Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Burkina Faso
16.31 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Gambia
15.33 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
148th
Gambia rank
149th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 16.31 kilograms per hectare against 15.33 kilograms per hectare in Gambia, a difference of 0.98 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Gambia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Gambia ranks 149th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0567 kilograms per hectare | 2.48 kilograms per hectare | 2.43 kilograms per hectare | Gambia |
| 1970s | 1.13 kilograms per hectare | 8.4 kilograms per hectare | 7.27 kilograms per hectare | Gambia |
| 1980s | 3.89 kilograms per hectare | 12.92 kilograms per hectare | 9.03 kilograms per hectare | Gambia |
| 1990s | 6.34 kilograms per hectare | 5.24 kilograms per hectare | 1.09 kilograms per hectare | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 8.34 kilograms per hectare | 7.43 kilograms per hectare | 0.9044 kilograms per hectare | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 12 kilograms per hectare | 3.43 kilograms per hectare | 8.57 kilograms per hectare | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 12.4 kilograms per hectare | 5.12 kilograms per hectare | 7.28 kilograms per hectare | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
- Burkina Faso, at 16.31 kilograms per hectare against 15.33 kilograms per hectare in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 0.98 kilograms per hectare, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Gambia ranks 149th 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.