Cameroon vs Syria: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Cameroon
12.87 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Syria
14 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Cameroon rank
154th
Syria rank
152nd
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Cameroon
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 14 kilograms per hectare against 12.87 kilograms per hectare in Cameroon, a difference of 1.13 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.
Cameroon ranks 154th and Syria ranks 152nd of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6 kilograms per hectare | 3.14 kilograms per hectare | 1.54 kilograms per hectare | Syria |
| 1970s | 3.23 kilograms per hectare | 12.53 kilograms per hectare | 9.3 kilograms per hectare | Syria |
| 1980s | 5.64 kilograms per hectare | 37.26 kilograms per hectare | 31.62 kilograms per hectare | Syria |
| 1990s | 4.27 kilograms per hectare | 60.9 kilograms per hectare | 56.64 kilograms per hectare | Syria |
| 2000s | 7.01 kilograms per hectare | 64.46 kilograms per hectare | 57.44 kilograms per hectare | Syria |
| 2010s | 9.13 kilograms per hectare | 12.61 kilograms per hectare | 3.48 kilograms per hectare | Syria |
| 2020s | 12.23 kilograms per hectare | 6.96 kilograms per hectare | 5.28 kilograms per hectare | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Cameroon or Syria?
- Syria, at 14 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 Syria?
- 1.13 kilograms per hectare, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Syria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Syria rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Cameroon ranks 154th and Syria ranks 152nd 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.