | 0.9225 kilograms per hectare | 0.2963 kilograms per hectare | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 8.98 kilograms per hectare | 5.5 kilograms per hectare | 3.48 kilograms per hectare | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 12.59 kilograms per hectare | 9.36 kilograms per hectare | 3.23 kilograms per hectare | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 11.12 kilograms per hectare | 10.57 kilograms per hectare | 0.5575 kilograms per hectare | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Bhutan or Guinea-Bissau?
- Bhutan, at 8.61 kilograms per hectare against 8.34 kilograms per hectare in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Bhutan and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.27 kilograms per hectare, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Guinea-Bissau?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Bhutan ranks 158th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 160th 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.