Burundi vs Gabon: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Burundi
30.8 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Gabon
33 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Burundi rank
126th
Gabon rank
125th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Burundi
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 33 kilograms per hectare against 30.8 kilograms per hectare in Burundi, a difference of 2.2 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 126th and Gabon ranks 125th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6475 kilograms per hectare | 0.7312 kilograms per hectare | 0.0837 kilograms per hectare | Gabon |
| 1980s | 1.85 kilograms per hectare | 3.48 kilograms per hectare | 1.63 kilograms per hectare | Gabon |
| 1990s | 2.36 kilograms per hectare | 0.942 kilograms per hectare | 1.42 kilograms per hectare | Burundi |
| 2000s | 1.61 kilograms per hectare | 4.24 kilograms per hectare | 2.62 kilograms per hectare | Gabon |
| 2010s | 9.5 kilograms per hectare | 16.14 kilograms per hectare | 6.65 kilograms per hectare | Gabon |
| 2020s | 23.07 kilograms per hectare | 26.21 kilograms per hectare | 3.14 kilograms per hectare | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Burundi or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 33 kilograms per hectare against 30.8 kilograms per hectare in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Burundi and Gabon?
- 2.2 kilograms per hectare, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Gabon?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Gabon rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Burundi ranks 126th and Gabon ranks 125th 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.