Central African Republic vs Samoa: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Central African Republic
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.27 kilograms per hectare against 0.03 kilograms per hectare in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.24 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Samoa's figure about 9.0 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 195th and Samoa ranks 193rd of 201 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.696 kilograms per hectare | 0.41 kilograms per hectare | 0.286 kilograms per hectare | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 0.685 kilograms per hectare | 3.89 kilograms per hectare | 3.2 kilograms per hectare | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.1462 kilograms per hectare | 0.9062 kilograms per hectare | 0.76 kilograms per hectare | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.2011 kilograms per hectare | 0.71 kilograms per hectare | 0.5089 kilograms per hectare | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.095 kilograms per hectare | 0.735 kilograms per hectare | 0.64 kilograms per hectare | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Central African Republic or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.27 kilograms per hectare against 0.03 kilograms per hectare in Central African Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Central African Republic and Samoa?
- 0.24 kilograms per hectare, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Samoa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Samoa rank globally for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Central African Republic ranks 195th and Samoa ranks 193rd 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.