Cape Verde vs Nigeria: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Cape Verde
3.28 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Nigeria
3.54 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
182nd
Nigeria rank
180th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Cape Verde
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.54 kilograms per hectare against 3.28 kilograms per hectare in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.26 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 182nd and Nigeria ranks 180th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.23 kilograms per hectare | 2.11 kilograms per hectare | 0.1271 kilograms per hectare | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 2.58 kilograms per hectare | 7.45 kilograms per hectare | 4.88 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.86 kilograms per hectare | 3.96 kilograms per hectare | 1.1 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.94 kilograms per hectare | 5.01 kilograms per hectare | 2.07 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.77 kilograms per hectare | 10.2 kilograms per hectare | 7.43 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.75 kilograms per hectare | 10.96 kilograms per hectare | 7.22 kilograms per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Cape Verde or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 3.54 kilograms per hectare against 3.28 kilograms per hectare in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Cape Verde and Nigeria?
- 0.26 kilograms per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Nigeria?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Nigeria rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Cape Verde ranks 182nd and Nigeria ranks 180th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.