Cameroon vs North Korea: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Cameroon
12.87 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
North Korea
13.23 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cameroon rank
154th
North Korea rank
153rd
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Cameroon
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 13.23 kilograms per hectare against 12.87 kilograms per hectare in Cameroon, a difference of 0.36 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 154th and North Korea ranks 153rd of 201 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6 kilograms per hectare | 83.73 kilograms per hectare | 82.13 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 1970s | 3.23 kilograms per hectare | 217.33 kilograms per hectare | 214.1 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 1980s | 5.64 kilograms per hectare | 318.59 kilograms per hectare | 312.95 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 1990s | 4.27 kilograms per hectare | 173.09 kilograms per hectare | 168.82 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 2000s | 7.01 kilograms per hectare | 63.5 kilograms per hectare | 56.48 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 2010s | 9.13 kilograms per hectare | 62.88 kilograms per hectare | 53.75 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
| 2020s | 12.23 kilograms per hectare | 13.42 kilograms per hectare | 1.18 kilograms per hectare | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Cameroon or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 13.23 kilograms per hectare against 12.87 kilograms per hectare in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Cameroon and North Korea?
- 0.36 kilograms per hectare, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and North Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and North Korea rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Cameroon ranks 154th and North Korea ranks 153rd 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.